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Adelaide Festival: The Threepenny Opera
Music Theatre|Barrie Kosky & Berliner Ensemble at Adelaide Festival
Born and raised in Australia, Barrie Kosky has lived in Germany for many years now, working as the Artistic Director of Komische Oper Berlin. In 2024, he will return to Adelaide Festival with a masterpiece of 20th century music theatre: The Threepenny Opera.
Written by Bertolt Brecht and Elisabeth Hauptmann with music by Kurt Weill, the work was an overnight sensation following its premiere in Berlin in 1928. In Adelaide, Barrie Kosky will show a new production with the Berliner Ensemble. Almost a century after it first scandalised audiences with its mix of sex, sin and anti-capitalist politics, The Threepenny Opera remains a powerful force, with perfectly choreographed scenes, catchy hooks and a silver-spangled stage.
Coming to Adelaide after hit seasons at the Berliner Ensemble and Edinburgh International Festival, don’t miss your only chance to see this dazzling production as it makes its Australian premiere.
Written by Bertolt Brecht and Elisabeth Hauptmann with music by Kurt Weill, the work was an overnight sensation following its premiere in Berlin in 1928. In Adelaide, Barrie Kosky will show a new production with the Berliner Ensemble. Almost a century after it first scandalised audiences with its mix of sex, sin and anti-capitalist politics, The Threepenny Opera remains a powerful force, with perfectly choreographed scenes, catchy hooks and a silver-spangled stage.
Coming to Adelaide after hit seasons at the Berliner Ensemble and Edinburgh International Festival, don’t miss your only chance to see this dazzling production as it makes its Australian premiere.