Opera in Conversation with Barrie Kosky

We are pleased to welcome Mr. Barrie Kosky to our Opera in Conversation series

Barrie Kosky is the Intendant and Artistic Director of the Komische Oper Berlin. He has been awarded several prizes for his productions, such as the Theaterpreis Der Faust for his production of Aus einem Totenbaus 2009, the Laurence Olivier Award for Castor et Pollus 2011 and the International Opera Award in the category Director of the Year in 2014. His ensemble at Komische Oper Berlin received the International Opera Award in the category Ensemble of the Year 2015 and the house was awarded Opera house of the Year 2012. In 2016 he was named Director of the Year by the international magazine Opernwelt and in 2018 his production of Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg with The Bayreuth Festival was announced as Production of the year.

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[michaellacipriani]

Thank you so much for posting this discussion! I really admire how deeply musical Mr Kosky's directing is, and I aspire to be as collaborative of a director as he is. It was great to get to hear a bit about his work process!