Der Besuch der alten Dame (opera)

For the play by Friedrich Dürrenmatt and other works based on it, see The Visit (play).
Der Besuch der alten Dame
Opera by Gottfried von Einem
TranslationThe Visit of the Old Lady
LibrettistFriedrich Dürrenmatt
LanguageGerman
Based onDürrenmatt's 1956 play The Visit
Premiere
23 March 1971 (1971-03-23)
Vienna State Opera

Der Besuch der alten Dame (The Visit of the Old Lady) is an opera in three acts by Gottfried von Einem to a German libretto by Friedrich Dürrenmatt, based on his 1956 play of the same name.