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 1911 and either 1915 or 1917. When it premiered in Vienna 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.
| Original Name | Die Frau ohne Schatten |
| Librettist | Hugo von Hofmannsthal |
| Date of composition | 1917 (1911-1917) |
| Premiered | 1919, October 10th in Vienna, Austria |
| First published | 1919 |
| Type | Opera |
| Catalogue | TrV 234 |
| Approx. duration | 210 minutes |
| Spoken language | German |
| Instruments |
Chorus/Choir
Orchestra Voice (Tenor) - The Emperor (Der Kaiser) Voice (Soprano) - High dramatic soprano ; The Empress (Die Kaiserin), Keikobad's daughter Voice (Mezzo-Soprano) - Dramatic mezzo-soprano ; The Nurse (Die Amme), her guardian Voice (Bass-Baritone) - Barak, the Dyer (Barak, der Färber) Voice (Soprano) - High dramatic soprano ; The Dyer's Wife (Die Färberin) Voice (Bass) - High ; The One-eyed Man (Der Einäugige), Barak's brother Voice (Bass) - The One-Armed Man (Der Einarmige), Barak's brother Voice (Tenor) - High ; The Hunchback (Der Bucklige), Barak's brother Voice (Tenor) - The Messenger of Keikobad (Geisterbote) Voice (Soprano) - The Voice of a Falcon (Die Stimme des Falken) Voice (Tenor) - High ; The Apparition of a Youth (Die Erscheinung eines Jünglings) Voice (Soprano) - The Guardian of the Threshold (Der Hüter der Schwelle des Tempels) Voice (Contralto) - A Voice From Above (Stimme von oben) |
| Arrangements |
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Richard Strauss: Symphonic Fantasy from Die Frau ohne Schatten, TrV 234a
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| Autotranslations beta |
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