Castor and Pollux at Komische Oper Berlin

Rameau's in many ways modern-seeming masterpiece about four people inextricably bound to one another by a web of jealousy, passion and hatred. Barrie Kosky's celebrated production tells the story of a journey into the own inner abyss using images which are both simple and deeply moving. »The way in which the musicians allow Christian Curnyn to inspire them into vibrant, sharply rhythmicised playing, the way the vocalists interpret Barrie Kosky's fast-paced physical theatre, bounce off walls, and bravely throw themselves into the abyss, is truly remarkable, captivating – and a piece of musical theatre in the finest Felsensteinean tradition.« [Der Tagesspiegel]