Opera in the Repertoire · Early Modern
Ariadne auf Naxos
Music by Richard Strauss · libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal · premiered 1912 · at Staatsoper Stuttgart
Ariadne auf Naxos (Ariadne on Naxos), Op. 60, is a 1912 opera by Richard Strauss with a German libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal. The opera's unusual combination of elements of low commedia dell'arte with those of high opera seria points up one of the work's principal themes: the competition between high and low art for the public's attention.
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About the Composer
Richard Strauss is the composer of record for this opera.
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Other Operas by Richard Strauss
- Arabella
- Daphne
- Feuersnot
- Elektra (1903)
- Der Rosenkavalier (1911)
- Die Frau ohne Schatten (1914)
- Die Liebe der Danae (1920)
- Intermezzo (1924)