DIE FRAU OHNE SCHATTEN VOCAL SCORE
BY: RICHARD STRAUSS

-'THE WOMAN WITHOUT A SHADOW,' STRAUSS`S MAGICAL FAIRY-TALE OPERA, STARS A PAIR OF CHILDLESS COUPLES AND FEATURES A SUPPORTING CAST OF SPIRITS, SECRET MESSENGERS, AND DISEMBODIED VOICES — ALL BRINGING TO LIFE A DREAMLIKE LANDSCAPE IN A SERIES OF INTIMATE VIGNETTES. THE OPERA, WHICH PREMIERED IN 1919, FEATURES A LIBRETTO BASED ON AN ORIGINAL STORY BY HUGO VON HOFMANNSTHAL AND EMBODIES ALL OF THE DRAMATIC INTENSITY AND PSYCHOLOGICAL DEPTH CHARACTERISTIC OF STRAUSS`S OPERATIC WORKS. THIS INEXPENSIVE AND AUTHORITATIVE EDITION OF THE VOCAL SCORE WILL PROVE AN INDISPENSABLE REHEARSAL AND STUDY AID FOR SOLOISTS, CHORUS MEMBERS, AND PIANISTS.

-UNABRIDGED REPUBLICATION OF THE ORIGINAL EDITION BY ADOLPH FÜRSTNER, LONDON, 1916.