Die Frau ohne Schatten
(The Woman without a Shadow) op. 65 (1914-17)Libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal (G,E,F,I,J)
Major roles: dramcolS,dramS,hdramS,dramM,heldT,heldBar;
minor roles: T,Bar,B; small roles: 3S,3A,T,3B,6children; chorus
4(III,IV=picc).3(III=corA).2(=Ccl).Ebcl(=Dcl).bhn(=Ccl).bcl(=Ccl).
4(IV=dbn)-8(V-VIII=ttuba).6.4.1-timp.perc:musical glasses/2cel/glsp/
whip/5chinese gongs/cyms/SD/xyl/bells/BD/TD/tgl/tamb/2cast/tam-t-
2harp-strings(vln16.16,vla6.6,vlc6.6,db8)Stage orchestra: 2.1.2Ccl.1-
1.6.6.0-perc:windmachine/thundermachine/ 4tam-t-org
NB On-stage woodwind and hor
n may play in pit if necessary. Two of the on-stage trumpets move t
o the pit for Act III, thus a total of ten trumpets is required.
Abbreviations (PDF)
Boosey & Hawkes
Julia Varady, Plácido Domingo, Hildegard Behrens, José Van Dam, Reinhild Runkel, Albert Dohmen, Sumi Jo, Robert Gambill, Elzbieta Ardam, Eva Lind, Gottfried Hornik, Hans Franzen, Wilfried Gahmlich, Vienna Boys' Choir, Vienna State Opera Chorus, Vienna Philharmonic, Sir Georg Solti
Decca 4362432