Jak powstawała „Kobieta bez cienia”
The Origin of “Die Frau ohne Schatten”

Summary/Abstract: The correspondence between Hugo von Hofmannsthal and Richard Strauss, initiated in 1900 and conducted until 1929, is an extraordinary document of the work performed by the composer and his most acclaimed librettist. Among selected letters pertaining to the titular composition, created in ca. 1911-1917 initially on the margin of several others, including predominantly two versions of Ariadne auf Naxos and two ballets, Die Frau ohne Schatten still remains the peak achievement of this so-called hardworking friendship, which produced seven operas and a project of an eighth one (Die Liege der Danae), preserved in initial sketches on the libretto, interrupted by the poet’s death.

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