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, you don’t see it, you only hear it. Bayreuth conditions. In the “Rheingold” a week ago, it still seemed very indirect and not very theatrical, no matter how hard the conductor Jonathan Nott tried. For the “Walküre” further work was obviously carried out on the acoustic conditions, in the middle of the stage a floor plate is half open, the orchestra seems much more present, but also less homogeneously mixed together – the individual groups of instruments could be marked on the stage floor like mushroom rings Forest.
Wagner’s “Walküre” in Basel: Benedict von Peter continues his “Ring” – culture
