Strauss, Richard: Die schweigsame Frau (The Silent Woman) op. 80 (1932-35) 130'
Comic opera in three acts

Music Text  
Libretto by Stefan Zweig after Ben Jonson's 'Epicoene' (G,E,I)

Scoring
Major roles: colS,A,lyrT,lyrB,B; minor roles: colS,M,Bar,2B; chorus 3(III=picc).2.corA.3.bcl.3(III=dbn)-4.3.3.1-timp.perc(3-4):SD/BD/ cyms/tam-t/tgl/tamb/ratchet/cast/xyl/bells/glsp-cel-harp-org-hpd- bagpipes-strings(14.12.8.8.6)


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World Premiere
6/24/1935
Sächsisches Staatstheater Opernhaus, Dresden
Dresden State Opera / Karl Böhm


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Schweigsame Frau Op80	Study Score (hardback)	> Details
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