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Review: In Berlin, Opera Scales Up to Fill an Airport Hangar

With its home theater under renovation, the Komische Oper branches out, beginning with Henze’s “The Raft of the Medusa” at Tempelhof Airport.

By Zachary Woolfe

Bavarian State Opera Berlin State Opera Classical Music Macbeth (Opera) Metropolitan Opera Netrebko, Anna Opera Russian Invasion of Ukraine (2022) Schulz, Matthias

Russian Soprano Anna Netrebko Sings in Berlin, Amid Protests

The Russian star soprano appeared in her first staged opera in Germany since the Ukraine invasion, still under fire for her past support for President Vladimir V. Putin.

By Zachary Woolfe

Henze, Hans Werner Komische Oper Berlin Kratzer, Tobias Opera The Raft of the Medusa (Musical Work)

Komische Oper Gets Nomadic, in a Pool and an Airport Hangar

In Berlin, the Komische Oper is experimenting with its performance venues while its theater undergoes a multiyear renovation.

By Ben Miller

Belarus Belarus Free Theater Europe Kaliada, Natalia Khalezin, Nicolai London (England) Opera Theater Warsaw (Poland)

The Belarus Free Theater Is Also a Support Network for Exiles

The leaders of the Belarus Free Theater, who fled the country more than a decade ago, are helping more recent refugees to rebuild their lives while putting on a new show.

By Alex Marshall