Daphne (opera)

Daphne
Opera by Richard Strauss
The composer in 1922 (Photographer Schmutzer)
LibrettistJoseph Gregor
LanguageGerman
Premiere
2 October 1938 (1938-10-02)
Semperoper, Dresden

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 elements taken from The Bacchae by Euripides.

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