Barrie Kosky

Australian-German director Barrie Kosky is one of the most in-demand directors in the opera and theatre world. His productions have been presented at the Wiener Staatsoper, Royal Opera House London, Opernhaus Zurich, Opéra national de Paris, the Bayerische Staatsoper in Munich and the Salzburg Festival and Festival d'Aix-en-Provence, among others. In 2012, he started as intendant of the Komische Oper Berlin, a position he held until the end of the 2021-2022 theatre season. At Dutch National Opera, he previously directed Gluck's Armide (2013). Last year, Kosky returned to Amsterdam for a three-year Puccini cycle, the first of which was Tosca. Turandot will be followed by Il trittico. 

• In season 2023-2024, the last opera in the Puccini cycle, Il trittico, will follow and Kosky will also return for a new production for DNO, Agrippina.

Last update: 17-11-2022