Günter Papendell

Strauss’ rarely performed bitter-sweet opera of an unhappy marriage fueled with jealousy.

Live performance from the Komische Oper Berlin, February 15 2016.

Following the death of his young wife, a widower has isolated himself from the outside world. He lives solely for her memory, until one day he...

In the cold of winter, an exuberant poet lives in poverty with his three bohemian flatmates. His heart is warmed when he falls in love with his...

Barrie Kosky peers into the abyss of the human soul and tackles one of the most important Symbolist masterpieces in the operatic repertoire.