Michael Jarrell (*1958) — Cassandre, monodrama for actress, ensemble and electronics

Verena Buss, actress
Ensemble Phoenix Basel
Jürg Henneberger, conductor

7pm Pre-concert talk with Jürg Henneberger

The music-theatrical work 'Cassandre' by Geneva composer Michael Jarrell is a melodrama for actress, ensemble and electronics based on the story 'Kassandra' by Christa Wolf, a contemporary version of the Greek drama. The Swiss-French actress Marthe Keller inspired Jarrell to write this composition and premiered it in 1994 at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris, directed by Peter Konwitschny. The German version was written for Anne Bennent and premiered in 1996 at the Lucerne Festival, directed by Christoph Marthaler.