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O wie gerne blieb ich bei dir
      from the one-act German opera, Daphne by Richard Strauss
      Libretto : Joseph Gregor

• Role : Daphne, daughter of Gaea and Peneios
• Voice Part : soprano   Fach : dramatic soprano
• Setting : near the hut of Penios, ancient Greece
• Range : D4 to C6. Tessitura : G4 to A6
• Synopsis : The love of Daphne, Leukippos, has been killed by the god Apollo. In her sorrow, Daphne accepts that it was her fault that he died and vows to stay by his grave until the gods take her life away.
• Sound file : none
• Translation and/or Aria Text : none
• Recordings : Complete Opera  Excerpts from Opera
• Where to Find It : Score of opera - Classical Vocal Reprints, 1-800-298-7474. Catalog # - #VSB0. Buy vocal score online at Sheet Music Plus.

Jeden heiligen Morgen
      from the one-act German opera, Daphne by Richard Strauss
      Libretto : Joseph Gregor

• Role : Apollo, the God of Light
• Voice Part : tenor   Fach : dramatic tenor/heldentenor
• Setting : near the hut of Penios, ancient Greece
• Range : C#/Db3 to B5. Tessitura : G#/Ab3 to G#/Ab4
• Synopsis : Leukippos has accused Apollo of lying about his godhood and, to prove that he truly is a god, Apollo kills him. However, Daphne then swears to remain at the grave of her beloved Leukippos until she joins him in death. Realizing that he might have made a mistake, Apollo asks Dionysius, the god of wine, for forgiveness. To make up for his mistake, Apollo begs that Leukippos be raised to Olympus, home of the gods, in order to forevermore play the flute for Dionysius. He then begs the father of the gods, Zeus, to have similar mercy upon Daphne and change her into aone of her beloved laurel trees.
• Sound file : none
• Translation and/or Aria Text : none
• Recordings : Complete Opera  Excerpts from Opera
• Where to Find It : Score of opera - Classical Vocal Reprints, 1-800-298-7474. Catalog # - #VSB0. Buy vocal score online at Sheet Music Plus.

O mein Leukippos
      from the one-act German opera, Daphne by Richard Strauss
      Libretto : Joseph Gregor

• Role : Daphne, daughter of Gaea and Peneios
• Voice Part : soprano   Fach : dramatic soprano
• Setting : near the hut of Penios, ancient Greece
• Range : D#/Eb3 to A#/Bb5. Tessitura : A4 to G4
• Synopsis : Revealing his true identity, Apollo explains how every morning he rides his golden chariot into the sky and shoots a glowing arrow through the air arcing over the earth.
• Sound file : none
• Translation and/or Aria Text : none
• Recordings : Complete Opera  Excerpts from Opera
• Where to Find It : Score of opera - Classical Vocal Reprints, 1-800-298-7474. Catalog # - #VSB0. Buy vocal score online at Sheet Music Plus.

Götter, Brüder im hohen Olympos
      from the one-act German opera, Daphne by Richard Strauss
      Libretto : Joseph Gregor

• Role : Apollo, the God of Light
• Voice Part : tenor   Fach : dramatic tenor/heldentenor
• Setting : near the hut of Penios, ancient Greece
• Range : C#/Db4 to B6. Tessitura : G4 to A6
• Synopsis : Although the merry feast day celebrating Dionysus, god of wine and revelry, approaches, Daphne feels no anticipation of any human joy. Instead, she tells of her love of nature and how she feels more at one with the trees and flowers than with humankind.
• Sound file : none
• Translation and/or Aria Text : none
• Recordings : Complete Opera  Excerpts from Opera
• Where to Find It : Score of opera - Classical Vocal Reprints, 1-800-298-7474. Catalog # - #VSB0. Buy vocal score online at Sheet Music Plus.