Brief von W. H. Auden an H. W. Henze, 8. November 1964
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Vorausgehend
- 1964-10-19: an Henze
- 1964-10-26: von Henze
Folgend
- 1964-11-23: an Henze
- 1965-10-06: von Henze
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Berlin-Dahlem
Hubertusbaderstrasse 43
answered Nov. 14 ‡
Peter Heyworth (who is, I must assure you, despite any
difficulties you have had, a very great fan of yours)
spoke to Earl Harewood about Bassy
and‡
Covent Garden,
and the latter thought it an excellent idea. Though he
is now no longer directly concerned with C.G., his voice
has power there. Maybe it would be a good thing to
send him a copy of the Libretto.*
Ann
‡ settles into my bourgeois dolls-house – no guest-
room but two toilets, no radio but a large T-V
set. Don’t know many people yet and feel a bit lonesome.
Of course, there is always Herbert’s, but the attractive
Strich‡ are, very uncertaintly‡,‡
immer
stanco, stanco.
My will is at last signed, witnessed and sealed so, as I
wrote him, Chester can start grinding‡ up the glass
t’abbraccio. Wystan
Apparat
Verantwortlichkeiten
- Herausgegeben von
- Elena Minetti
- Übertragung
- Elena Minetti; Joachim Veit
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Textzeuge: Basel (Schweiz), Paul Sacher Stiftung (CH-Bps), Sammlung Hans Werner Henze, Abteilung: Korrespondenz
Signatur: Auden, Wystan HughQuellenbeschreibung
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1.Handschrift, Auden, Wystan Hugh, Kugelschreiber (blau).
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2.Handschrift, Kugelschreiber (hellblau).
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"Nov 8th1964"in der Zeile hinzugefügt, handschriftlich, Kugelschreiber (blau), Auden, Wystan Hugh
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"Kirchstetten (Westbahn)"durchgestrichen, handschriftlich, Kugelschreiber (blau), Auden, Wystan Hugh
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"Hinterholz 6"durchgestrichen, handschriftlich, Kugelschreiber (blau), Auden, Wystan Hugh
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"N.-Ö., Austria"durchgestrichen, handschriftlich, Kugelschreiber (blau), Auden, Wystan Hugh
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"answered Nov. 14 "am rechten Rand hinzugefügt, handschriftlich, Kugelschreiber (hellblau)
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"of"unsichere Lesung
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"Reinhold"sic
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"and"unsichere Lesung
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"… Ann"The name could be also „Am“.
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"Strich"unsichere Lesung
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"uncertaintly"unsichere Lesung
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"… Strich are, very uncertaintly ,"The words „Stich“ and „uncertaintly“ are not really legible.
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"grinding"unsichere Lesung
Einzelstellenerläuterung
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"… Nov 8 th 1964"Auden’s address in Berlin-Dahlem – Hubertusbaderstrasse 43 – confirms the year. He lived there for six months during the winter and spring of 1964-1965 (except for the month of December when he was instead in New York City), as artist-in-residence of the Ford Foundation.
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"N.-Ö."Abk. von "Niederösterreich".
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"… of letter of Herr Reinhold"As stated in one of Auden’s later letters, Helmut Reinold was initially supposed to be the translator of the libretto of The Bassarids, but in the end the translation was entrusted to Maria Bosse-Sporleder. Reinold is only mentioned in the published score for setting up the libretto.
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"… copy of the Libretto ."It is not certain whether the dialogue between Peter Heyworth and Earl Harewood led to a Covent Garden production of The Bassarids. In the BBC Radio 3 Programme Index, however, it appears that the first English performance of The Bassarids was recorded in Royal Albert Hall and broadcast on 22 September 1968 with the participation of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden. The work’s fully-staged English premiere was held at the English National Opera in October 1974, with the composer conducting.
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stanco, stanco
- tired, tired
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t’abbraccio
- I hug you
Automatischer Kommentar
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"Ann"Zuordnung nicht eindeutig.
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"Herbert’s"Zuordnung nicht eindeutig.
