Elektra (opera)

Elektra
Elektra
Opera by Richard Strauss
	Cover of the libretto, drawing by Lovis Corinth, 1909
Librettist	Hugo von Hofmannsthal
Language	German
Based on	Sophocles' Electra
Premiere	25 January 1909; Königliches Opernhaus, Dresden

Elektra, Op. 58, is a one-act opera by Richard Strauss, to a German-language libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal,^[1] which he adapted from his 1903 drama Elektra. The opera was the first of many collaborations between Strauss and Hofmannsthal. It was first performed at the Königliches Opernhaus in Dresden on 25 January 1909. It was dedicated to his friends Natalie and Willy Levin.^[2]

^ Cite error: The named reference Strauss1909 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Weber, Horst (2020). Hugo von Hofmannsthal – Bibliographie (in German). Walter de Gruyter. p. 288. ISBN 978-3-11-083988-3. Retrieved 26 January 2020.

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[2] Weber, Horst (2020). Hugo von Hofmannsthal – Bibliographie (in German). Walter de Gruyter. p. 288. ISBN 978-3-11-083988-3. Retrieved 26 January 2020.

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