Lyric Opera 2022-2023 Issue 3- Fiddler #2

33 | Lyric Opera of Chicago Making it personal The director Barrie Kosky,Australian by birth,makes his home in Berlin, where he served as artistic director of the Komische Oper Berlin for ten seasons.While there, he created many new productions, including a silent-movie- inspired production of The Magic Flute that was featured in Lyric’s 2021/22 season, and this highly successful production of Fiddler on the Roof ,making its United States debut here. Lyric spoke with Kosky about his life with Fiddler and the show’s legacy. by Graham Meyer Iko Freese/Komische Oper Berlin