Rhythmen des Komischen. Zu Christoph Marthalers musikalischem Theater

From the Spirit of Music

“…(Photo by Reinhard Werner) stage performances primarily musically, which he has emphasized repeatedly, and the musicality of his productions is evident and entirely indisputable" (Hiß 1999:211). 3 There and then (and with countless later productions), Marthaler revolutionized the role of music and musical thinking for the German Sprechtheater 4 (spoken theatre) (see Aguet 2011;Barnett 2010;Dermutz 2000;Hiß 1999;Risi 2006;Roesner 2003). Now, the next generation of directors and theatre composers and musicians are transforming this legacy.…”