Ariadne auf Naxos

For the opera by Georg Benda, see Ariadne auf Naxos (Benda).
Ariadne auf Naxos
Opera by Richard Strauss
Emily Magee as Ariadne and Jonas Kaufmann as Bacchus, Salzburg Festival 2012
LibrettistHugo von Hofmannsthal
LanguageGerman
Premiere
25 October 1912 (1912-10-25)
Staatsoper Stuttgart

Ariadne auf Naxos (Ariadne on Naxos), Op. 60, is a 1912 opera by Richard Strauss with a German libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal.[1] The opera's unusual combination of elements of low commedia dell'arte with those of high opera seria points up one of the work's principal themes: the competition between high and low art for the public's attention.

  1. ^ Lismann, Else Mayer (Summer 1953). "Ariadne Auf Naxos". Tempo. 28 (28): 25–28. doi:10.1017/S0040298200051159. S2CID 251414632.