Hofmannsthal

[ hawf-mahns-tahl ]

/ ˈhɔf mɑnsˌtɑl /

noun

Hu·go von

[hoo-goh fuh n] /ˈhu goʊ fən/, 1874–1929, Austrian poet, playwright, and librettist.

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Examples 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 Schnitzler
And 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)

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