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Elegy For Young Lovers / Glyndebourne Festival 1961
Composer: Hans Werner Henze
Librettist: WH Auden & Chester Kallman
Sung In: English
Notes: World premiere. Henry Bardon collaborated with De Nobili on the designs. The performance on 23 July was sung by John Shirley-Quirk and mimed by Carlos Alexander in the part of Mittenhofer. The performance on 29 July was partly sung by Ettie Holt in the last act while Dorothy Dorow performed.
Performances
13 July 1961 at Glyndebourne view performance details
15 July 1961 at Glyndebourne view performance details
19 July 1961 at Glyndebourne view performance details
21 July 1961 at Glyndebourne view performance details
23 July 1961 at Glyndebourne view performance details
27 July 1961 at Glyndebourne view performance details
29 July 1961 at Glyndebourne view performance details
01 August 1961 at Glyndebourne view performance details