Jealousy drama in a world of appearances

An evil macho society reigns at the court of Mantua. The duke passes his boredom with countless amorous adventures and the humiliation of his subordinates. Rigoletto, the court jester, plays his cynical jokes. But when his daughter Gilda is targeted by the Duke, Rigoletto's world collapses. After 'Don Carlos', director Vincent Huguet and conductor Michele Spotti devote themselves to another masterpiece by Giuseppe Verdi. French star designer Pierre Yovanovitch creates the stage set.

Director - Vincent Huguet
Conductor - Michele Spotti, Thomas Wise

Stage desing - Pierre Yovanovitch
Costumes - Clémence Pernoud
Choir conductor - Michael Clark
Dramaturgy - Roman Reeger

Cast
Herzog von Mantua – Pavel Valuzhin
Rigoletto, sein Hofnarr – Nikoloz Lagvilava
Gilda - Álfheiður Erla Guðmundsdóttir
Giovanna, Gildas Gesellschafterin – Frauke Willimczik
Graf von Monterone – Andrew Murphy
Graf Ceprano - Sono Yu
Gräfin Ceprano – Camille Sherman
Marullo, ein Kavalier – Kyu Choi
Borsa, ein Höfling – Luluma Taifasi
Sparafucile, ein Mörder – Jasin Rammal-Rykala
Maddalena – Sophie Kidwell
Ein Gerichtsdiener - Kyu Choi

Chor des Theater Basel
Sinfonieorchester Basel

Dates
Thursday, December 7, 19:30, 2023
Sunday, December 10, 18:30, 2023
Tuesday, December 12, 19:30, 2023
Saturday, December 23, 19:30, 2023
Sunday, January 14, 18:30, 2023

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Opera in four acts by Philip Glass at Theater Basel.

Creative team
Concept - Susanne Kennedy, Markus Selg
Director - Susanne Kennedy
Music director - André de Ridder, Jürg Henneberger
Set designer - Markus Sel
Costume designer - Teresa Vergho
Sound designer - Richard Alexander
Video designer - Rodrik Biersteker
Dramaturg - Meret Kündig
Choreographie - Ixchel Mendoza Hernández

Cast
Performance/Tanz – Suzan Boogaerdt, Tarren Johnson, Frank Willens, Tommy Cattin, Dominic Santia, Ixchel Mendoza Hernández
Solo-Geige – Diamanda Dramm
Solo-Sopran – Álfheiður Erla Guðmundsdóttir
Stimmen – Emily Dilewski, Sonja Koppelhuber, Nadia Catania
Basler Madrigalisten
Ensemble Phoenix Basel

Dates
Festival d’automne
La Villette - Grande Halle

Thursday, November 23, 2023, 19:00
Friday, November 24, 2023, 19:00
Saturday, November 25, 2023, 18:00
Sunday, November 26, 2023, 16:00

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Clau Scherrer, conductor
Chor Collegium Musicum Bruneck
Streicherakademie Bozen

Álfheiður Erla Guðmundsdóttir (Soprano)
Silvia Hauer (Alto)
Tuomas Katajala (Tenor)
Arttu Kataja (Bass)

Ludwig van Beethoven:
Messe in C-Dur op. 86

Dates
Saturday, October 21, 18:00, 2023 - Dom Brixen, Brixen
Sunday, October 22, 18:00 - Pfarrkirche, Bruneck

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Viktor Orri Árnason and Álfheiður Erla Guðmundsdóttir present songs from their upcoming album Poems, released by Deutsche Grammophon in November.

They will be performing as a support act in three concerts with their good friend and musician Hania Rani.

