Hailing from No-man’s land: Pelléas et Mélisande in Basel

By Sarah Batschelet, 30 September 2018

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“Andrew Foster-Williams and tenor Rolf Romei sang with terrific conviction”

Reviewed at Theater Basel, Basel on 28 September 2018

Debussy, Pelléas et Mélisande

Theater Basel

Erik Nielsen, Conductor

Barbora Horáková, Director

Eva Maria van Acker, Set Designer, Costume Designer

Rolf Romei, Pelléas

Elsa Benoit, Mélisande

Andrew Foster-Williams, Golaud

Andrew Murphy, Arkel

Jordanka Milkova, Geneviève

Domen Križaj, Shepherd, A Doctor

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For his new production of Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor in Basel, director Olivier Py underscored an emotive kaleidoscope of events with unparalleled creativity and imagination.

****1

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***11

A noble case for civil disobedience

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*****

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Based on the ancient tragedies by Aeschylus, Oresteia makes a great case for composer Iannis Xenakis’s concept of “total theatre”.

****1

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***11

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Après son succès au Festival d'Aix-en-Provence, la mise en scène du chef-d'œuvre de Mozart par Simon McBurney s'exporte avec une même réussite dans la cité rhénane.

****1

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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.