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Strauss, Richard

Arabella

op. 79 (1930-32)
Lyric comedy in three acts
Duration: 150'
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

Abbreviations (PDF)

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.

Opera
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

Subjects
Relationships Humankind Literature
Recommended Recording
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Lisa della Casa/Hilde Gueden/George London/Otto Edelmann/Ira Malaniuk/Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra/Georg Solti
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