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| Composer | Henze, Hans Werner (1926-2012) |
| Period | Modern |
| Year | 1971 |
| Work type | Opera / Oratorio |
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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.
Pathos and horror on The Raft of the Medusa
Lyrical pathos and battering choral climaxes were the strong suits at the Dutch première of Hans Werner Henze’s incendiary oratorio Das Floβ der Medusa.