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| Dominik Köninger at the Komische Oper in Berlin |
We've been singing Dominik Köninger's praises ever since he wowed the judges at the 2011 Wigmore Hall/Kohn Foundation International Song Competition. He's now been engaged to sing the lead of Orpheus in Komische Oper's controversial Monterverdi Trilogy.
The new musical interpretation by the Uzbek composer Elena Kats-Chernin is being performed in a single day, running from 11a.m. until 11p.m, as well individual performances of the three operas: Orpheus, Odysseus and Poppea. The work feautures around 200 artists on stage and (how can we say this delicately) is not for purists. Kat-Chermin has integrated jazz, klezmer, tango, and ragtime into the score.
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| Dominik Köninger |
Köninger can also be seen this season at the Komische Oper as Ottakar in Der Freischütz, Schaunard in Puccini's
La Bohème and Papageno in Mozart's
The Magic Flute. His Papageno is his next appearance, which will be on Sunday, November 25. Tickets are available
online.
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| Günter Papendell nude backstage and as Odysseus |
Also in the trilogy is Günter Papendell as Odysseus. The young barihunk is also alternating Ottakar in Calixto Bieito's
Der Freischütz with Köninger. The next performance is on November 23 and tickets are still available
online. The next performance of Odysseus is not until Saturday, July 6, 2013.
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| The oft-shirtless Günter Papendell |
Other operas at the Komische Oper include Verdi's
La traviata, Handel's
Xerxes, John Cages'
Europera and Taner Akyol's children's opera
Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves.
Want to see more HOT MEN? They're available all year in our 2013 Barihunks Charity Calendar:
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