Which opera has more acts, The Bassarids or Don Quichotte?
The Bassarids The Bassarids (in German: "Die Bassariden ") is an opera in one act and an intermezzo, with music by Hans Werner Henze to an English libretto by W. H. Auden and Chester Kallman, after Euripides's "The Bacchae".
Bodo Igesz Bodo Igesz (February 7, 1935, Amsterdam - December 25, 2014, Manhattan) was a Dutch stage director who had an active career staging operas around the world during the second half of the 20th century. He was particularly known for his work with the Metropolitan Opera where he worked for 25 years on the staging staff. He also staged operas for the Salzburg Festival, and staged numerous operas for the Santa Fe Opera; including the United States premieres of Hindemith's "Cardillac" (1967), Schoenberg's "Die Jakobsleiter" (1968), Henze's "The Bassarids" (1968) and Aribert Reimann's "Melusine" (1972).