Das verratene Meer

"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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"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".

"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".