Arabella / Richard Strauss.

Author/creator Strauss, Richard
Format Book
EditionNew edition.
Publication InfoRichmond : Overture Publishing, 2011.
Description112 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Subjects

Included WorkHofmannsthal, Hugo von, 1874-1929. Arabella. English.
Included WorkHofmannsthal, Hugo von, 1874-1929. Arabella. German.
Included WorkHofmannsthal, Hugo von, 1874-1929. Arabella.
Included WorkGutman, John translator.
Included WorkJohn, Nicholas, editor.
Other author/creatorEnglish National Opera.
Other author/creatorRoyal Opera House (London, England)
SeriesOpera guides ; 30
Opera guide ; 30. ^A176004
Contents The edge of the cliff / Michael Ratcliffe -- The musical synopsis / William Mann -- A profound simplicity / Patrick J. Smith -- Hofmannsthal's last libretto / Karen Forsyth -- Thematic guide -- Arabella / libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal ; English translation by John Gutman -- Discography / Cathy Peterson.
Abstract Written in 1927, Arabella is a portrait--partly romanticized, partly factual--of Habsburg Vienna in the 1860s. It is also a celebration of the profound importance of courage and the ability to forgive in love. Our sympathies are not only drawn to Arabella, who waits for "the right man" to come, but to her younger sister, who breaks with conventional morality in the cause of her love. This opera is a moving testament to Hugo von Hofmannsthal, who died before it was completed, and it remains one of the best-loved products of his twenty-five-year collaboration with Strauss.
General noteLibretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal ; English translation by John Gutman.
General noteThis Opera guide first published by John Calder (Publishers) Ltd in 1985.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (page 112).
LanguageText in English and German.
ISBN9780714544311 (paperback)