Hofmannsthal
[ hawf-mahns-tahl ]
/ ˈhɔf mɑnsˌtɑl /
noun
Hu·go von
[hoo-goh fuh n] /ˈhu goʊ fən/,1874–1929,
Austrian poet, playwright, and librettist.
Example sentences from the Web for hofmannsthal
The scene painted by Hofmannsthal might, on the whole, be used as a setting for "Countess Mizzie."
The Lonely Way--Intermezzo--Countess Mizzie |Arthur SchnitzlerAnd like Hofmannsthal's libretto, the score remains a superficial and formless thing.
Musical Portraits |Paul Rosenfeld
British Dictionary definitions for hofmannsthal
Hofmannsthal
/ (German ˈhoːfmanstaːl) /
noun
Hugo von (ˈhuːɡo fɔn). 1874–1929, Austrian lyric poet and dramatist, noted as the librettist for Richard Strauss' operas, esp Der Rosenkavalier (1911), Elektra (1909), and Ariadne auf Naxos (1912)