Die Liebe der Danae

from Richard Strauss


Die Liebe der Danae
Cheerful mythology in three acts

Libretto

Joseph Gregor (nach Hugo von Hofmannsthal)

Premiere

16 August 1944, Salzburg (Festspielhaus)

Cast

JUPITER (baritone)
MERCURY (tenor)
KING POLLUX (tenor)
DANAE (soprano)
XANTHE (soprano)
MIDAS (tenor)
4 KINGS (2 tenor, 2 bass)
SEMELE (soprano)
EUROPA (soprano)
ALKMENE (mezzo-soprano)
LEDA (contralto)
WATCHMEN (4 bass)

Place

Greece

Time

Composer

Strauss, Richard