The Love for Three Oranges

Opera in Four Acts and a Prologue [1921]
Libretto by Komponisten nach dem Divertissement
Любовь к трём апельсинам by Vsevolod E. Meyerhold and Vladimir N. Soloviev after the fairy tale play L’amore delle tre melarance [1761] by Carlo Gozzi German text version by Jürgen Beythien and Eberhard Sprink

 

“A musical theatre miracle!” [BERLINER MORGENPOST]One of the most successful productions of the Komische Oper Berlin returns to the repertoire for the last time after 138 performances: Prokofiev's ludicrous fairy tale about a melancholy prince who falls in love with three oranges, in a timelessly poetic production by Andreas Homoki. Thus unfolds a lusty production that cheekily rebels against logic and realism, and creates space for dreaming. “This Prokofiev passes over the stage with such infectious enthusiasm that the audience is completely out of its mind” [Opernwelt]—and has been for over 20 years now!