Dates
Tuesday, October 10, Lausanne - Les Docks
Wednesday, October 11, Paris - Salle pleyel
Friday, October 13, Luzern - KKL

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Program
Statio quadruples
Immisit Dominus
Litanei Lauretanae

Álfheiður Erla Guðmundsdóttir, soprano
David Erler, countertenor
Benedikt Kristjánssson, tenor
Oddur Arnþór Jónsson, bass

Chamber choir
Barrokbandið Brák 

Jana Semerádová, conductor

Saturday, July 8, 20:00, 2023
Sunday, July 9, 17:00, 2023

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Musical director - Jörg Halubek
Director and stage design - Thomas Verstraeten

I musici de la Cetra
Chor des Theater Basel

Gabriel – Álfheiður Erla Guðmundsdóttir
Uriel – Ronan Caillet
Raphael – Alex Rosen

Sunday, May 14, 16:00, 2023
Tuesday, June 13, 19:30, 2023
Thursday, June 15, 19:30, 2023
Saturday, June 17, 19:30, 2023

Past dates
Saturday, April 22, 19:30, 2023
Wednesday, April 26, 18:30, 2023
Sunday, April 30, 18:30, 2023
Tuesday, May 2, 19:30, 2023
Thursday, May 4, 19:30, 2023

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World Premiere

Music theatre about the unspeakable

Composer - Anda Kryeziu
Director - Caterina Cianfarini
Stage design - Eva Veronica Born
Costumes - Karoline Gundermann
Dramaturgy - Meret Kündig

Elisabet Vogler suddenly stops speaking from one day to the next. In the seclusion of a cottage by the sea, a young nurse named Alma takes care of Elisabet and does everything she can to get her speaking again. Ingmar Bergman's film is an enigmatic psychological drama about two women whose obsessive relationship causes the edges of their personalities to crumble. In their adaptation, composer Anda Kryeziu and director Caterina Cianfarini explore the limits of what can be said and the actual nature of human identity. Through the use of live electronics and sound alteration, the composition explores the processes of perception and the relationship between the body, technology and voice. This is the first ever musical theatre production of Theater Basel to be staged at Gare du Nord.

Cast
Alma - Álfheiður Erla Guðmundsdóttir
Elisabeth – Alice Gartenschläger

Dates
Wednesday, March 15, 2023, 20:00
Thursday, March 16, 2023, 20:00
Friday, March 17, 2023, 20:00

Past Dates
Saturday, March 4, 2023, 20:00
Monday, March 6, 2023, 20:00
Tuesday, March 7, 2023, 20:00

At Gare du Nord, Bahnhof für Neue Musik, Basel

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Director - Vincent Huguet
Conductor - Michele Spotti, Thomas Wise

Stage desing - Pierre Yovanovitch
Costumes - Clémence Pernoud
Choir conductor - Michael Clark
Dramaturgy - Roman Reeger

Cast
Herzog von Mantua – Pavel Valuzhin
Rigoletto, sein Hofnarr – Nikoloz Lagvilava
Gilda - Álfheiður Erla Guðmundsdóttir
Giovanna, Gildas Gesellschafterin – Frauke Willimczik
Graf von Monterone – Andrew Murphy
Gräfin Ceprano – Inna Fedorii
Marullo, ein Kavalier – Kyu Choi
Borsa, ein Höfling – Ronan Caillet
Sparafucile, ein Mörder – David Shipley / Jasin Rammal-Rykala
Maddalena – Jasmin Etezadzadeh / Nataliia Kukhar

Chor des Theater Basel
Sinfonieorchester Basel

Dates
Thursday, May 18, 18:30, 2023
Tuesday, June 6, 19:30, 2023
Wednesday, June 21, 19:30, 2023

Past Dates
Saturday, February 4, 19:30, 2023
Friday, April 10, 18:30, 2023
Saturday, April 29, 19:30, 2023

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Opera in four acts by Philip Glass at Theater Basel.

