Ariadne auf Naxos

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Ariadne auf Naxos is an opera by Richard Strauss with a libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal that uniquely combines elements of serious opera and light-hearted comedy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf opera
actCount 1
alsoKnownAs Ariadne on Naxos
catalogueNumber TrV 228
collaborationWith Hugo von Hofmannsthal
composer Richard Strauss
countryOfOrigin Germany
distinguishingFeature combines serious opera and light-hearted comedy
meta-theatrical plot about an opera performance
firstPerformanceConductor Hermann Levi
firstPublisher Adolph Fürstner
genre comic opera
opera
opera within an opera
tragic opera
hasPrologue yes
language German
librettist Hugo von Hofmannsthal
librettoBasedOn Greek myth of Ariadne and Bacchus
mainCharacter Ariadne
Bacchus
linked to: Dionysus

The Composer
Zerbinetta
notableAria Es gibt ein Reich
Großmächtige Prinzessin
Sein wir wieder gut
orchestration chamber orchestra
originalVersion incorporated a play by Molière
partOf Strauss–Hofmannsthal collaborations
period 20th-century opera
premiereDate 1912-10-25
premiereLocation Stuttgart
revisedVersion removed the Molière play
revisedVersionConductor Franz Schalk
revisedVersionPremiereDate 1916-10-04
revisedVersionPremiereLocation Vienna
setting the house of the richest man in Vienna
the island of Naxos
linked to: Island of Naxos
structure prologue and one act
style early modernist
late Romantic
theme contrast between high art and popular entertainment
faithfulness and inconstancy in love
transformation through love
vocalForces baritone
mezzo-soprano
soprano
tenor

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Hugo von Hofmannsthal notableWork Ariadne auf Naxos
Richard Strauss notableWork Ariadne auf Naxos
Jessye Norman notableRole Ariadne in Richard Strauss's "Ariadne auf Naxos"
linked to: Ariadne auf Naxos
Die Frau ohne Schatten relatedWork Ariadne auf Naxos
Ariadne auf Naxos (libretto) title Ariadne auf Naxos
Ariadne auf Naxos (libretto) forWork Ariadne auf Naxos (opera)
linked to: Ariadne auf Naxos
Lyrische Dramen hasPart Ariadne auf Naxos
Capriccio relatedWork Ariadne auf Naxos
Julia Varady notableRole Ariadne in Strauss's "Ariadne auf Naxos"
linked to: Ariadne auf Naxos