SWR retro · On the premiere of "Elegy for Young Lovers"

The new opera "The Young Lord" by Hans Werner Henze. A report on an opera in two productions, in two interpretations. Comparison of the world premiere in Berlin and the production in Stuttgart. (Source: swr)

In the interview with Friedrich Luft, the composer Hans Werner Henze talks about his musical work and his views on the function of music. Among other things, he addresses mass culture, working on commissioned works, and the distancing of contemporary music from the audience. His works for the theater and his love of opera are also covered in closer detail. (Source: rbb)

As part of the WDR radio series ‘Musikalisches Nachtprogramm’, he gives an introduction to his work ‘Antifone’, which was premiered in Berlin on 20 January 1962 under the baton of Herbert von Karajan. (Source: WDR)

The composer talks to Dethardt Fissen about Heinrich von Kleist’s play and how it came to be turned into an opera – thanks in part to Ingeborg Bachmann. (source: NDR)