Strauss, Richard: Arabella op. 79 (1930-32) 150'
Lyric comedy in three acts
Music Text
Libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal (G,Cz,E,F,I)
Scoring
Major roles: dramS,lyrS,Bar; minor roles: colS,M/A,2T small roles: S,Bar,2B,10mimes; chorus 3(III=picc).2.corA.3.bcl.3(III=dbn)-4.3.3.1-timp.sleigh bells-harp- strings
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World Premiere
7/1/1933
Sächsisches Staatstheater Opernhaus, Dresden
Dresden State Opera / Clemens Krauss
Recommended Recording
Lisa della Casa/Hilde Gueden/George London/Otto Edelmann/Ira Malaniuk/Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra/Georg Solti
Decca 460-230-2
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Lyric comedy in three acts
Music Text
Libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal (G,Cz,E,F,I)
Scoring
Major roles: dramS,lyrS,Bar; minor roles: colS,M/A,2T small roles: S,Bar,2B,10mimes; chorus 3(III=picc).2.corA.3.bcl.3(III=dbn)-4.3.3.1-timp.sleigh bells-harp- strings
For full details on this stagework, including synopsis and roles, please visit our Opera section.
World Premiere
7/1/1933
Sächsisches Staatstheater Opernhaus, Dresden
Dresden State Opera / Clemens Krauss
Recommended Recording
Lisa della Casa/Hilde Gueden/George London/Otto Edelmann/Ira Malaniuk/Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra/Georg Solti
Decca 460-230-2
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Kiri Te Kanawa/Gabriele Fontana/Franz Grundheber/Helga Dernesch/Peter Seiffert/Gilles Cachemaille/Kurt Rydl/Covent Garden Royal Opera House/Jeffrey Tate
Decca 417-623-2
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