Aribert Reimann's Medea: Komische Oper Berlin
About the Event
Aribert Reimann's tragic opera has its Komische Oper Berlin premiere in a production by Benedict Andrews, with Nicole Chevalier in the title role.
Medea, daughter of the King of Colchis, leaves her home out of love for Jason. As a stranger in Corinth she is shunned by the people and in the end betrayed by the man she loved, so she devises a horrible plan.
German composer Aribert Reimann is known for his love for great characters. For this composition, Reimann used Grillparzer's rarely performed play, which portrays Medea as the defenseless stranger amidst a hostile society.
Cast / Production
Conductor: Steven Sloane
Director: Benedict Andrews
Stage design: Johannes Schütz
Costume design: Victoria Behr
Dramaturgy: Simon Berger
Lighting: Diego Leetz
Medea: Nicole Chevalier
Kreusa: Anna Bernacka
Gora: Nadine Weissmann
Kreon: Ivan Turšić
Jason: Günter Papendell
Herold: Eric Jurenas
