Daphne
Opera by Richard Strauss
Daphne, Op. 82, is an opera in one act by Richard Strauss, subtitled "Bucolic Tragedy in One Act". The German libretto was by Joseph Gregor. The opera is based loosely on the mythological figure Daphne from Ovid's Metamorphoses and includes... Wikipedia
Composer: Richard Strauss
Librettists: Joseph Gregor and Stefan Zweig
First performance: October 15, 1938, Semperoper Dresden, Dresden, Germany
Adapted from: The Metamorphoses
Written: 1937
Language: German