Die Frau ohne Schatten

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opera symbolist opera

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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Surface form	Occurrences
Die Frau ohne Schatten (libretto)	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	opera ⓘ symbolist opera ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	The Woman without a Shadow NERFINISHED ⓘ
basedOn	fairy-tale motifs ⓘ
catalogueNumber	TrV 234 ⓘ
character	Barak the dyer NERFINISHED ⓘ Barak's Wife NERFINISHED ⓘ The Emperor NERFINISHED ⓘ The Empress NERFINISHED ⓘ The Nurse NERFINISHED ⓘ
commissionedBy	Vienna Court Opera NERFINISHED ⓘ
composer	Richard Strauss NERFINISHED ⓘ
compositionEndYear	1915 ⓘ
compositionStartYear	1911 ⓘ
conductorAtPremiere	Franz Schalk NERFINISHED ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Franz Schalk NERFINISHED ⓘ
firstRecordingYear	1955 ⓘ
genre	opera ⓘ symbolist opera ⓘ
influencedBy	Eastern legends ⓘ fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm ⓘ
language	German ⓘ
librettist	Hugo von Hofmannsthal NERFINISHED ⓘ
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 NERFINISHED ⓘ
premiereCountry	Austria NERFINISHED ⓘ
premiereDate	1919-10-10 ⓘ
premierePlace	Vienna State Opera NERFINISHED ⓘ
publisher	Adolph Fürstner NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedWork	Ariadne auf Naxos NERFINISHED ⓘ Der Rosenkavalier NERFINISHED ⓘ
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 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Die Frau ohne Schatten (libretto)

Richard Strauss → notableWork → Die Frau ohne Schatten ⓘ