- Pantle, Sherrill Jean Hahn. “Die Frau ohne Schattenby Hugo von Hof-
mannsthal and Richard Strauss: An Analysis of Text, Music, and Their Rela-
tionship.” Ph.D. diss., U. of Colorado, 1976. 310p. - Lesnig, Günther. “75 Jahre Die Frau ohne Schatten.” Richard Strauss-Blätter
32 (December 1994): 3–83.
A chronology of 1,300 performances worldwide since 1919. Many photos and
house programs. - Hörr-Szalay, Peter. “Die Frau ohne Schattenan der Wiener Staatsoper: 80
Jahre im Spiegel der Presskritik.” Richard Strauss-Blätter41 (June 1999):
3–27.
An inventory of critical writings about the Vienna performances.
1737.Richard Strauss-Blätter2 (1971) was a special issue on the opera.
See also Levarie (#1337).
Friedenstag
- Axt, Eva-Maria. “Musikalische Form als Dramaturgie... in der Oper Frieden-
stagvon Richard Strauss und Joseph Gregor.” Ph.D. diss., Technische U.
(Berlin), 1988.
See also Birkin (#1718).
Guntram
- Lesnig, Günther. “100 Jahre Guntram”. Richard Strauss-Blätter31 (June 1994):
3–33.
Genesis, production, and reception of the first Strauss opera (1894). It is now
forgotten, and there was not even a centennial performance anywhere. How-
ever, there were performances in New York, Milan, and Munich in the 1980s.
The article chronicles all performances over the century.
Intermezzo
See #1695.
Der Rosenkavalier
ASO69/70 (1984), COH 1986, ENOG 8 (1981).
- Schuh, Willi. Der Rosenkavalier: Fassungen, Filmszenarium, Briefe.Frank-
furt: Fischer, 1972. 349p. ISBN 3-10-031533-2. ML410 .S93 A47.
The complete German libretto (1910) is given, with a full discussion of its gen-
esis and several variants, including the author’s typescript. Staging directions
and diagrams. Correspondence among the many persons concerned with the
opera, from 1905 to 1945. Description, with photos, of Robert Wien’s 1926
film. Fine plates, bibliography, lists of editions, libretti, and letters, but no
index to it all.
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