Tag: Basel
Nikolaus Matthes composed a St. Mark Passion as if it were by Bach. – Culture
Joachim Kaiser was a man full of strange stories. Occasionally, the legendary SZ critic, laughing gently to himself, would talk about one of his students, a retired master baker, who,…
“Achilles – a piece with heels” at the Theater Basel: The heroes are dead – culture
Beach. In the front there is a bit of light sand, underneath there is a hard, light floor, in the back there are two more columns, antiquity. Curtains form alleys…
Photo art: Jeff Wall exhibition in Riehen near Basel – Culture
He was staging photos long before anyone else was doing it. And he is the great realist among contemporary photographers: Jeff Wall. The Canadian, born in 1946, doesn’t bother with…
Carnival and Fastnacht: Three foolish days in Basel under the motto “outlaw”
Carnival and Shrovetide Three crazy days in Basel under the motto “outlaw” Carnival cliques parade through the streets of Basel with lanterns in the early morning. photo © Georgios Kefalas/KEYSTONE/dpa…
Switzerland: Basel airport closed for hours due to bomb threat
Switzerland Basel Airport closed for hours due to bomb threat Due to a bomb threat, flight operations in Basel were interrupted for several hours (archive image). photo © Georgios Kefalas/KEYSTONE/dpa…
Test against FC Basel: Young man prevents Bayern bankruptcy – Sport
That was a mediocre start to the new year. Still without the defensive additions urgently desired by coach Thomas Tuchel, FC Bayern had to settle for a 1-1 (0-0) draw…
Bobbi Jene Smith’s choreography “Marie and Peter” in Basel. – Culture
The “Bal des Folles” was a Parisian institution of the 19th century, no less spectacular than any opera event. Once a year the doors of the La Salpêtrière psychiatric hospital…
Herbert Grönemeyer as an opera composer in Basel – Culture
Finally, after three hours, clothes come he in a black outfit and with huge glasses on the stage of the Basel Theater and is applauded just as the solo singer,…
Wagner’s “Walküre” in Basel: Benedict von Peter continues his “Ring” – culture
Benedikt von Peter’s production of Richard Wagner’s “Ring” in Basel is already unique in one respect: its proximity to the audience. The Basel Symphony Orchestra is placed under the stage,…
In Basel, director Benedikt von Peter begins with Wagner’s “Ring” culture
Basel is Bayreuth. And not just because there, at the Basel Theater, a new “Ring of the Nibelung” is being created after 40 years. Benedikt von Peter, artistic director and…