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	Ariadne auf Naxos - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Ariadne auf Naxos (Ariadne on Naxos) is an opera by Richard Strauss with German libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal.
		It is mainly a reworking of the Greek myth of Ariadne and Bacchus.
		Ariadne is shown abandoned by Theseus on Naxos, bewailing her fate.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ariadne_auf_Naxos (260 words)

	Ariadne auf Naxos - Richard Strauss
		Ariadne auf Naxos is an underappreciated delight of an opera.
		Ariadne is also blessed with the wit and intelligence of Hugo von Hofmannsthal's libretto which brilliantly confronts the seriousness of the composer's art with the demands of patrons and popular entertainment.
		Ariadne, on a desert island, sings with grave seriousness, in music to match, of her misery--she has been abandoned by her lover, will have no other, and welcomes death as the only alternative.
	www.culturevulture.net /Opera/Ariadne.htm (636 words)

	Ariadne auf Naxos - Synopsis - Moviefone
		Ariadne auf Naxos begins with a lengthy prologue involving the premiere of an opera based on the story of Ariadne.
		Ariadne, discarded by her lover Theseus, is on the island of Naxos, awaiting death.
		Ariadne is then told that a ship is approach; assuming it is Hermes coming to take her to her death, she awaits it.
	movies.aol.com /movie/ariadne-auf-naxos/1224074/synopsis (262 words)

	Amazon.ca: Ariadne Auf Naxos: Music: Richard Strauss,Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra,Andreas Conrad,Martin Finke,Paul ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
		Ariadne auf Naxos: Du allmaechtiger Gott - Komponist, Tenor, Peruckenmacher, Zerbinetta, Primadonna, Musiklehrer, Tanzmeister
		Ariadne auf Naxos: Ein Augenblick ist wenig - Zerbinetta, Komponist
		Ariadne auf Naxos: Ich gruesse dich, du Bote aller Boten!
	www.amazon.ca /Ariadne-Auf-Naxos-Richard-Strauss/dp/B0000040ZQ (1025 words)

	Ariadne auf Naxos - The Plot
		The composer (soprano), an idealistic young man excited about his new composition, enters and encounters similar cynicism from the footman (baritone), who informs him to his horror that the orchestra are entertaining the diners fifteen minutes before the performance is due to begin.
		Ariadne (soprano) sits in front of a cave, her head buried, deep in silent grief.
		Ariadne rises in the middle of Zerbinetta's aria to disappear into her cave and Zerbinetta sings most of the aria, unheeded, to the cave's entrance.
	www.geocities.com /Vienna/Strasse/5039/plot.htm (1006 words)

	Ariadne auf Naxos
		The first indication that Strauss and Hofmannsthal were working on Ariadne auf Naxos came in March 1911, when correspondence between the two reveals that they had plans for a piece based on Molière's 1670 play, Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme.
		Consequently, following Ariadne's long and heartfelt lament at her abandonment by Theseus, a band of dancing entertainers appear on the island and attempt to cheer her up with song and dance, reassuring her that there are plenty of other fish in the sea.
		Whilst Ariadne is given long-breathed, soaring phrases, Zerbinetta has some of the most difficult music ever written for a high coloratura, culminating in a showpiece aria, Grossmächtige Prinzessin, filled with trills and cadenzas and reaching up to a high F sharp.
	www.geocities.com /Vienna/Strasse/5039/index.html (984 words)

	Opera Today : Ariadne auf Naxos
		As revised, Ariadne auf Naxos premiered at the Hofoper in Vienna on 4 October 1916.
		The soprano who is to sing Ariadne is not available to go through her aria; the tenor cast as Vacchus objects to his wig.
		The plot of Ariadne is explained to Zerbinetta, who mocks the idea of 'languishing in passionate longing and praying for death'.
	www.operatoday.com /content/2005/09/ariadne_auf_nao.php (936 words)

	Ariadne auf Naxos - Characters
		In Ariadne he is also the teacher of the composer and ex-teacher to the primadonna, and is a much more sympathetic character.
		Sung by the soprano who sings Ariadne in the opera itself, the primadonna is Strauss's jibe at the behaviour of opera singers backstage.
		Second nymph on Naxos, she is sung by a mezzo.
	www.geocities.com /Vienna/Strasse/5039/chars.htm (1081 words)