Creative team
Concept - Susanne Kennedy, Markus Selg
Director - Susanne Kennedy
Music director - André de Ridder, Jürg Henneberger
Set designer - Markus Sel
Costume designer - Teresa Vergho
Sound designer - Richard Alexander
Video designer - Rodrik Biersteker
Dramaturg - Meret Kündig
Choreographie - Ixchel Mendoza Hernández

Cast
Performance/Tanz – Suzan Boogaerdt, Tarren Johnson, Frank Willens, Tommy Cattin, Dominic Santia, Ixchel Mendoza Hernández
Solo-Geige – Diamanda Dramm
Solo-Sopran – Álfheiður Erla Guðmundsdóttir
Stimmen – Emily Dilewski, Sonja Koppelhuber, Nadia Catania
Basler Madrigalisten
Ensemble Phoenix Basel

Dates
Berliner Festspiele
Thursday, June 30, 2022, 19:00
Friday, July 1, 2022, 18:00
Saturday, July 2, 2022, 18:00
Sunday, July 3, 2022, 16:00

Opera in four acts by Philip Glass at Theater Basel.

Creative team
Concept - Susanne Kennedy, Markus Selg
Director - Susanne Kennedy
Music director - André de Ridder, Jürg Henneberger
Set designer - Markus Sel
Costume designer - Teresa Vergho
Sound designer - Richard Alexander
Video designer - Rodrik Biersteker
Dramaturg - Meret Kündig
Choreographie - Ixchel Mendoza Hernández

Cast
Performance/Tanz – Suzan Boogaerdt, Tarren Johnson, Frank Willens, Tommy Cattin, Dominic Santia, Ixchel Mendoza Hernández
Solo-Geige – Diamanda Dramm
Solo-Sopran – Álfheiður Erla Guðmundsdóttir
Stimmen – Emily Dilewski, Sonja Koppelhuber, Nadia Catania
Basler Madrigalisten
Ensemble Phoenix Basel

Dates
Friday, June 10, 2022, 7 PM
Saturday, June 11, 2022, 6 PM
at Halle E im MuseumsQuartier

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Opera in four acts by Philip Glass at Theater Basel.

Creative team
Concept - Susanne Kennedy, Markus Selg
Director - Susanne Kennedy
Music director - André de Ridder, Jürg Henneberger
Set designer - Markus Sel
Costume designer - Teresa Vergho
Sound designer - Richard Alexander
Video designer - Rodrik Biersteker
Dramaturg - Meret Kündig
Choreographie - Ixchel Mendoza Hernández

Cast
Performance/Tanz – Suzan Boogaerdt, Tarren Johnson, Frank Willens, Tommy Cattin, Dominic Santia, Ixchel Mendoza Hernández
Solo-Geige – Diamanda Dramm
Solo-Sopran – Álfheiður Erla Guðmundsdóttir
Stimmen – Emily Dilewski, Sonja Koppelhuber, Nadia Catania
Basler Madrigalisten
Ensemble Phoenix Basel

Past dates
Saturday, June 4, 2022, 19:00
Monday, June 6, 2022, 16:00
Wednesday June 15, 2022, 19:00
Thursday, June 16, 2022, 19:00
Sunday, June 19, 2022, 18:00
Tuesday, June 21, 2022, 19:00
Wednesday, June 22, 2022, 19:00
Friday, June 23, 2022, 19:00

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Opera in five acts by Giuseppe Verdi, Libretto by Joseph Méry, Camille du Locle based on a work by Friedrich Schiller, at Theater Basel.

Creative team
Director - Vincent Huguet
Music director - Michele Spotti
Orchestra - Sinfonieorchester Basel
Choir - Chor des Theater Basel, Extrachor des Theater Basel
Choir director - Michael Clark
Set designer - Richard Peduzzi
Costume designer - Camille Assaf
Light designer - Irene Selka
Dramaturg - Roman Reeger

Cast
Elisabeth – Yolanda Auynet / Leah Gordon
Philippe II – Nathan Berg
Don Carlos – Joachim Bäckström
Rodrigue – John Chest
Der Grossinquisitor - Vazgen Gazaryan / Derrick Ballard
Prinzessin Eboli – Kristina Stanek
Thibault – Nataliia Kukhar
Stimme vom Himmel – Álfheiður Erla Guðmundsdóttir / Inna Fedorii
Graf von Lerme – Ronan Caillet / Christopher Sokolowski
Flämische Gesandte – Jasin Rykala, Kuy Choi, Félix Le-Gloahec, Andrei Maksimov, Yurii Strakhov, Jiacheng Tan

