The Bassarids : opera seria with intermezzo in one act / Hans Werner Henze ; libretto by W.H. Auden and Chester Kallman after Euripedes' The Bacchae ; stage director, Krzystof Warlikowski ; producer, Magdalena Herbst ; a production of Unitel.

52 years after their premiere, Hans Werner Henze's The Bassarids return, with Kent Nagano at the helm, to the Salzburg Festival for a rare revival of this modern classic in a highly dramatic psychological staging by Krzysztof Warlikowski. The opera, inspired by Euripides' tragedy The Bacch...

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Main Author: Henze, Hans Werner, 1926-2012 (Composer)
Corporate Authors: Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor (Singer), Wiener Philharmoniker (Instrumentalist)
Other Authors: Herbst, Magdalena (Producer), Auden, W. H. (Wystan Hugh), 1907-1973 (Librettist), Kallman, Chester, 1921-1975 (Librettist), Nagano, Kent, 1951- (Conductor), Euripides
Format: Video
Language:English
Published: Halle, Saxony-Anhalt : Monarda Arts, 2018.
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Uniform Title:Bassarids