Die Frau ohne Schatten
Music by Richard Strauss · libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal · premiered 1919 · at Vienna State Opera house
Die Frau ohne Schatten (The Woman without a Shadow), Op. 65, is an opera in three acts by Richard Strauss with a libretto by his long-time collaborator, the poet Hugo von Hofmannsthal. It was written between 1914 and 1917. When it premiered at the Vienna State Opera on 10 October 1919, critics and audiences were unenthusiastic. Many cited problems with Hofmannsthal's complicated and heavily symbolic libretto. However, it is now a standard part of the operatic repertoire.
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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)
- Ariadne auf Naxos (1912)
- Die Liebe der Danae (1920)
- Intermezzo (1924)