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Das verratene Meer

Hans Werner Henze

Reviews (6)

MusicWeb international

2022 February

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Stephen Barber (musikanmelder)

2022 February

"Recommended: Das verratene Meer is one of his later operas. It is based on a novel by the Japanese novelist and right-wing campaigner Yukio Mishima with the title Gogo no eiko ... The cast here is impressive. Vera-Lotte Boecker, who sings Fusako, has a wide repertoire which includes two other Henze operas, and she enters fully into her role here. Ryuji is the veteran Bo Skovhus, who has sung many classic roles as well as parts in both Wozzeck and Lulu; he is a bit rough at the beginning but soon warms up ... Simone Young conducts with aplomb and the Vienna orchestra enter into the spirit of the work ... This is a quality production and those interested in recent opera should not hesitate".

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Diapason

2019 septembre

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Gérard Condé

2019 septembre

Fono Forum

2010 Februar

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Dirk Wieschollek

2010 Februar

"Eine zuvordest lyrische, manchmal betönende Musik bestimmt die Geschicke dieser Oper, die, auch wenn es hart auf hart kommt, nich zu dick aufträgt ... inbesondere Jun Takahashi und Tsuyoshi Nihari sorgen dafür, dass einen dieses morbide Verhängnis alles andere als kalt lässt".

Klassisk

2022, nr. 64

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Esben Tange (f. 1962)

2022, nr. 64

"Behovet for et faderopgør løber som en rød tråd gennem Hans Werner Henzes liv ... Operaen 'Das verratene Meer' (det forrådte hav), der her kan høres i en luksusversion fra Wiener Staatsoper, er ingen undtagelse ... Den tyske sopran Vera-Lotte Boecker skaber stjernefunklende øjeblikke, når hun med klokkeklar røst beretter, at hun vil bære en blomsterkjole og tro på et liv i skønhed. Den menneskelige skrøbelighed er her til at føle på, hvilket også er tilfældet i Bo Skovhus' fremstilling ... der viser, hvordan han som moden mand fremstår som et af sit fags mest markante karaktersangere, ikke mindst når det drejer sig om ny musik ... Wiener Staatsopers orkester og deres kyndige dirigent Simone Young er garanter for succesen ... Det står klart, at Hans Werner Henze er en af tysk efterkrigstids vægtigste operakomponister".

International record review

2010 March

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Robert Matthew-Walker

2010 March

"The three main protagonists' roles are superbly taken, with Midorikawa and Mihara relishing Henze's rich vein of arching melody that places him, in this instance, as a genuine successor to Richard Strauss and Korngold ... As the drama unfolds to its awful climax, Gerd Albrecht controls the line and pace of the score with unerring mastery".

The gramophone

2022 January

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Peter Quantrill

2022 January

"Like his 1960 oper 'Der Prinz von Homburg', the piece subverts the idealisation of a heroic death ... Bo Skovhus has his most lyrical moments as Ryuji in the second scene ... Simone Young ... unleashes the full force of the Vienna State Opera Orchestra, the violence of its outbursts all the more powerful for the tautness of its control. Her focus is ferocious, and she never lets the players slacken for an instant. The presentation is superb".