Arabella

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Arabella is a romantic opera in three acts by Richard Strauss, first performed in 1933, known for its lush orchestration and exploration of love and social expectations in 19th-century Vienna.

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Arabella canonical 6
Arabella (opera) 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf opera ⓘ
romantic opera ⓘ
acts Act 1 ⓘ
Act 2 ⓘ
Act 3 ⓘ
basedOn an idea by Hugo von Hofmannsthal ⓘ
catalogueNumber TrV 263 ⓘ
characterType lyric soprano role ⓘ
composer Richard Strauss ⓘ
compositionCountry Germany ⓘ
eraDepicted 19th-century Vienna ⓘ
firstPerformanceDate 1933-07-01 ⓘ
firstPerformancePlace Dresden ⓘ
firstPerformanceTheatre Sächsische Staatsoper ⓘ
form opera in three acts ⓘ
genre opera ⓘ
romantic opera ⓘ
hasAria Aber der Richtige ⓘ
Er ist der Richtige nicht ⓘ
Und du wirst mein Gebieter sein ⓘ
historicalContext pre-World War I Austro-German culture ⓘ
language German ⓘ
librettist Hugo von Hofmannsthal ⓘ
mainCharacter Adelaide ⓘ
Arabella ⓘ
Count Waldner ⓘ
Mandryka ⓘ
Zdenka ⓘ
notableFeature exploration of love and social expectations in 19th-century Vienna ⓘ
rich orchestral writing typical of late Strauss ⓘ
numberOfActs 3 ⓘ
orchestration lush ⓘ
originalLanguageTitle Arabella ⓘ
period 20th-century opera ⓘ
premiereCity Dresden ⓘ
premiereCompany Sächsische Staatsoper Dresden ⓘ
premiereConductor Clemens Krauss ⓘ
publisher Adolph Fürstner ⓘ
settingCountry Austria ⓘ
settingPlace Vienna ⓘ
settingTime 1860s ⓘ
style late Romantic ⓘ
theme class and status ⓘ
love ⓘ
marriage ⓘ
social expectations ⓘ
workNumber Op. 79 ⓘ

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Richard Strauss → notableWork → Arabella ⓘ
Arabella (libretto) → writtenFor → Arabella (opera) ⓘ
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Arabella (libretto) → partOf → Arabella (opera) ⓘ
linked to: Arabella
Lyrische Dramen → hasPart → Arabella ⓘ
AM → hasTrack → Arabella ⓘ