Die Frau ohne Schatten

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Die Frau ohne Schatten is a symbolist opera, with a libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal and music by Richard Strauss, renowned for its rich orchestration, complex vocal writing, and fairy-tale–like exploration of humanity and sacrifice.

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instanceOf opera ⓘ
symbolist opera ⓘ
alsoKnownAs The Woman without a Shadow ⓘ
basedOn fairy-tale motifs ⓘ
catalogueNumber TrV 234 ⓘ
character Barak the dyer ⓘ
Barak's Wife ⓘ
The Emperor ⓘ
The Empress ⓘ
The Nurse ⓘ
commissionedBy Vienna Court Opera ⓘ
composer Richard Strauss ⓘ
compositionEndYear 1915 ⓘ
compositionStartYear 1911 ⓘ
conductorAtPremiere Franz Schalk ⓘ
dedicatedTo Franz Schalk ⓘ
firstRecordingYear 1955 ⓘ
genre opera ⓘ
symbolist opera ⓘ
influencedBy Eastern legends ⓘ
fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm ⓘ
language German ⓘ
librettist Hugo von Hofmannsthal ⓘ
librettoForm German verse ⓘ
movement Symbolism ⓘ
notableFor complex vocal writing ⓘ
demanding vocal roles ⓘ
large orchestral forces ⓘ
rich orchestration ⓘ
orchestration very large orchestra ⓘ
period late Romantic ⓘ
premiereCity Vienna ⓘ
premiereCountry Austria ⓘ
premiereDate 1919-10-10 ⓘ
premierePlace Vienna State Opera ⓘ
publisher Adolph Fürstner ⓘ
relatedWork Ariadne auf Naxos ⓘ
Der Rosenkavalier ⓘ
setting mythical oriental empire ⓘ
structure three acts ⓘ
theme fertility ⓘ
humanity ⓘ
marriage ⓘ
redemption ⓘ
sacrifice ⓘ
vocalForces large chorus ⓘ
soloists ⓘ

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Hugo von Hofmannsthal → notableWork → Die Frau ohne Schatten ⓘ
Hugo von Hofmannsthal → notableWork → Die Frau ohne Schatten (libretto) ⓘ
linked to: Die Frau ohne Schatten
Richard Strauss → notableWork → Die Frau ohne Schatten ⓘ
Lyrische Dramen → hasPart → Die Frau ohne Schatten ⓘ
Lyrische Dramen → hasPart → Die Frau ohne Schatten (Libretto) ⓘ
linked to: Die Frau ohne Schatten