Komische Oper, Berlin · Süddeutsche Kultur
Neuwirth's Orlando explores gender with wit
Olga Neuwirth's operatic setting of Virginia Woolf's Orlando received its Berlin premiere at the Komische Oper. The work humorously engages with questions of gender identity and fluidity.
The production draws on Woolf's novel to create a sophisticated meditation on gender performance and identity transformation. Neuwirth's score translates the text's playful literary voice into operatic language while maintaining its satirical edge. The Berlin production achieves an impressive balance between formal invention and comic sensibility, positioning the work as significant contemporary opera.
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