	Ariadne auf Naxos Article
		Such ponderings are the stuff of Ariadne auf Naxos, Richard Strauss' opera about opera, being staged this month in its Arizona premier.
		Ariadne, languishing for the Messenger of Death, Hermes, is discovered by Bacchus, god of debauch.
		Their referee had been theatrical producer Max Reinhard, and Ariadne was intended as a tribute to Reinhard's ability to negotiate compromise.
	www.evermore.com /azo/96season/aanrev2.php3 (722 words)

	AZOpera Ariadne Auf Naxos Synopsis
		He tries to explain to Zerbinetta that Ariadne prefers death to the embraces of any man other that her beloved, and proving unsuccessful in this, he indulges in a duet with Zerbinetta in which he comes perilously close to declaring that he loves her.
		The four comedians make another attempt to cheer up the melancholy Ariadne, but their dancing and singing have not the slightest effect, even when they are joined by the sprightly Zerbinetta.
		Ariadne is not the first to be abandoned by her lover, and will not be the last.
	www.evermore.com /azo/96season/aan_syn.php3 (700 words)

	Compare Prices and Read Reviews on R. Strauss: Ariadne auf Naxos / Karajan, Schwarzkopf, et al at Epinions.com
		Strauss' Ariadne auf Naxos came after he was flushed with success (and funds) from his masterpiece Der Rosenkavalier.
		Ariadne (the Prima Donna from the Prologue) wakes up and is a bit bonkers with grief over her lost love Theseus and wishes to die.
		We then waste a bit of time with Zerbinetta asking Harlequin if he's in love with Ariadne (which he is, but this is never referred to again for the rest of the night).
	www.epinions.com /content_219209043588 (1546 words)

	KDHX Theatre Review - Ariadne auf Naxos (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
		As the last of the German Romantics, and perhaps because of his unwillingness--or fear--to resist the Nazis (interestingly, his daughter married a Jew after the World War II), Strauss has been denigrated as a cultural relic and egotist rather than acknowledged as a creative force.
		However, if we separate the mortal man from his work, Strauss emerges as a fireball of constant melodic inventiveness wrapped in an intellect that should not be underestimated.
		Ariadne, ostensibly a comedy, but perhaps something much deeper, relates the story of the Grecian beauty abandoned by her lover Theseus, spun by a Viennese composer forced not only to shorten his work, but to share the stage with a commedia dell' arte troupe eager to poke fun at the foibles of love.
	www.kdhx.org /reviews/ariadne_auf_naxos.html (553 words)

	The Dallas Opera - Ariadne Auf Naxos
		Mix a dose of classical mythology with a dollop of commedia dell’ arte shenanigans and a dash of worldly wise Viennese satire, and you have one of composer Richard Strauss’s most astonishing ideas: Ariadne auf Naxos (Ariadne on the Island of Naxos).
		Ariadne, Princess of Crete, has helped Theseus slay the savage Minotaur and fled with him to the island of Naxos, where he abandoned her.
		Ariadne mistakes him for the long-awaited figure of Death and rushes out to greet him.
	www.dallasopera.org /the_season/050603-index.php (325 words)

	[minstrels] Ariadne auf Naxos -- Hugo von Hofmannsthal
		It's Ariadne's "Es gibt ein Reich" aria, from what is in many ways one of the strangest operas ever written, Ariadne auf Naxos.
		Love conquers all, Ariadne winds up sailing off into the sunset with the God of Partying, and the commedia guys get the last laugh.
		An dich werd' ich mich ganz verlieren, bei dir wird Ariadne sein.
	www.cs.rice.edu /~ssiyer/minstrels/poems/1680.html (861 words)

	Ariadne auf Naxos - Wikipedia, la enciclopedia libre
		Ariadne auf Naxos (Ariadne en Naxos) es una ópera en dos partes con música de Richard Strauss en alemán, con libreto de Hugo von Hofmannsthal, basado en Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme (El burgués gentilhombre) de Molière y el mito griego de Ariadna y Baco.
		El escenario es una isla desierta con una gruta al fondo, Naxos, en la que fue abandonada Ariadna por Teseo.
		Ariadne es una metáfora sobre la necesidad de superar la adversidad para vivir” (Alier).
	es.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ariadne_auf_Naxos (1111 words)

