Peepshow der besonderen Art: Purcells Dido and Aeneas in Basel

Dido and Aeneas

By Thomas Schacher, 07 April 2025

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“gleichzeitig genial wie problematisch”

Reviewed at Theater Basel, Basel on 5 April 2025

Purcell, Dido and Aeneas

Theater Basel

Johannes Keller, Conductor

Franck Chartier, Director

Justine Bougerol, Set Designer

Anne-Catherine Kunz, Costume Designer

Giacomo Gorini, Lighting Designer

La Cetra Barockorchester Basel

Chor Theater Basel

Peeping Tom, Director, Choreography

Clara Pons, Dramaturgy

Elise Boch, Dramaturgy

Marie-Claude Chappuis, Dido, Sorceress, Spirit

Ronan Caillet, Aeneas, Sailor

Álfheiður Erla Guðmundsdóttir, Belinda, 1st Enchantress

Hope Nelson, 2nd Enchantress, 2nd Woman

Michael Clark, Choirmaster / chorus director

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Thomas Schacher

Thomas Schacher hat an den Universitäten Zürich und Hamburg Musikwissenschaft und Germanistik studiert. Seine Dissertation behandelt die Idee des Dramatischen bei Hector Berlioz. Zudem absolvierte er an der Musikhochschule Zürich eine Ausbildung in Orgel, Klavier und Chorleitung. Er hat im künstlerischen, wissenschaftlichen, journalistischen und pädagogischen Sektor gearbeitet. Während sieben Jahren war er Assistent am Musikwissenschaftlichen Institut der Uni Bern. Während 25 Jahren, bis zum Sommer 2022, hat er als freier journalistischer Mitarbeiter für das Feuilleton der Neuen Zürcher Zeitung geschrieben. Parallel dazu kam die Arbeit mit einem Kirchen- und einem Konzertchor.

Peepshow der besonderen Art: Purcells Dido and Aeneas am Theater Basel