Salzburg Festival 2018: The Bassarids

Synopsis

“A completely gripping new production” (FAZ): 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. When Dionysus bursts into the intact world of ancient Thebes, he plunges it into chaos. In the gigantic three-part set of Małgorzata Szczęśniak the captivating tale unfolds like a film using split-screen techniques. With “an ensemble that without exception has an outstanding cast”, the musical realization is “simply sublime” (Der Standard).

Additional Info

• No: A04050105
• Composer: Hans Werner Henze
• Conductor: Kent Nagano
• Orchestra: Wiener Philharmoniker
• Artists: Sean Panikkar, Russell Braun, Willard White, Nikolai Schukoff, Tanja Ariane Baumgartner
• Production year: 2018
• Run time: 02:45:00
• Director: Stage Director: Krzysztof Warlikowski
• Producers: UNITEL in cooperation with Wiener Philharmoniker and Salzburg Festival
• Format: 4K