It was first performed on 1 July 1933, at the Dresden Sächsisches Staatstheater. The opera received its premiere in the UK on 17 May 1934 at London's Royal Opera House. Two decades later, on 10 February 1955, it was performed at the Metropolitan Opera in New York with Eleanor Steber in the title role. The Met has given 58 performances of the work since that date. In 2008, the production by Opera Australia won the Helpmann Award for Best Opera. Productions since 2012 have included performances in Vienna, Tokyo, Paris, Salzburg, Nuremberg, Hamburg, Budapest, Amsterdam, The Santa Fe Opera and Minneapolis.
Librettist | Hugo von Hofmannsthal |
Date of composition | 1932 (1930-1932) |
Premiered | 1933, July 1st (Semperoper) in Dresden, Germany |
First published | 1933 |
Type | Opera |
Catalogue | TrV 263 |
Approx. duration | 190 minutes |
Spoken language | German |
Instruments |
Orchestra
Chorus/Choir Voice (Soprano) - Arabella, daughter of Count Waldner Voice (Soprano) - Zdenka, Arabella's younger sister Voice (Bass) - Count Waldner, father of Arabella and Zdenka, a retired cavalry officer Voice (Mezzo-Soprano) - Adelaide, mother of Arabella and Zdenka, Waldner's wife Voice (Baritone) - Mandryka, a Croatian landowner Voice (Tenor) - Matteo, a young officer Voice (Tenor) - Count Elemer, one of Arabella's suitors Voice (Baritone) - Count Dominik, one of Arabella's suitors Voice (Bass) - Count Lamoral, one of Arabella's suitors Voice (Soprano) - Coloratura ; The Fiakermilli, belle of the Coachmen's Ball Voice (Soprano) - A fortune-teller Narrator, Recitant, Speaker - Welko, Djura, Jankel, Mandryka's servants Narrator, Recitant, Speaker - Hotel Porter Silent Role - A chaperone, three card players, a doctor, a waiter |
Autotranslations beta |
Richard Strauss: Arabella, TrV 263 "Lyrische komödie in drei aufzügen" Richard Strauss: Arabella, TrV 263 "Lyrische komödie in drei aufzügen" Richard Strauss: Arabella, TrV 263 "Lyrische komödie in drei aufzügen" |