Past dates
Sunday, February 13, 2022, 18:00
Sunday, April 24, 2022, 18:00
Saturday, April 30, 2022, 18:00
Wednesday, May 4, 2022 19:00
Friday, May 13, 2022, 19:00
Sunday, May 15, 2022, 16:00
Saturday, May 21, 2022, 19:00

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Oratorium von Johann Sebastian Bach at Theater Basel.
A coproduction with Deutsche Oper Berlin.

Creative team
Director - Benedikt von Peter
Co-director - Ulrike Jühe
Music director - Alessandro de Marchi
Orchestra - Sinfonieorchester Basel
Choir - Chor des Theater Basel, Extrachor des Theater Basel,
Mädchenkantorei Basel, Knabenkantorei Basel
Choir director - Michael Clark
Set design - Natascha von Steiger
Costume designer - Magdalena Schwind
Video designer - Bert Zander
Dramaturg - Niels Nuijten

Cast
Evangelist – Robin Tritschler
Jesus – André Morsch / Padraic Rowan
Sopran / 1. Magd – Álfheiður Erla Guðmundsdóttir
Alt / Eine falsche Zeugin / 2. Magd – Beth Taylor, Jasmin Etezadzadeh
Tenor / Zeuge – Nathan Haller
Bass / Judas – José Coca Loza / Alexandre Beuchat
Pilatus / Pontifex I – Jasin Rammal-Rykala
Petrus / Pontifex – Vinicius Costa da Silva
Ein Mädchen – Faye Rownes / Carla Haisch

Past dates
Friday, March 25, 2022, 19:00
Sunday, March 27, 2022, 18:00
Sunday, April 3, 2022, 16:00
Saturday, April 9, 2022, 19:00
Tuesday, April 12, 2022, 19:00
Wednesday, April 13, 2022, 19:00
Tuesday, April 19, 2022, 19:00
Monday, April 25, 2022, 19:00
Saturday, May 7, 2022, 19:00
Tuesday, May 10, 2022, 19:00
Thursday, May 26, 2022, 18:00
Saturday, May 28, 2022, 19:00
Monday, June 13, 2022, 19:00
Sunday, June 26, 2022, 16:00

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Sinfonieorchester Basel
Opernchor des Theater Basel
Álfheiður Erla Guðmundsdóttir, soprano
Karl-Heinz Brandt, tenor
Kyu Choi, baritone
Jonathan Stockhammer, conductor
Ulrike Jühe, director

Stadtcasino Basel
Friday, December 31, 18:30

Theater Basel
Saturday, January 1, 17:00

Grand opera in two acts by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, libretto by Emanuel Schikaneder at Theater Basel.

Creative team
Director - Simon McBurney
Music director - Francesc Prat, Thomas Wise
Orchestra - Sinfonieorchester Basel
Set designer - Michael Levine
Costume designer - Nicky Gillibrand
Lighting designer - Jean Kalman
Video designer - Finn Ross
Sound designer - Gareth Fry
Dramaturg - Meret Kündig

Cast
Sarastro – Patrick Zielke, Friedemann Röhlig
Tamino – Kai Kluge, Ronan Caillet
Sprecher – Andrew Murphy, Kyu Choi
Königin der Nacht – Rainelle Krause, Aleksandra Jovanovic
Pamina – Mari Eriksmoen, Kali Hardwick
Erste Dame – Judith van Wanroij
Zweite Dame – Ena Pongrac
Dritte Dame – Jasmin Etezadzadeh, Helena Rasker
Drei Knaben – Knabenkantorei Basel
Papagena – Álfheiður Erla Guðmundsdóttir, Stefanie Knorr
Papageno – Thomas Oliemans, André Morsch
Monostatos – Karl-Heinz Brandt
Erster Priester/Zweiter Geharnischter – Jasin Rammal-Rykała
Zweiter Priester/Erster Geharnischter – Donovan Elliot Smith
Live-Zeichnungen – Seraphina Schweiger
Live-Sounds – Marquis` Mc Gee

