Often, music from childhood and youth doesn’t merely bring back memories of those times: it evokes real, physical sensations like adrenaline, sweat, and heartbreak. For this playlist, Barrie Kosky, the Artistic Director of the Komische Oper Berlin, mined his experiences as a gay kid growing up in Australia and the influence of his grandmother. His production of the Oscar Straus operetta “Die Perlen der Cleopatra” will return on February 2, followed by a new staging of Mussorgsky’s “The Fair at Sorochyn” in April.
A Barrie Kosky Playlist
Gay anthems and arias
