Komische Oper Berlin
The Pearls of Cleopatra
Opera
Bismarckstraße 110, 10625 Berlin
Operetta by Oscar Straus










Description
Hallo, hier bin ick!! – National crisis for the Pharaoh-esse with the Berlin accent. Cleopatra’s got her hands full: drought, revolt at the palace, rebellions, and a shortage of men. When her mysterious pears come to the rescue, she’ll have the audience laughing until it hurts. »It’s pure joy to experience Manzel as the insulting female sovereign who has at least three temperaments: the power-conscious ruler, the wistful woman yearning for love, and the personality of her profusely drunken cat, Ingeborg. « [Der Tagesspiegel]
The Nile is running dry, a Roman hoard is approaching, and to top it all there is unrest in her own ranks – Cleopatra has her hands full and is also in a foul mood. All this beautiful head of state wants is a »little Egyptian flirting«! Instead of the Syrian Prince Beladonis and his »little flute of love«, she therefore goes ahead and takes the Roman ambassador Silvius as her willing lover. Whether it's international or intimate relations – the most beautiful queen of the world has absolute dominion over all men. Julius Brammer and Alfred Grünwald have laced their libretto for the Viennese-born Oscar Strauss – who also enjoys success in Berlin – with sharp wit and cheeky double entendres.
In the guise of light-hearted and frivolous entertainment, with music somewhere between cabaret, jazz, late romanticism and a dose of bliss courtesy of the Viennese waltz, The Pearls of Cleopatra is a witty satire on middle-class conservatism and a farsighted commentary on the then already impending political ills of the 1920s. More than 80 years after its sensational première with Berlin theatre legend Fritzi Massary in the title role, this work returns to the stage of the Komische Oper Berlin. The pyramids of Giza right by the River Spree! Libretto by Julius Brammer and Alfred Grünwald In the repertoire since 3 december 2016
Cast
Victoria Behr
Kostüme
Dagmar Manzel
Cleopatra
Simon Berger
Dramaturgie
Stefan Sevenich
Pampylos
Jean-Christophe Charron
Chöre
Dominik Köninger
Silvius
Rufus Didwiszus
Bühnenbild
Johannes Dunz
Beladonis
Barrie Kosky
Inszenierung
Peter Renz
Marcus Antonius / Kophra
Diego Leetz
Licht
Alma Sadé
Charmian
Adam Benzwi
Musikalische Leitung
Chorsolisten der Komischen Oper Berlin
Orchester der Komischen Oper Berlin
Otto Pichler
Choreografie
Komische Oper Berlin
Bismarckstraße 110, 10625 Berlin
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