	Ariadne Auf Naxos @ Royal Opera House : opera review
		Of all the operas that Richard Strauss wrote with Hugo von Hofmannsthal in the early twentieth century, Ariadne auf Naxos had by far the longest gestation period.
		Composition started in 1911 with Strauss setting to music the "opera" part of the evening, based on the tale of Ariadne, who has been abandoned on the island of Naxos by Theseus.
		The two lovers of the Opera, Ariadne and Bacchus, were played by Anne Schanewilms and Richard Margison respectively.
	www.musicomh.com /opera/ariadne.htm (649 words)

	classical music - andante - ariadne auf naxos -- sinopoli's final triumph
		This is a difficult piece to navigate, with many musical affectations: the overblown, artsy rhetoric of the Composer, the zany antics of Zerbinetta and her troupe, and the "opera within an opera" world of Ariadne and Bacchus.
		For Ariadne to make real sense, these sound worlds must be distinct from one another, but still integrated in a consistent whole — and the ability to do this was Sinopoli's genius.
		She can stretch a phrase without damaging it, and though she is a star in every sense, her performance calls all attention to the music rather than to her own considerable talents.
	www.andante.com /magazine/article.cfm?id=17317 (583 words)

	Ariadne auf Naxos Article
		He has carefully composed a tragic work on the classic Greek theme of Ariadne, the woman abandoned by Theseus to sorrow on the isle of Naxos, and it will surely be ruined by the intrusion of bumbling clowns and the fickle Zerbinetta.
		Zerbinetta instills Ariadne with the levity and realism of her approach to love, while the sorrowful mood of Naxos imbues the clowns with unclownlike reflection.
		Carmella Jones, the prima donna of the prologue and the Ariadne of the opera proper, produced a rich, velvety sound and sang with powerful expressivity in the Wagneresque duet that closes the opera.
	www.evermore.com /azo/96season/aanrev3.php3 (821 words)

	STRAUSS, R.: Ariadne auf Naxos (PAL) recommended cd collection, cd review and cd details.
		With his opera Ariadne on Naxos, Richard Strauss succeeded in making a lasting contribution to 20th century chamber opera and at the same time (alongside Elektra, Der Rosenklavier, Arabella and Die Frau Ohne Schatten) provided an example of one of the most productive and successful cooperations with a renowned literary contemporary, Hugo von Hofmannsthal.
		Numerous operas by Richard Strauss were first performed in Dresden's Semperoper, in the very building which was destroyed in 1945 and could only open again in 1977.
		A new production of Strauss's Ariadne on Naxos was performed here on 14 March 1999, after many long years, with production and stage-setting by the Swiss director Marco Arturo Marelli, costumes by Dagmar Niefind-Marelli and under the musical direction of Colin Davis.
	www.naxos.com /catalogue/item.asp?item_code=100170 (231 words)

	Amazon.com: Strauss - Ariadne auf Naxos / Voigt Â· Dessay Â· von Otter Â· Heppner Â· Dohmen Â· Staatskapelle ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
		Strauss - Ariadne auf Naxos / Voigt Â· Dessay Â· von Otter Â· Heppner Â· Dohmen Â· Staatskapelle Dresden Â· Sinopoli
		Given its final version in 1916, Ariadne auf Naxos abandons the excess of Salome and Electra, orienting itself toward neoclassicism in its juxtaposition of the world of antique opera seria with that of the commedia dell'arte.
		To start with, Deborah Voigt is probably the Ariadne with fewer problems to sing the role, but her tone is so unvaried that her performance ends on being boring.
	www.amazon.com /Strauss-Ariadne-Heppner-Staatskapelle-Sinopoli/dp/B00005ND47 (1736 words)

	Vancouver Plus.ca - Arts & Entertainment - Ariadne auf Naxos
		Ariadne auf Naxos is an irresistible opera, filled with melody, sensuality, mockery and mayhem.
		Chaos reigns backstage as the idealistic young composer and the coquettish clown Zerbinetta clash, while the opera’s prima donna and tenor throw tiny tantrums.
		Then the show begins, with the prima donna as the grief-stricken goddess Ariadne and the tenor as her saviour, Bacchus, god of wine.
	www.vancouverplus.ca /arts_entertainment/ariadne_auf_naxos/1046745 (188 words)

