29 January 1971, and its first stage production was given at the Staatstheater Nürnberg on 15 April 1972. Henze revised the work in 1990, and it has been performed on several occasions since, notably in 2006 by the Berlin Philharmonic conducted by Sir Simon Rattle at the Berliner Philharmonie concert hall. Roles La Mort (soprano) Jean Charles (baritone) Charon (narrator) Chorus of the Living Chorus of the Dead (mixed coir) Children's choir Structure Part 1 Die Einschiffung zum Untergang [embarkation for disaster] Part 2 Die neunte Nacht und der Morgen [ninth night and the morning] References Further reading Hamel, Peter Michael. 2000. "Politisches Komponieren damals und heute: Persönliche Rückblicke und Einsichten". In Kultur, Bildung, Politik: Festschrift für Hermann Rauhe zum 70. Geburtstag, edited by Wolfgang Hochstein and Hanns-Werner Heiser, 735–751. Hamburg: Bockel. Traber, Habakuk. 2000. "Musik ergreift die Fahnen: Die Skandale um Henzes Floß der Medusa und Nonos Intolleranza 1960". Neue Zeitschrift für Musik 161, no. 3 (May–June): 34–41. External links Work details, Schott Music German-language oratorios 1968 compositions Art works that caused riots Music controversies Compositions by Hans Werner Henze Cultural depictions of Che Guevara Music dedicated to causes or groups