Das Floß der Medusa

Das Floß der Medusa
Oratorio by Hans Werner Henze
The composer in 1960
EnglishThe Raft of the Medusa
Textby Ernst Schnabel, including passages from Dante's Divina Comedia
Language
  • German
  • Italian
Based onEvents on the French frigate Méduse in 1816
DedicationRequiem for Che Guevara
Performed29 January 1971 (1971-01-29): Musikverein, Vienna
Scoring
  • soprano
  • baritone
  • choirs
  • large orchestra

Das Floß der Medusa (The Raft of the Medusa) is a 1967 secular oratorio by the German composer Hans Werner Henze. It is regarded as a seminal work in the composer's alignment with left-wing politics.

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