Ariadne auf Naxos. [music] : Oper in einem Aufzuge nebst einem Vorspiel /

In its original form (1912) a one-act opera to follow the performance of Moliére's Le bourgeois gentilhomme (translated by Hofmannsthal) for which Strauss wrote incidental music. In the second (1916) version, the reference to Moliére was dropped altogether and a scenic prelude was added instead. Cf. Loewenberg. Annals of opera and Kobbé. Complete opera book.For voice and piano.Mode of access: Internet