Guntram (opera)

Guntram
Opera by Richard Strauss
Strauss
LibrettistStrauss
LanguageGerman
Premiere
10 May 1894 (1894-05-10)

Guntram (Op. 25) is an opera in three acts by Richard Strauss with a German libretto written by the composer. The second act of the opera was composed in Ramacca, Sicily.

It was Strauss' first opera and shows a strong Wagnerian influence. The music of Guntram is quoted in Strauss's tone poem Ein Heldenleben. The composer revised the score in 1940.