Der goldene Hahn: Komische Oper Berlin
About the Event
Experience opera like never before in this astonishing performance of Rimski‐Korsakov's masterwork at Berlin's remarkable Komische Oper Berlin.
Barrie Kosky's mystical and pictorial production transports the audience into the mysterious world of fairy tales — and in doing so tells us more about our times than one might think. After stops in Aix‐en‐Provence, Lyon and Adelaide, the celebrated production can now be experienced at the Komische Oper Berlin.
King Dodon is plagued by worries: his kingdom is threatened by enemies all around, his sons don't have any sensible advice ready either, and in general Dodon would rather just eat and sleep instead of looking after his country. An astrologer enters the scene with the solution in his luggage: a golden rooster that crows and flaps its wings if danger threatens. King Dodon is plagued by worries: his kingdom is threatened by enemies all around, his sons don't have any sensible advice either, and in general Dodon would rather just eat and sleep instead of taking care of his country. An astrologer enters the scene with the solution in his luggage: a golden rooster that crows and flaps its wings if danger threatens. Dodon is thrilled, especially because the astrologer does not want to name the price for the precious aid until later. When war really does break out, the rooster crows and his sons are thought to have been lost in battle, Dodon has to set off in person — even if the armor no longer fits after a life of luxury. But instead of the expected battlefield, he encounters the unimaginably beautiful Queen of Shemakha. When Dodon falls for her in a love frenzy, disaster takes its course …
Cast / Production
Musical direction: James Gaffigan
Production: Barrie Kosky
Scenic design: Denni Sayers
Stage design: Rufus Didwiszus
Costumes: Victoria Behr
Choreography: Otto Pichler
Dramaturgy: Olaf A. Schmitt
Choirs: David Cavelius
Lighting: Franck Evin
King Dodon: Dmitry Ulyanov
Prince Gwidon: Pavel Valuzhin
Prince Afron: Hubert Zapiór
General Polkan: Jens Larsen
Amelfa: Margarita Nekrasova
Astrologer: James Kryshak
Queen of Shemakha: Kseniia Proshina
The Golden Cockerel: Julia Schaffenrath
Dancers: Michael Fernandez, Lorenzo Soragni, Benjamin Gericke, Kai Chun Chuang
Chorus: Choral Soloists of the Komische Oper Berlin
