The Bassarids

Opera Seria in 1 act
Music by
Hans Werner Henze
Libretto by
Chester Kallman
W. H. Auden
Language
German
Premiere
1966
Roles
  • Dionysus, voice and stranger
    Tenor
    • Tiresias, an old blind prophet
      Tenor
      • Cadmus, founder and former king of Thebes
        Bass
        • Agave, his daughter, mother of Pentheus
          Mezzo-Soprano
          • Beroe, an old slave, once nurse to Semele and Pentheus
            Alto
            • Contralto
          • Captain of the Royal Guard
            Baritone
            • Pentheus, king of Thebes
              Baritone
              • Autonoe, daughter of Cadmus
                Soprano
                • A female slave in Agave's household
                  Non-Singing
                  • Silent Role
                • Her daughter
                  Non-Singing
                  • Silent Role