5 – 13 June

L’Opéra de quat’ sous

Booking Required

Directed by Barrie Kosky, this staging of The Threepenny Opera renews Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill’s scathing satire of capitalism. The Berliner Ensemble and conductor Adam Benzwi propel a score that blends popular song, jazz and operatic colour, while a labyrinthine set foregrounds theatricality and ensemble acting. Kosky’s cabaret-inflected direction sharpens the show’s irony and musicality, and the performers move between biting humour and dark lyricism to reveal the work’s moral complexity.

Place des Volontaires 2,
1204 Genève
Photo Credit: DR
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Photo Credit: DR

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