Artistic diversity is at the core of opera at Theater Basel. Great classics, from baroque to contemporary, meet new creations and play developments. Directors and conductors with strong artistic signatures shape the program. The opera ensemble, the choir of Theater Basel, the opera studio OperAvenir and guest singers of international caliber can be experienced on all stages of Theater Basel. We work continuously with the various orchestras and sound bodies of the musical city of Basel, such as the Basel Symphony Orchestra, the Basel Chamber Orchestra, the baroque ensemble La Cetra and the Ensemble Phoenix Basel. Artistic director of the opera is artistic director and stage director Benedikt von Peter.

Die Abos für die Spielzeit 23/24 sind im Ticketshop und bei der Billettkasse im Verkauf. Noch unentschlossen? Einen kleinen Wahl-o-mat zur Entscheidungserleichterung und den Überblick über das Angebot finden Sie hier:

Abos

For selected opera performances, there are now two exclusive seats in the orchestra pit. Observe the interaction between conductor and musicians and experience the orchestral sound at close range.

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Der Ring – Ein Festival
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Benedikt von Peters Neuinszenierung trifft auf Auftragswerke, Gesprächsreihen, Late-Night-Formate und weitere Veranstaltungen. In Abgrenzung zu Wagners Idee des Gesamtkunstwerkes soll so in den Jahren 2023–2025 ein Gemeinschaftskunstwerk entstehen.

Mediathek

Premieres 22/23

1 hour, 1 artist, 1 classic
«Limitations reveal the master.» Goethe

Hamlet, Käthchen, Othello, Medea. Theater Basel is taking its educational mission seriously. Every month we will be performing a different work of the classical canon. On a specially designed small stage in the foyer. The run time is one hour. Budget-friendly admission. The theatre, ballet and opera departments are also involved in this cross-disciplinary project. Revolving around the most fundamental of all theatre questions: What has it got to do with me?

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Debates, discourses, readings, performances, intimate concerts. Theater Basel invites everyone to come along and discuss current issues or experience the talents of in-house or visiting artists on the corner stage of the theatre café.

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Opera Director

    Dramaturgy

    Musical department

    • Hélio Vida (director OperAvenir)
    • Thomas Wise (Head of musical department and conductor)
    • Nadejda Belneeva (piano for the choir)
    • Leonid Maximov (solo repertoire)
    • Iryna Krasnovska (solo petition)

    Assistant director

    • Ulrike Jühe
    • Tilman aus dem Siepen

    Musical direction

    Director

    Stage/Costumes

    Lighting design

    • Tamás Bányai
    • David Hedinger
    • Susanne Reinhardt

    Assistant director and guest assistant

    • Caterina Cianfarini
    • Louisa Raspé
    • Joachim Rathke
    • Alba Rownes Selma

    Assistant stage manager

    • David Mohorič

    Video

    Sound design/composition

    • Tamer Özgönenc
    • Anda Kryeziu

    Choreography

    • Carla vom Hoff
    • Marie-Christin Zeisset

    Singers

    Dance/Acting/Performance

    • Kristian Alm
    • Reto Bieri
    • Raphael Clamer
    • Gorka Culebras
    • Bendix Dethleffsen
    • Ueli Jäggi
    • Wolfram Koch
    • Patricia Kopatchinskaya
    • Stefan Kurt
    • Delia Mayer
    • Carla Pérez Mora
    • Christopher Nell
    • Carol Schuler
    • Nicky van Cleef
    • Thomas van der Linden

    OperAvenir

    Choir

    • Monika Anderhuber-Lichtenberg
    • Ingo Anders
    • Victor Andrés Barbagelata Contreras
    • Martin Baumeister
    • Boguslaw Bidzinski
    • Eva Buffoni
    • Carmela Calvano Forte
    • Nadia Catania
    • Stephanie Denzel-Hoffman
    • Emily Jane Dilewski
    • Giulia Gautschi-Del Re
    • Sonja Ilona Goltz
    • Piotr Jan Hoeder
    • Antoni Kasprzak
    • Georgia Knower
    • Svetlana Korneeva
    • Martin Krämer
    • Jacek Krosnicki
    • Flavio Fernando Mathias
    • Evelyn Meier
    • Mkhanyiseli Mlombi
    • Doris Monnerat
    • Markus Moritz
    • Eckhard Otto
    • Elisabeth Picello
    • Marco Pobuda
    • Esther Randegger
    • Heike Roggenkamp
    • Cécilia Roumi
    • Constantin Rupp
    • André Nicolas Schann
    • Donovan Elliot Smith
    • Thomas Trolldenier
    • Vladimir Vassilev
    • Lisa Westermann (Chorinspizient)
    • Frauke Cornelia Willimczik-Mäder
    • Vivian Zatta
    • Xiaohui Zhang

    Opera Choir Academy

    • Kathrin Signer
    • N. N., N. N., N. N.

    Extra Choir

    • Rahel Bänziger
    • Patrice Battistelli
    • Margrit Bietenholz
    • Roman Blazejewski
    • Cornelia Bühler
    • Luis Conte
    • Karin Diacon
    • Manuela Gaggiotti
    • Pamela Herzog
    • Ursula Küpfer
    • Andreas Laue
    • Sylvia Marian
    • Claudia Marugg
    • Erika Nuber
    • Dominik Nüscheler
    • Nadja Pecinska
    • Maurus Quinter
    • Lize Raes
    • Karl Rillig
    • Alfredo Robles
    • Edith Röthlisberger
    • Antonie Santschi
    • Renata Simon
    • Dorothea Steiner
    • Mirjam Stritt
    • René Tena
    • Roger Wirz
    • Manfred Zanger