Phaedra (opera)
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Phaedra is a 'concert opera' in two acts by Hans Werner Henze. Its first performance was given at the Berlin State Opera on 6 September 2007. The work is a co-commission and co-production with the Ber
The composer in 1960
Minotaur
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In Greek mythology, the Minotaur, also known as Asterion or Asterius, is a mythical creature portrayed during classical antiquity with the head and tail of a bull and the body of a man or, as describe
The Minotaur on an Attic kylix tondo from c. 515 BC with a kalos inscription.
Pasiphaë and baby Minotaur, Attic red-figure kylix found at Etruscan Vulci. Italy. Currently at the Cabinet des Médailles, Paris
Tondo showing the victory of Theseus over the Minotaur in the presence of Athena from c. 435 BC
Theseus dragging the Minotaur out of the Labyrinth, red-figure kylix from c. 440–430 BC