Barbara Dobrzanska debuts at the Deutsche Oper Berlin as the Overseer in “Elektra”

Barbara Dobrzanska makes her Deutsche Oper Berlin debut as the Overseer in Richard Strauss’s “Elektra” on November 6, with further performances on November 14 and 17. Juraj Valčuha conducts Kirsten Harms’s production, with Ricarda Merbeth in the title role, Okka von der Damerau as Klytämnestra, Flurina Stucki as Chrysothemis, and Tobias Kehrer as Orest.

Barbara Dobrzanska has sung in “Elektra” before, appearing as the Fourth Maid at the Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe. A longtime member of the Karlsruhe ensemble, the Polish soprano has performed roles there ranging from Tosca and Madama Butterfly to Ortrud in “Lohengrin,” Santuzza in “Cavalleria rusticana,” and the Foreign Princess in “Rusalka.”