The End of a World (Das Ende einer Welt)
Radio opera in two acts with prologue and epilogue
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Composer: Hans Werner Henze
| Speaker | (narrator) | Gisela von Collande |
| (announcer) | Hans Paetsch | |
| (lecturer) | Hans Lietzau | |
| Soprano | (Signora Sgambati) | Anneliese Rothenberger |
| Tenor | (Dobrowska) | Fritz Göllnitz |
| Alto | (Marquesa) | Ursula Zollenkopf |
| Tenor | (Herr Fallersleben) | Helmut Melchert |
| Baritone | (Professor Kuntz-Sartori) | Horst Günter |
| Bass | (Golch) | Hermann Rith |
Producer: Curt Reiss
Choir and Orchestra of the Hamburger Rundfunk (NWDR)
Conductor: Harry Hermann Spitz