Odysseus at Komische Oper Berlin

After 20 years of warfare and wandering, Odysseus returns to his hometown, where his wife Penelope has been doggedly resisting the advances of persistent suitors…

Concentrating in almost Brechtian style on the most important elements in this, the second part of his Monteverdi trilogy, Barrie Kosky groups the musicians around the acting area and leads the protagonists into a narrow space without any possibility of retreat. He displays? portrays the difficult reunion of two alienated lovers, along with their yearning for a place of sanctuary. In a musical version by the composer Elena Kats-Chernin, tango à la Piazzolla mixes with Oriental and West African tones.