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| Friedenstag | |
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| Opera by Richard Strauss | |
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| Librettist | Joseph Gregor |
| Language | German |
| Premiere | 24 July 1938 |
Friedenstag (Peace Day) is an opera in one act by Richard Strauss, his Opus 81 and TrV 271, to a German libretto by Joseph Gregor. The opera was premiered at the National Theatre Munich on 24 July 1938[1] and dedicated to the leading singer Viorica Ursuleac and her husband, conductor Clemens Krauss. Strauss had intended Friedenstag as part of a double-bill, to be conducted by Karl Böhm in Dresden, that would include as the second part his next collaboration with Gregor, Daphne.[2] The opera thematically expresses anti-war sentiments, which William Mann has described as "a determined counter to the militaristic policies of Nazi Germany".[3] These caused the work to be shelved after the outbreak of World War II.
- ^ Franz Trenner, "Richard Strauss and Munich". Tempo (New Ser.), 69, 5–14 (1964).
- ^ Roger Pines, "Friedenstag. Richard Strauss" (CD review). The Opera Quarterly, 15(3), 565–568 (1999).
- ^ Mann, William (May 1971). "Richard Strauss's Friedenstag". The Musical Times. 112 (1539): 438–439. doi:10.2307/955947. JSTOR 955947.