Strauss, Richard: Daphne op. 82 (1936-37) 105'
A bucolic tragedy in one act
Music Text
Libretto by Joseph Gregor (G,E,F)
Scoring
Major roles: dramcolS,lyrT,heldT,B minor roles: 2S,A,T,Bar,2B; chorus; ballet 3(III=picc).2.corA.3.bhn.bcl.3.dbn-4.alphn.3.3.1-timp.perc:BD/cyms/ tgl/tamb/tam-t-2harp-org-strings(16.16.12.10.8).
Abbreviations (PDF).
Territory
This work is available from Boosey & Hawkes for all countries except Germany, Italy, Portugal, Danzig, and the former territories of the USSR.
For full details on this stagework, including synopsis and roles, please visit our Opera section.
World Premiere
10/15/1938
Sächsisches Staatstheater Opernhaus, Dresden
Dresden State Opera / Karl Böhm
Recommended Recording
Lucia Popp/Reiner Goldberg/Kurt Moll/Peter Schreier/Ortrun Wenkel/Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and Chorus/Bernard Haitink
EMI CDS7493092
A bucolic tragedy in one act
Music Text
Libretto by Joseph Gregor (G,E,F)
Scoring
Major roles: dramcolS,lyrT,heldT,B minor roles: 2S,A,T,Bar,2B; chorus; ballet 3(III=picc).2.corA.3.bhn.bcl.3.dbn-4.alphn.3.3.1-timp.perc:BD/cyms/ tgl/tamb/tam-t-2harp-org-strings(16.16.12.10.8).
Abbreviations (PDF).
Territory
This work is available from Boosey & Hawkes for all countries except Germany, Italy, Portugal, Danzig, and the former territories of the USSR.
For full details on this stagework, including synopsis and roles, please visit our Opera section.
World Premiere
10/15/1938
Sächsisches Staatstheater Opernhaus, Dresden
Dresden State Opera / Karl Böhm
Recommended Recording
Lucia Popp/Reiner Goldberg/Kurt Moll/Peter Schreier/Ortrun Wenkel/Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and Chorus/Bernard Haitink
EMI CDS7493092
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