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.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
opera
ⓘ
romantic opera ⓘ |
| acts |
Act 1
ⓘ
Act 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ Act 3 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | an idea by Hugo von Hofmannsthal ⓘ |
| catalogueNumber | TrV 263 ⓘ |
| characterType | lyric soprano role ⓘ |
| composer | Richard Strauss NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compositionCountry | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eraDepicted | 19th-century Vienna ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDate | 1933-07-01 ⓘ |
| firstPerformancePlace | Dresden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceTheatre | Sächsische Staatsoper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Adelaide
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Arabella NERFINISHED ⓘ Count Waldner NERFINISHED ⓘ Mandryka NERFINISHED ⓘ Zdenka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
exploration of love and social expectations in 19th-century Vienna
ⓘ
rich orchestral writing typical of late Strauss ⓘ |
| numberOfActs | 3 ⓘ |
| orchestration | lush ⓘ |
| originalLanguageTitle | Arabella NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | 20th-century opera ⓘ |
| premiereCity | Dresden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereCompany | Sächsische Staatsoper Dresden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereConductor | Clemens Krauss NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | Adolph Fürstner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingCountry | Austria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPlace | Vienna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingTime | 1860s ⓘ |
| style | late Romantic ⓘ |
| theme |
class and status
ⓘ
love ⓘ marriage ⓘ social expectations ⓘ |
| workNumber | Op. 79 ⓘ |
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