| Included Work | Hofmannsthal, Hugo von, 1874-1929. Arabella. English. |
| Included Work | Hofmannsthal, Hugo von, 1874-1929. Arabella. German. |
| Included Work | Hofmannsthal, Hugo von, 1874-1929. Arabella. |
| Included Work | Gutman, John translator. |
| Included Work | John, Nicholas, editor. |
| Other author/creator | English National Opera. |
| Other author/creator | Royal Opera House (London, England) |
| Series |
Opera guides ; 30
Opera guide ; 30. ^A176004
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| 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 note | Libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal ; English translation by John Gutman. |
| General note | This Opera guide first published by John Calder (Publishers) Ltd in 1985. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (page 112). |
| Language | Text in English and German. |
| ISBN | 9780714544311 (paperback) |
