Die Liebe der Danae
(The Love of Danae) op. 83 (1938-40)A cheerful mythology in three acts
Duration: 180'
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)
Abbreviations (PDF)
Opera
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Publisher
Boosey & Hawkes
Territory
This work is available from Boosey & Hawkes
for all countries except Germany, Italy, Portugal, Danzig, and the former territories of the USSR.
Availability
World Premiere
8/16/1944
Festspielhaus, Salzburg
Salzburg Festival (final rehearsal) / Clemens Krauss
Subjects
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