Performers – Simea Cavelti, Ben Gageik, Jasmin Kiranoglu,
Samuel Tobias Klauser, Maxime Nourissat,
Mukdanin Phongpachith, Lia Schädler, Aline Serrano,
Ivan Yaher, Anina Büchenbacher

Dates
Sunday, August 22, 2021, 18:00
Sunday, September 5, 2021, 18:00
Friday, September 10, 2021, 19:00
Tuesday, September 28, 2021, 19:00
Friday, November 19, 2021, 19:00
Thursday, December 2, 2021, 19:00
Saturday, December 18, 2021, 19:00
Thursday, December 23, 2021, 19:00
Monday, December 27, 2021, 19:00
Thursday, December 30, 2021, 19:00
Monday, January 17, 2022, 19:00
Saturday, February 5, 2022, 19:00

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A western noir with orchestra at Theater Basel.

Creative team
Director - Antú Romero Nunes
Music director - Thomas Wise
Authors - Anne Haug, Lucien Haug
Composer - Anna Bauer
Orchestra - Basel Sinfonietta
Set designer - Matthias Koch
Costume designer - Victoria Behr, Julia Brülisauer
Dramaturg - Kris Merken, Michael Gmaj
Choir director - Michael Clark

Actors
Elmira Bahrami
Jan Bluthardt
Barbara Colceriu
Edgar Eckert
Hilke Altefrohne
Gala Othero Winter

Singer
Álfheiður Erla Guðmundsdóttir

Past
Friday, October 22, 2021, 19:30
Saturday, October 23, 2021, 19:30
Friday, October 29, 2021, 19:30
Sunday, October 31, 2021, 18:30
Sunday, November 7, 2021, 18:30
Monday, November 29, 2021, 19:30
Tuesday, December 21, 2021, 19:30
Wednesday, December 29, 2021, 19:30
Monday, Januar 3, 2022, 19:30
Sunday, January 9, 2022, 18:30
Monday, February 14, 2022, 19:30
Wednesday, February 16, 2022, 19:30
Saturday, March 5, 2022, 19:30
Sunday, March 6, 2022, 16:00

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World premiere, Der Hetzter, an opera in four acts by Bernhard Lang at Theater Dortmund.

Creative team
Director - Kai Anne Schuhmacher
Music director - Philipp Armbruster, Christoph JK Müller
Orchestra - Dortmunder Philharmoniker
Choir - Opernchor Theater Dortmund
Set designer - Tobias Flemming
Costume designer - Hedda Ladwig
Lighting designer - Florian Franzen
Sound designer - Jörg Grünsfelder
Video designer - Stephan Komitsch
Assistant Director - Dominik Kastl, Emily Hehl
Video assistance & live camera - Luca Reppenhorst
Dramaturg - Dr. Merle Fahrholz, Houssie Shirin
Choir director - Fabio Mancini
Director of studies - Thomas Hannig
Production management - Jörg Grünsfelder
Stage management - Ulas Nagler, Alexander Becker
Costume assistance - Nicola Gördes
Stage design assistance - Janina Hudde, Dina Nur, Emine Güner
Soufflage - Adriana Naldoni

Cast
Joe Coltello - Mandla Mndebele
Jack Natas - David DQ Lee
Desirée - Álfheiður Erla Guðmundsdóttir
Emily - Hyona Kim
Mark Kessler - Fritz Steinbacher
Rodriguez - Morgan Moody
Erich Berger - Denis Velev
Rapper - IndiRekt, S.Castro

Dates
Sunday, October 17, 2021, 18:00

/past:
Sunday, September 26, 2021, 18:00
Sunday, October 3, 2021, 18:00

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