Ariadne auf Naxos (libretto)
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Ariadne auf Naxos (libretto) is the German-language text by Hugo von Hofmannsthal for Richard Strauss’s opera that uniquely combines high tragedy with light-hearted commedia dell’arte elements.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German-language libretto
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opera libretto ⓘ |
| associatedMovement | early 20th-century modernism ⓘ |
| author | Hugo von Hofmannsthal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | myth of Ariadne and Bacchus ⓘ |
| collaborator | Richard Strauss NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composerOfAssociatedOpera | Richard Strauss NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Austria-Hungary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dramaticForm | combination of high tragedy and light comedy ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Ariadne
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Bacchus NERFINISHED ⓘ Brighella NERFINISHED ⓘ Der Haushofmeister (the Major-Domo) NERFINISHED ⓘ Der Komponist (the Composer) NERFINISHED ⓘ Dryade NERFINISHED ⓘ Echo NERFINISHED ⓘ Harlekin NERFINISHED ⓘ Najade NERFINISHED ⓘ Scaramuccio NERFINISHED ⓘ Truffaldin NERFINISHED ⓘ Zerbinetta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceLanguage | German ⓘ |
| forWork | Ariadne auf Naxos (opera) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreElement |
commedia dell’arte
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tragedy ⓘ |
| hasOperaSetting | deserted seashore on Naxos ⓘ |
| hasPrologueSetting | house of the richest man in Vienna ⓘ |
| intendedMedium | music drama ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| librettist | Hugo von Hofmannsthal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| librettistBirthplace | Vienna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
juxtaposition of opera seria and commedia dell’arte troupe
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meta-theatrical depiction of opera rehearsal and performance ⓘ |
| originalContext | play-within-a-play attached to Hofmannsthal’s adaptation of Molière’s Le Bourgeois gentilhomme ⓘ |
| originalVersionYear | 1912 ⓘ |
| revisedContext | independent opera with prologue and one act ⓘ |
| revisedVersionYear | 1916 ⓘ |
| setting | island of Naxos ⓘ |
| structureElement |
Opera proper
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Prologue ⓘ |
| textType | sung text ⓘ |
| theme |
conflict between serious opera and light entertainment
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relationship between art and patronage ⓘ transformation of grief into new love ⓘ |
| title | Ariadne auf Naxos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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