Richard Strauss (1864-1949)
Die Frau ohne Schatten (1914 -1917)
opera in three acts for solo voices, choir and orchestra
[La femme sans ombre]
stage work
- General information
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Composition date:
1914 - 1917
- Duration: 3 h 30 mn
- Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes
- Opus: op. 65, Trenner 234
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Libretto (details, author):
Hugo von Hofmannsthal.
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Composition date:
1914 - 1917
- Type
- Vocal music and instrument(s) [Solo voice(s), choir(s) and orchestra]
Detailed formation
- soloists: soprano [colorature dramatique, rôle majeur] , 2 sopranos [dramatiques, rôles majeurs] , mezzo-soprano [dramatique, rôle majeur] , tenor [rôle majeur] , baritone [rôle majeur] , tenor [rôle mineur] , baritone [rôle mineur] , solo bass voice [rôle mineur] , 3 sopranos [petits rôles] , 3 contraltos [petits rôles] , tenor [petit rôle] , 3 solo bass voices [petits rôles]
- ensemble of vocal soloists(6 unspecified solo child voice [petits rôles])
- unspecified choir, 4 flutes (also 2 piccolos), 3 oboes (also English horn), 2 clarinets, Eb clarinet, basset horn, bass clarinet, 4 bassoons (also contrabassoon), 8 horns, 6 trumpets, 4 trombones, tuba, timpani, percussionist, 2 harp, strings
Premiere information
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Date:
10 October 1919
Location:Autriche, Vienne, Opéra
Performers:Franz Schalk.
Observations
Orchestre sur scène : 2 flûtes, 1 hautbois, 2 clarinettes, 1 basson, 1 cor, 6 trompettes, 6 trombones, 1 percussionniste, un orgue.