Letter from W. H. Auden to H. W. Henze, May 8, 1966
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- 1965-12-09: to Henze
- 1966-04-19: from Henze
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- 1966-07-14: to Henze
- 1966-08-27: from Henze
[Manuscript]
May 8th
[1966]
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Kirchstetten (Westbahn)
Hinterholz 6
N.-Ö., Austria
Dearest Hans:
Delighted to read that you are
going to be here on the 18th
for
your ballet.
Do come and spend a night.
Many thanks for your intervention in
Salzburg. They have found the rooms.*
love Wystan.
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- Editor(s)
- Elena Minetti
- Transcription
- Elena Minetti; Joachim Veit
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Text Source: Basel (Schweiz), Paul Sacher Stiftung (CH-Bps), Sammlung Hans Werner Henze, Abteilung: Korrespondenz
Shelf mark: Auden, Wystan HughPhysical Description
- Document type: Letter
- Briefpapier_Auden_Kirchstetten
- Faltung: 1mal längs, 1mal quer
- Wasserzeichen: “Myrtle Mill”: Wappen der Papierindustrie und dem Namen Myrtle Mill.
- 1 folio
- 1 written page
- Dimensions: 292x210 [mm] (HxW)
- Gelocht.
- Rand: 5,3 cm
- Text zentriert auf der Seite notiert.
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1.Handwriting, Auden, Wystan Hugh, ballpoint pen (blue).
Commentary
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"… May 8th 1966"The date is inferred from the fact that Auden refers to a ballet by Henze that was to be performed in Austria. In all likelihood, the librettist is referring to the premiere of the ballet Tancredi, which took place on 18 May 1966 at the Vienna State Opera, with choreography by Rudolf Nureyev, to whom the work is dedicated.
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"… They have found the rooms."Auden thanked Henze for his help, requested in his letter on 10 October [1965], in finding rooms to stay in Salzburg for the subsequent premiere of The Bassarids that was to be held there on 6 August 1966.
