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Schweizer Erstaufführung: Donnerstag aus Licht
Im Nachhinein dominieren in diesem Baseler Stockhausen-Revival die Impressionen des dritten Aktes und damit die Erinnerung an eine reichhaltige Komposition, ausgezeichnete Sänger und ebensolche Instrumentalisten.
Love finds a balm for pain in Basel
Lydia Steier’s colourful production of Alcina in Basel was as much a lesson in conflict resolution as it was in the power of love.
A noble case for civil disobedience
Even forty years after its world première in Rotterdam, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui’s new production of Philip Glass’s three-act opera in Basel has particularly timely relevance.
An elemental ancient ritual
Based on the ancient tragedies by Aeschylus, Oresteia makes a great case for composer Iannis Xenakis’s concept of “total theatre”.
Sexism and callousness in Theater Basel's Don Giovanni
In Richard Jones' production of Don Giovanni at Theater Basel, it was the singers alone who stole the limelight.