Poster of Hans Werner Henze: The Bassarids

Hans Werner Henze: The Bassarids

Plot: The opera, inspired by Euripides’ tragedy The Bacchae, is as seductive as it is topical: When Dionysus – is he a charlatan? is he a demigod? – bursts into the intact world of ancient Thebes, he plunges a city into chaos. In stark contrast to his cousin, King Pentheus, who leads a life marked by purity and asceticism, Dionysus preaches intoxicating excess and sensuality
Release Date: Friday, October 11 2019
5 years ago
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Cast

Portrait of Sean PanikkarSean Panikkar. Sean Panikkar was >> in Hans Werner Henze: The Bassarids as 'Dionysus'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Russell BraunRussell Braun. Russell Braun was >> in Hans Werner Henze: The Bassarids as 'Pentheus'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Willard WhiteWillard White. Willard White was 73 in Hans Werner Henze: The Bassarids as 'Cadmus'.
Birthday: Thu, Oct 10 1946
Portrait of Nikolai SchukoffNikolai Schukoff. Nikolai Schukoff was >> in Hans Werner Henze: The Bassarids as 'Tiresias/ Calliope'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Tanja Ariane BaumgartnerTanja Ariane Baumgartner. Tanja Ariane Baumgartner was >> in Hans Werner Henze: The Bassarids as 'Agave/Venus'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Kàroly SzemerèdyKàroly Szemerèdy. Kàroly Szemerèdy was >> in Hans Werner Henze: The Bassarids as 'Captain/Adonis'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Vera-Lotte BöckerVera-Lotte Böcker. Vera-Lotte Böcker was >> in Hans Werner Henze: The Bassarids as 'Autonoe/Proserpine'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Anna Maria DurAnna Maria Dur. Anna Maria Dur was >> in Hans Werner Henze: The Bassarids as 'Beroe'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Rolsalba Torres GuerreroRolsalba Torres Guerrero. Rolsalba Torres Guerrero was >> in Hans Werner Henze: The Bassarids as 'Bassarid - Dancer'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Crew

Portrait of Krzysztof WarlikowskiKrzysztof Warlikowski. Krzysztof Warlikowski was 57 in Hans Werner Henze: The Bassarids as 'Director, Stage Director'
Birthday: Sat, May 26 1962
Portrait of Tiziano ManciniTiziano Mancini. Tiziano Mancini was >> in Hans Werner Henze: The Bassarids as 'Director'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of W.H. AudenW.H. Auden. W.H. Auden was >> in Hans Werner Henze: The Bassarids as 'Writer'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Chester KallmanChester Kallman. Chester Kallman was >> in Hans Werner Henze: The Bassarids as 'Writer'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Hans Werner HenzeHans Werner Henze. Hans Werner Henze would have been no older than 86 in Hans Werner Henze: The Bassarids as 'Original Music Composer'
Birthday: Thu, Jul 01 1926 –
Died: Sat, Oct 27 2012
Portrait of Kent NaganoKent Nagano. Kent Nagano was 67 in Hans Werner Henze: The Bassarids as 'Conductor'
Birthday: Thu, Nov 22 1951