Daphne, Op. 82, is an opera in one act by Richard Strauss, subtitled "Bucolic Tragedy in One Act". The German libretto was by Joseph Gregor. The opera is based loosely on the mythological figure Daphne from Ovid's Metamorphoses and includes elements taken from The Bacchae by Euripides. The opera premiered at the Semperoper in Dresden on 15 October 1938, originally intended as a double bill with Strauss' Friedenstag, but as the scale of Daphne grew, that idea was abandoned. The conductor of the first performance was Karl Böhm, to whom the opera was dedicated.
Librettist | Joseph Gregor |
Date of composition | 1937 (1936-1937) |
Premiered | 1938, October 15th in Dresden, Germany |
First published | 1938 |
Type | Opera |
Catalogue | TrV 272 |
Approx. duration | 105 minutes |
Spoken language | German |
Instruments |
Orchestra
Voice (Soprano) - Daphne, daughter of Peneios and Gaea Voice (Bass) - Peneios, a fisherman, father of Daphne Voice (Contralto) - Gaea, Peneios wife, mother of Daphne Voice (Tenor) - Leukippos, a shepherd Voice (Tenor) - Apollo Voice (Baritone) - 1st Shepherd Voice (Tenor) - 2nd Shepherd Voice (Bass) - 3rd Shepherd Voice (Bass) - 4th Shepherd Voice (Soprano) - 1st Maid (Girl) Voice (Soprano) - 2nd Maid (Girl) |
Arrangements |
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Richard Strauss: Daphne-Etude in G major, TrV 272b
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Autotranslations beta |
Richard Strauss: Daphne, TrV 272 "Bukolische Tragödie in Einem Aufzüge" Richard Strauss: Daphne, TrV 272 "Bukolische Tragödie in Einem Aufzüge" Richard Strauss: Daphne, TrV 272 "Bukolische Tragödie in Einem Aufzüge" |