The splendid magic of Baroque theatre on the stage of the Komische Oper Berlin: in the celebrated production by the Norwegian theatre magician Stefan Herheim and with musical direction by Baroque specialist Konrad Junghänel , Handel's opera Xerxes becomes a feast for the eyes, ears and senses. With grand opulence and a loving eye for detail, Herheim tells the story of the mighty Persian King Xerxes, who commands great armies and yet who is helpless in the face of love. Herhaim does so in a way which humorously toys with theatrical conventions and which is filled with the spirit of Handel's era, yet still creates a link to the here and now – »a miracle of theatre which proves that education and history-conscious complexity of thought can increase our ability to enjoy«. [FAZ].
Cast and Creative Team for Xerxes at Komische Oper Berlin
Crew
Musical direction
Konrad Junghänel
Staging
Stefan Herheim
Stage design
Heike Scheele
Costumes
Gesine Völlm
Dramaturgy
Alexander Meier-Dörzenbach, Ingo Gerlach
Chorus
David Cavelius
Lighting
Franck Evin
Cast
Xerxes
Stephanie Houtzeel
Arsamenes
Theresa Kronthaler
Amastris
Katarina Bradic
Romilda
Alma Sadé
Atalanta
Julia Giebel
Ariodates
Philipp Meierhöfer
Elviro
Hagen Matzeit
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