RECORDED INTERVIEWS

  • 2024 Lyric Fest Interview — Gabriel Feldt interviews Daron about composing The Art of Song here.

  • 2021 WILDSound Film Podcast — Matthew Toffolo interviews Daron about Orson Rehearsed here.

  • 2021 Florida Grand Opera Video — Rafael Porto interviews Hagen about the opera New York Stories here.

  • 2020 Interplay: Conversations in Music — Michael Schapiro interviews Hagen about Orson Rehearsed here.

  • 2020 Capricorn Conversations — H. Paul Moon interviews Hagen about his work and the “Curtis school” of composers here.

  • 2019 Presto: Episode #8 with John Nowacki New England Public Radio – Hagen discusses, and reads from, his memoir here.

  • 2018 Classical Classroom, Episode 181: The Magicians – Hagen discusses Orson Welles and Orson Rehearsed here.

  • 2017 Anniversaries for Lenny — Lara Downes interviews Hagen about Leonard Bernstein’s influence on his career here.

  • 2016 Classical Classroom, Episode 147: Happy Birthday Ned Rorem! — Hagen discusses Rorem’s legacy here.

  • 2016 KeyedUp Project — Marc Peloquin interviews Hagen about his keyboard works here.

  • 2015 A Musical Life with Hugh Sung — Hagen and wife Gilda Lyons discuss their music and life together here.

  • 2015 Classical Classroom, Ep 99: Daron Hagen On Britten And His Budd — Hagen discusses Britten’s opera here.

  • 2014 NewMusicBox: The Human Element — Frank Oteri interviews Hagen about his operas here.

  • 2011 PrivateLessons Interview with Ghenady Meierson — Hagen discusses his career here.

  • 2010 Themes and Variations — Louisville Public Radio host Daniel Gilliam interviews Hagen here.

  • 2010 ClassicallyHip Texas Public Radio — John Clare interviews. Hagen discusses the opera Amelia here.

  • 2010 Arts Digest PBS Television interview with Tom Strini — Hagen discusses his opera Amelia here.

PRINT INTERVIEWS

GENERAL INTERVIEWS

  • 2009 Yale Oral History of American Music "Major Figures in American Music" interview here.

  • Backus, Carolyn. (Interviewer), Oral History Interview about vocal pedagogy; downloadable archival material, English, 1995, Baylor University Archives, Waco, TX

  • Burwasser, Peter. “War Correspondence.” The Philadelphia City Paper. April 17, 1991.

  • Duffy, Bruce. (Interviewer), WNIB 2/20/97, 5/29/99. More information here.

  • Reel, James. "A Conversation with Composer Daron Hagen", Fanfare Magazine (September/October 1999): 128–133

ABOUT FILMMAKING

  • Naxos Explore Classical Music interview here.

  • New York Arts and Cinema interview here.

  • Universal Cinema, Film and TV Journal interview here.

  • Fullshot Cine Mag interview here.

  • Toronto Film Magazine interview here.

  • Wellesnet Movie interview here.

  • Chicago Movie Magazine interview here.

  • F is for Film interview here.

  • OperaSense interview here.

  • OperaWire interview here.

  • Wellesnet Opera interview here.

ARCHIVED LECTURES

  • 2011 Russian Language Workshop Lecture on Tchaikovsky’s Iolante here.

  • 2012 Russian Language Workshop Lecture on Tchaikovsky’s Queen of Spades (part 1) here.

  • 2012 Russian Language Workshop Lecture on Tchaikovsky’s Queen of Spades (part 2) here.

  • 2013 Russian Language Workshop Lecture on Tchaikovsky’s Francesca da Rimini here.

  • 2014 Russian Language Workshop Lecture on Rubenstein’s The Demon here.

ARCHIVAL VIDEOS

  • Brüning Diane Coburn Daron Hagen Nancy S Jordan Cathy Lee Cawley Chenault Spence Bruno Ferrandis Eric Bradley Wally Cardona Christine Kessler and Patricia McCarthy dirs. 1989. Interior. (Archival DVD of the world premiere ballet score.)

  • Douglas William Tim Purtell Amy Reusch Bill Coleman Amy Schwartz Peter Smith Valerie Striar Paula Swiatkowski Daron Hagen and Université du Québec à Montréal dirs. 1987. -- And the Air. Université du Québec à Montréal Département de danse.