	Classical Voice Review - Ariadne auf Naxos, San Francisco Opera- Sept 21, 2002
		The ‘opera’ portion of Ariadne takes place in front of the proscenium, but the ‘offstage buffo antics’ of the commedia dell’arte characters can also be seen in the wings.
		She sang Ariadne’s solo ‘Es gibt ein Reich’ gorgeously and her contributions to the Love Duet were radiantly beautiful, but all too often one felt the beauty was only skin deep, that Ariadne’s profound anguishes remained untold.
		For Strauss enthusiasts, this Ariadne is one for the ages.
	www.classicalvoice.org /articles/RV_ariadne_sfo21sept2002.htm (609 words)

	Jane Eaglen - Ariadne auf Naxos - Minneapolis 1999
		The plot itself provides for a wide variety of vocal stylings: set in eighteenth century Vienna, a bawdy traveling comedy troupe wants to perform at a party, but since time is short, they must share the stage simultaneously with the opera company that is to perform as well.
		The result - the opera company’s version of the mythological tale of Ariadne with improvisation provided by the comedy troupe - is a blend of breathtaking vocal technique and farcelike antics, of high opera and physical comedy.
		Her Ariadne was quite a different matter: long-suffering, pathetic and, as this character needs to be, bigger than life.
	www.interchg.ubc.ca /fss/jeaglen/appear/990731.htm (543 words)

	Ariadne auf Naxos - Details - the Metropolitan Opera
		They settled on a combination of three ideas: the Greek myth of Ariadne abandoned on Naxos, the idea that the characters from the Italian commedia dellâarte tradition would clash with operatic stereotypes, and elements from MoliÃ¨reâs Le bourgeois gentilhomme.
		The revised version first seen in Vienna in 1916 was a huge success, and since then audiences have revelled not only in the great arias that Strauss wrote for Ariadne and Zerbinetta, but also in the compelling figure of the Composer.
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	metoperafamily.org /metopera/season/production.aspx?id=8088&detect=yes (158 words)

	Amazon.com: Strauss: Ariadne Auf Naxos: Music: Richard Strauss,Herbert von Karajan,Philharmonia Orchestra of ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
		Rita Streich's uniquely styled polish and sweet purity of tone make her one of Zerbinetta's most memorable exponents, while Elisabeth Schwarzkopf's Ariadne (surprisingly, a role she never sang on stage) abounds in vocal splendor and cuts through the inherent abstractness of the character with dramatic insight.
		He escuchado algunas grabaciones de la pera Ariadna auf Naxos, entre ellas, la realizada por Sinopoli, y ninguna me ha cautivado como la de Herbert von Karajan.
		The second is that although Schwarzkopf is very fine there are still moments when she is Schwarzkopf and not Ariadne (veiled tone and other typical S-kopf devices which became increasingly pronounced later in her career and in my humble opinion detract from the purity of vocal line).
	www.amazon.com /Strauss-Ariadne-Auf-Naxos-Richard/dp/B000002RUF (1515 words)

	Ariadne Auf Naxos
		Currently, there are not enough Tomatometer critic reviews for Ariadne Auf Naxos to receive a rating.
		ARIADNE AUF NAXOS, based on a work my Moliere and composed by Richard Strauss, draws in viewers to its opera within an opera, hosted by a nouveau riche man who demands a spectacular evening of entertainment for his guests, which includes fireworks and both a comic and tragic opera.
		As the opera company prepares to take the stage, the "gentilhomme" becomes worried about fitting in all the events, and orders both operas to be staged together.
	www.rottentomatoes.com /m/1132265-ariadne_auf_naxos (353 words)

	Metropolitan Opera: Ariadne auf Naxos
		I wonder if this is done to underline a contrast between the Prologue’s mean and petty characters and the Opera’s representation of idealism and its juxtaposition of the types of idealism expressed by both Ariadne and Zerbinetta.
		I could not have asked for a better Ariadne than Deborah Voigt.
		The strain I had noticed during the broadcast had disappeared.
	operajamboree.ragbert.com /Howard/howard22.html (572 words)

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