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La reprise enchantée de la Flûte de Simon McBurney au Theater Basel

André Morsch (Papageno)
© Ingo Höhn
La Flûte enchantée au Theater Basel
© Ingo Höhn
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“Tout, dans cette mise en scène, est à la fois émerveillement et intelligence”
Reviewed at Theater Basel, Basel on 20 February 2026
Mozart, Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute)
Theater Basel
Jörg Halubek, Conductor
Simon McBurney, Director
Michael Levine, Set Designer
Nicky Gillibrand, Costume Designer
Jean Kalman, Lighting Designer
Basel Symphony Orchestra
Chor Theater Basel
Ervin Ahmeti, Tamino
Johanna Wallroth, Pamina
Julia Sitkovetsky, Queen of the Night
André Morsch, Papageno
Anthony Robin Schneider, Sarastro
Judith van Wanroij, First Lady
Hope Nelson, Second Lady
Jasmin Jorias, Third Lady
Nathan Schludecker, The Speaker (Der Sprecher)
Joyce Bastos, Papagena
Karl-Heinz Brandt, Monostatos
A striking Lucia di Lammermoor in Basel
****1
Hailing from No-man’s land: Pelléas et Mélisande in Basel
****1
Love finds a balm for pain in Basel
***11
A noble case for civil disobedience
*****
An elemental ancient ritual
****1
Sexism and callousness in Theater Basel's Don Giovanni
***11
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