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Sexism and callousness in Richard Jones' Don Giovanni in Basel

By Sarah Batschelet, 29 January 2017
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Reviewed at Theater Basel, Basel on 27 January 2017
Programme
Mozart, Don Giovanni
Performers
Theater Basel
Erik Nielsen, Conductor
Richard Jones, Director
Paul Steinberg, Set Designer
Nicky Gillibrand, Costume Designer
Kiandra Howarth, Donna Anna
Anna Rajah, Donna Elvira
Maren Favela, Zerlina
Riccardo Fassi, Don Giovanni
Biagio Pizzuti, Leporello
Simon Bode, Don Ottavio
Nicholas Crawley, Masetto
Michael Hauenstein, The Commendatore
Sarah Fahie, Revival Director
Mimi Jordan Sherin, Lighting Designer
Roland Edrich, Lighting Designer
Henryk Polus, Choirmaster / chorus director
Juliane Luster, Dramaturgy
Basel Symphony Orchestra
Chor Theater Basel
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Sarah Batschelet
Sarah Batschelet
Sarah Batschlelet, long based in Switzerland, took a degree in Art History from Smith College, Northampton, Massachuetts, and lives as a freelance writer and editor near Zurich.