Who was Strauss’s opera "Die schweigsame Frau" librettist?
Stefan Zweig
Hugo von Hofmannsthal
Hedwig Lachmann
Joseph Gregor
Answer
Stefan Zweig, an Austrian novelist, playwright, and journalist, collaborated with Richard Strauss as the librettist for the opera "Die schweigsame Frau" (The Silent Woman). Zweig's adaptation of Ben Jonson's play "Epicoene, or the Silent Woman" provided the basis for Strauss's comedic opera, which premiered in Dresden in 1935.
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