Strauss, Richard:
Die Liebe der Danae(The Love of Danae) op. 83(1938-40)180' A cheerful mythology in three acts
Music Text
Libretto by Joseph Gregor after sketches by Hugo von Hofmannsthal (G)
Scoring
Major roles: 4S,M,A,3T,Bar; minor roles: 2T,6B; men's chorus
3(II,III=picc).picc.2.corA.3.bhn.bcl.3.dbn-6.4.4.1-timp.perc(2):glsp/
tamb/tgl/cyms/BD/SD/tam-t-2harp-cel-pft-strings(16.16.12.10.8)
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World Premiere
16/08/1944
Festspielhaus, Salzburg Salzburg Festival (final rehearsal) / Clemens Krauss
Recommended Recording
Lauren Flanigan, Peter Coleman-Wright, Michael Hendrick, William Lewis, Lisa Saffer, Hugh Smith, Rodne Brown, James Archie Worley, William Berges, Richard Crist, Tamara Mesic, Mary Phillips, Jane Jennings, Elisabeth Canis, New York Concert Chorale, American Symphony Orchestra, Leon Botstein Telarc CD80570
