Fact file
| Year of birth | 1926 |
| Year of death | 2012 |
| Nationality | Germany |
| Period | 20th century |
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SalzburgThe BassaridsNew Production
Henze: The Bassarids
Kent Nagano; Krzysztof Warlikowski; Małgorzata Szczęśniak; Sean Panikkar; Russell Braun
SalzburgVienna Philharmonic · Franz Welser-MöstVienna Philharmonic
Henze, Wagner
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Franz Welser-Möst; Igor Levit
ManchesterOliver Knussen/Henze/Martin Suckling/Borodin
Knussen, Henze, Borodin
BBC Philharmonic; TBC; Claire Booth; Clio Gould
StuttgartDer Prinz von HomburgNew production
Henze: The Prince of Homburg (Der Prinz von Homburg)
Cornelius Meister; Stephan Kimmig; Oper Stuttgart; Katja Haß; Anja Rabes; Vera-Lotte Böcker; Helene Schneiderman
BrusselsHugh Wolff, Mischa Maisky, Ilker Arcayürek & Octopus
Henze, Tchaikovsky, Liszt
Hugh Wolff; Mischa Maisky; Ilker Arcayürek; Octopus Symfonisch Koor
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Musically superlative Das Floß der Medusa at DNO
Ingo Metzmacher leads a musically formidable performance of Hans Werner Henze’s shipwreck oratorio. Romeo Castellucci’s staging engages the senses but remains emotionally distant.
The rise and fall of man: Henze meets Weill in Mexico
In the finale to Der Dreigroschenoper the sinister incantation of "Denn wovon lebt der Mensch?" ("For what does man live?") ran delightfully close to the bone in these plush surroundings
Underwhelming Ondine from the Bolshoi Ballet
Given the unappealing score and the lack of narrative and meaninful choreography, the dancers perform heroically.
Fischer and Fischer at the Konzerthaus Berlin
Berlin’s Konzerthaus Orchestra began its new season with works by two composers set against the artistic orthodoxies of their day.
Hans Werner Henze Pollicino enters the wood
Teatro Regio celebrates Henze's 90th anniversary of birth bringing on stage for the first time in Turin the fairy tale Pollicino