Following the success of Saul, The Magic Flute and The Golden Cockerel, Barrie Kosky is bringing his production of The Threepenny Opera to the Adelaide Festival. He talks to Jansson J. Antmann about creating it with the Berliner Ensemble, his brand-new production of Chicago and the challenges of mounting the Ring Cycle.

Members of the Berliner Ensemble in Barrie Kosky’s production of The Threepenny Opera. Photo © JR Berliner Ensemble

Last November, Barrie Kosky was named Director of the Year at the International Opera Awards, a title he previously held in 2014. The announcement came hot on the heels of two premieres. The first was Das Rheingold at Covent Garden, marking the start of his four-year Ring Cycle for the Royal Opera House. The second was a brand-new, “non-Fosse” production of John Kander...