Rufus Didwiszus
Orphée aux enfers
AT Salzburger Festspiele
Photographed
BY Monika Rittershaus
Through the sets designed by Rufus Didwiszus and the rich costumes by Victoria Behr, Kosky takes the spectators to a surreal fantasy world having elements of different time periods. "We are not doing a 19th-century reconstruction," says Kosky, "and we are not doing a contemporary production. We are mixing – the world is a hallucination of elements of Offenbach’s world seen through the eyes of the 21st century. Like all operetta, it must have opulence. It’s a Kosky production, so we’re using silent film techniques and gender-bending and varieté. It’s an Offenbach Panopticon." The production was son stage at the Salzburg Festival.
A production
Salzburger Festspiele, Komische Oper Berlin, and Deutsche Oper am Rhein
Director: Barrie Kosky
Choreography: Otto Pichler
Sets: Rufus Didwiszus
Costumes: Victoria Behr
Lighting: Franck Evin