Culture | DW.DE | 21.02.2013: Dreary period pieces? Pricey tickets? Stuffy atmosphere? Not at the Kiez Oper! Aiming to bring opera to new audiences, the group behind the Berlin project is staging its latest production in an abandoned swimming pool.
Berlin scensters are more likely to be found dancing the night away in Europe's techno mecca than enjoying altogether more soothing sounds in one of the city's three opera houses. But a new project called Kiez Oper - or neighbourhood opera - is breathing new life into the historic genre.
Like all good ideas, Kiez Oper began as a discussion between friends. English writer, illustrator and art director Alex Eccleston (26) and Rowan Hellier (29), a professional opera singer from Scotland, decided that they wanted to take opera to a "different crowd of people."
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