The New York Times

With a Pool and an Airport Hangar, an Opera Company Gets Nomadic

In Berlin, the Komische Oper is experimenting with its performance venues while its theater undergoes a multiyear renovation. Tempelhof airport in Berlin closed nearly 16 years ago, but one of its ...
The New York Times

With a Different Ending, ‘Don Giovanni’ Becomes a Requiem

In Berlin, the director Kirill Serebrennikov’s new production dispenses with the opera’s final sextet and leads directly into Mozart’s Requiem. By Ben Miller Reporting from Berlin Partway through the ...