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Salome ; Elektra
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- Creator
- Richard Strauss
- Included Title
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- Elektra
- Format
- Books
- Languages
- English, German
- Contributors
- Publication
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- London : John Calder ; New York : Riverrun Press, 1988
- ©1988
- Series
- Physical Details
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- 144 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
- ISBNs
- 0714541311, 9780714541310
- OCLC
- ocm17619908
- Credits
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- Salome libretto by Oscar Wilde, translated by Tom Hammond ; Elektra libretto by Hugo van Hofmannsthal, translated by Anthony Hose
- Includes librettos in German after Oscar Wilde's tragedy (Salome) and by Hugo von Hofmannsthal based on Sophocles (Electra) with English translations.
- "Published in association with English National Opera and The Royal Opera."
- Discography: page 142.
- Includes bibliographical references (page 143).
- Parallel German libretti and English translations, essays in English.
- Richard Strauss and the unveiling of 'Salome' / Paul Ranks -- Thematic guide to 'Salome' -- 'Salome' libretto in English and German -- Hofmannstahl's 'Elektra': from drama to libretto / Kenneth Segar -- Elektra and the 'Elektra complex' / Christopher Wintle -- Thematic guide to 'Elektra' -- 'Elektra' libretto in English and German -- Strauss's orchestra in 'Salome' and 'Elektra' / Jonathan Burton -- Discography -- Bibliography
Subjects
- Operas -- Librettos.
- Strauss, Richard, 1864-1949. Salome.
- Strauss, Richard, 1864-1949. Elektra.
- Salome (Biblical figure) -- Drama.
- Electra (Greek mythological figure) -- Drama.
- Strauss, Richard, 1864-1949. Elektra.
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- Strauss, Richard, 1864-1949. Salome.
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