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Shadow of a Childless Woman: The Mythic Roots of Strauss’s ‘Frau’

What’s behind the strange emphasis on childlessness in “Die Frau ohne Schatten,” the Strauss-Hofmannsthal opera now at the Met? Look to the ancients.

Wendy Doniger
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Classical Music, Die Frau Ohne Schatten (Opera), Hofmannsthal, Hugo von, Metropolitan Opera, Myths and Mythical Creatures, Opera, Strauss, Richard
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