Le bourgeois gentilhomme (also widely know in its German form as Der Bürger als Edelman), Op. 60, is an orchestral suite written by Richard Strauss between 1911 and 1917. The original idea of Hugo von Hofmannsthal was to revive Molière's 1670 play Le Bourgeois gentilhomme, simplify the plot and introduce a commedia dell'arte troupe, add some incidental music and conclude matters with a one-act opera Ariadne auf Naxos.
| Librettist | Molière |
| Date of composition | 1920 |
| Premiered | 1920, January 31st in Vienna, Austria by Richard Strauss |
| Type | Suite |
| Catalogue | TrV 228c |
| Approx. duration | 25 minutes |
| Instruments | Orchestra |
| Autotranslations beta |
Richard Strauss: Le bourgeois gentilhomme, TrV 228c Richard Strauss: Le bourgeois gentilhomme, TrV 228c Richard Strauss: Le bourgeois gentilhomme, TrV 228c |