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An elemental ancient ritual: Xenakis’ Oresteia in Basel

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Reviewed at Theater Basel, Basel on 24 March 2017
Xenakis, Oresteia
Theater Basel
Franck Ollu, Conductor
Calixto Bieito, Director, Set Designer
Ingo Krügler, Costume Designer
Holger Falk, Cassandra, Athena
Myriam Schröder, Clytemnestra
Steffen Höld, Aegisthus
Simon Zagermann, Agamemnon
Lisa Stiegler, Electra
Michael Wächter, Orestes
Henryk Polus, Choirmaster / chorus director
Juliane Luster, Dramaturgy
Katrin Michaels, Dramaturgy
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