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LOCATION:Komische Oper Berlin\, Berlin
SUMMARY:Lear
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DESCRIPTION:A storm is brewing! Lear\, the stunning masterpiece opera by Ar
 ibert Reimann\, is returning to the Komische Oper Berlin\, where this monu
 mental tale of an ageing king was previously staged by Harry Kupfer and Ha
 ns Neuenfels. At Tempelhof Airport\, Barrie Kosky is now presenting his as
 tonishing vision of the battle for power that rages over Shakespeare’s h
 aunting father figure.\n\nKing Lear is inching toward death. He plans to d
 ivide his kingdom among his three daughters\, with the largest share going
  to the one who shows him the greatest love. While Goneril and Regan try t
 o outdo one another in their lavish declarations\, Cordelia\, the youngest
 \, rejects the contest. She\, who truly loves her father\, refuses to part
 icipate – thereby wounding him deeply.As a result\, Lear disowns his fav
 ourite daughter. Now lacking a dowry\, she is married off by her father to
  the King of France\, who later decides to invade Lear’s lands. The king
 dom is divided between Goneril and Regan\, who eventually unite in open co
 ntempt for their ageing father. Accompanied only by his Fool\, the old kin
 g wanders across an open field through rain and storm at night…\n\nPremi
 ering in 1978\, Aribert Reimann’s Lear condenses Shakespeare’s monumen
 tal drama into eleven scenes\, some unfolding simultaneously\, creating a 
 timeless masterpiece of unparalleled vocal and instrumental power. Barrie 
 Kosky stages this classic of modern music theatre as the endgame of a king
  who knows how little time he has left\, yet refuses to hear the truth. A 
 man who is loved\, but must die alone.
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