Richard Strauss (1864-1949)
Die schweigsame Frau (1932 -1935)
comic opera in three acts for solo voices, choir and orchestra
[La femme silencieuse]
stage work
- General information
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Composition date:
1932 - 1935
- Duration: 2 h 10 mn
- Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes
- Opus: op. 80, Trenner 265
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Libretto (details, author):
Stefan Zweig d'après Epicoene de Ben Jonson.
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Composition date:
1932 - 1935
- Type
- Vocal music and instrument(s) [Solo voice(s), choir(s) and orchestra]
Detailed formation
- soloists: soprano [colorature, rôle majeur] , contralto [rôle majeur] , tenor [lyrique, rôle majeur] , solo bass voice [lyrique, rôle majeur] , solo bass voice [rôle majeur] , soprano [colorature, rôle mineur] , mezzo-soprano [rôle mineur] , baritone [rôle mineur] , 2 solo bass voices [rôle mineur]
- unspecified choir, 3 flutes (also piccolo), 2 oboes, English horn, 3 clarinets, bass clarinet, 3 bassoons (also contrabassoon), 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, 3 percussionists [ou 4] , celesta, harp, organ, harpsichord, bagpipe, 14 violins, 12 second violins, 8 violas, 8 cellos, 6 double basses
Premiere information
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Date:
24 June 1935
Location:Allemagne, Dresde, Opéra
Performers:Karl Böhm.