Hans Werner Henze: Summer of 1966 (1967)
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Hans Werner Henze: Summer of 1966 follows the acclaimed German composer to Salzburg and Berlin, documenting his rehearsals for his now famous opera, "The Bassarids". Based on a fragment of a Euripides play, the opera was a widely celebrated point in Henze's career, capturing his compositional style and progressive musical attitudes. Celebrating his 40th birthday at the time, Henze was then living in Rome and enjoying a growing reputation all over Western Europe as a conductor and composer.
- Release date
- March 26, 1967
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- W.H. Auden as Self
- Stephen Burton as Self
- Loren Driscoll as Self
- Ingeborg Hallstein as Self
- Peter Hartman as Self
- Hans Werner Henze as Self
- Chester Kallman as Self
- Peter Lagger as Self
- Vera Little as Self
- Helmut Melchert as Self
Crew
- Michael Blackwood · Director
- Michael Blackwood · Producer
- Christian Blackwood · Cinematographer