Elegy for Young Lovers

Opera in 3 acts
Music by
Hans Werner Henze
Libretto by
Chester Kallman
W. H. Auden
Language
German
Premiere
1961
Roles
  • Hilde Mack, a widow
    Soprano
    • Coloratura Soprano
  • Elizabeth Zimmer
    Soprano
    • Carolina, Countess of Kirchstätten, secretary to Mittenhofer
      Alto
      • Contralto
    • Toni Reischmann
      Tenor
      • Gregor Mittenhofer, a poet
        Baritone
        • Dr. Wilhelm Reischmann, a physician
          Bass
          • Josef Mauer, a mountain climb leader
            Non-Singing
            • Speaking Role