Die Frau ohne Schatten
(1914-17) (The Woman without a Shadow) 65Opera in three acts
Duration: 210'
Music Text
Libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal (G,E,F,I,J)
Scoring
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.
Territory
This work is available from Boosey & Hawkes
for all countries except Germany, Italy, Portugal, Danzig, and the former territories of the USSR.
Opera
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World Premiere
10/10/1919
Vienna
Wiener Staatsoper / Franz Schalk
