Friedenstag
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 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. The opera thematically expresses anti-war sentiments, which William Mann has described as "a determined counter to the militaristic policies of Nazi Germany". These caused the work to be shelved after the outbreak of World War II.
| Friedenstag | |
|---|---|
| Opera by Richard Strauss | |
The composer with Hotter and Ursuleac, singers of leading parts, in 1939 | |
| Librettist | Joseph Gregor |
| Language | German |
| Premiere | 24 July 1938 National Theatre Munich |
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