| Included Work | Strauss, Richard, 1864-1949. Salome. Libretto. English. |
| Included Work | Strauss, Richard, 1864-1949. Salome. Libretto. German. |
| Included Work | Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900. Salomé. |
| Included Work | Hofmannsthal, Hugo von, 1874-1929. Elektra (Libretto) |
| Included Work | Hose, Anthony, translator. |
| Included Work | John, Nicholas, editor. |
| Other author/creator | English National Opera. |
| Other author/creator | Royal Opera House (London, England) |
| Series |
Opera guides ; 37
Opera guide ; 37. ^A176004
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| Contents |
Richard Strauss and the unveiling of 'Salome' / Paul Banks -- Thematic guide to 'Salome' -- Salome / libretto by Hedwig Lachmann ; English translation by Tom Hammond -- Hofmannsthal's 'Elektra': from drama to libretto / Kenneth Segar -- Elektra and the 'Elektra complex' / Christopher Wintle -- Thematic guide to 'Elektra' -- 'Elektra' / libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal ; English translation by Anthony Hose -- Strauss's orchestra in 'Salome' and 'Elektra' / Jonathan Burton. |
| Abstract |
Richard Strauss turned his genius to opera at the turn of the twentieth century, and this guide contains the texts and introductions to his first two masterpieces in what was, for him, a new genre. Despite obvious similarities--both operas consisting of one act, centred upon one female title role--the works are quite different in subject and treatment. Salome, based on Oscar Wilde's notorious play, has a kaleidoscopic range of orchestral colour and a lurid climax. Elektra, derived from the myths of the ancient Greeks and the first collaboration between Strauss and Hofmannsthal, is a study in neurosis, ripe for Jungian comparative analysis. |
| General note | Includes librettos in German by Hedwig Lachmann after Oscar Wilde's tragedy (Salome) and by Hugo von Hofmannsthal based on Sophocles (Electra) with English translations by Anthony Hose. |
| General note | This Opera guide first published by John Calder (Publishers) Ltd in 1988. |
| Bibliography note | Includes discography (page 142) and bibliographical references (page 143). |
| Language | Text in English and German. |
| ISBN | 9780714544380 (paperback) |
