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An elemental ancient ritual: Xenakis’ Oresteia in Basel

By Sarah Batschelet, 25 March 2017
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Reviewed at Theater Basel, Basel on 24 March 2017
Programme
Xenakis, Oresteia
Performers
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
Chor Theater Basel
Basel Sinfonietta
Mädchenkantorei Basel
Knabenkantorei 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.