Die ägyptische Helena (libretto)
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Die ägyptische Helena is an opera libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal, written for Richard Strauss and based on the mythological figure Helen of Troy in an imaginative, symbolist reworking.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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opera libretto ⓘ |
| associatedWith | interwar modernism ⓘ |
| author | Hugo von Hofmannsthal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Greek mythology
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Helen of Troy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith | Richard Strauss NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Austria ⓘ |
| createdForGenre | opera ⓘ |
| genre |
mythological drama
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symbolist drama ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Aithra
NERFINISHED
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Altair NERFINISHED ⓘ Da-ud NERFINISHED ⓘ Helen of Troy NERFINISHED ⓘ Hermione NERFINISHED ⓘ Menelaus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | Die ägyptische Helena (opera) plot ⓘ |
| hasMythologicalSource |
Euripides’ Helen
NERFINISHED
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Homeric tradition ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Act I
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Act II ⓘ |
| hasStyle |
mythopoetic
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poetic ⓘ symbolist ⓘ |
| intendedPerformanceContext | opera house ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| librettist | Hugo von Hofmannsthal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryForm | verse ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Symbolism ⓘ |
| medium | text ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | Helen of Troy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguageTitle | Die ägyptische Helena NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Die ägyptische Helena (opera) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Egypt
NERFINISHED
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mythic past ⓘ |
| theme |
identity
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illusion and reality ⓘ marital fidelity ⓘ redemption ⓘ |
| title | Die ägyptische Helena NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| writtenFor | Richard Strauss NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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