Daphne

Daphne, Op. 82, is an opera in one act by Richard Strauss, subtitled "Bucolic Tragedy in One Act". The German libretto was by Joseph Gregor. The opera is based loosely on the mythological figure Daphne from Ovid's Metamorphoses and includes elements taken from The Bacchae by Euripides.

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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
• Feuersnot
• Elektra  (1903)
• Der Rosenkavalier  (1911)
• Ariadne auf Naxos  (1912)
• Die Frau ohne Schatten  (1914)
• Die Liebe der Danae  (1920)
• Intermezzo  (1924)