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Opera by Richard Strauss (libretto by C Krauss and the composer), first produced at the Munich Staatsoper, Germany, on 28 October 1942. An elegant ‘conversation piece’ in which the composer Flamand and poet Olivier compete for the affections of Countess Madeleine, it is also a deconstructionist opera about opera.

It is also the title of a work by Leoš Janáček in four movements for piano left hand and orchestra, composed in 1926 and first performed in Prague (now the Czech Republic) o 2 March 1928.

Stravinsky also composed a work with the same title for piano and orchestra in 1929; it was first performed in Paris, France, on 6 December 1929, conducted by Ernest Ansermet.



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