L’Upupa und der Triumph der Sohnesliebe von Henze

Badi’at el-Hosn wal Dschamal, a Jewish girl - Sopran
The demon - Tenor
The old man (Al Radshi, known as the ‘Eccentric Widower’) Grand Vizier of Manda, the Island of the Black Baboons - Bariton
Malik, the ancient Sultan of Pati - Mezzosopran
Dijab, the old tyrant of Kipungani - Bass
Al Kasim (‘the Sharer’), Al Radshi’s youngest son - Bariton
Adschib (‘the Wayward’), another son, a good-for-nothing - Countertenor
Gharib (‘the Untrustworthy’), another son, a sly fox- Bass
The nameless dictator - mute
Gardeners, flowers, guards, Nubian soldiers, henchmen and three gnomes

2003 Markus Stenz; Wiener Philharmoniker, Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor
Adschib: Axel Köhler
Al Kasim: Matthias Goerne
Alter Mann: Alfred Muff
Badi'at el-Hosn: Laura Aikin
Dämon: John Mark Ainsley
Dijab: Günter Missenhardt
Gharib: Anton Scharinger
Malik: Hanna Schwarz
Vokalensemble: Franz Gruber, Jung Won Han-Gallaun, Konrad Huber, Kaya Maria Last, Csaba Markovitz, Zbigniew Pinderak, Marianne Sattmann, Evelin Saul
EuroArt DVD 2053929 (1 DVD 135'40) (live, Salzburg)