Ariadne auf Naxos
Opera in one act, with proligue
Libretto
Hugo von Hofmannsthal
Premiere
first version: 25 October 1912, Stuttgart (Hoftheater)
second version: 4 October 1916, Vienna (Hofoper)
Cast
COMPOSER (soprano)
MUSIC MASTER (baritone)
DANCING MASTER (tenor)
WIG-MAKER (bass)
LACKEY (bass)
PRIMA DONNA/ARIADNE (soprano)
TENOR/BACCHUS (tenor)
ZERBINETTA (soprano)
HARLEQUIN (baritone)
SCARAMUCCIO (tenor)
TRUFFALDINO (bass)
BRIGHELLA (tenor)
OFFICER (tenor)
NAIAD (soprano)
DRYAD (contralto)
ECHO (soprano)MAJOR-DOMO (spoken-role)
Place
In the house of the richest man in Vienna
Time
17th century