Hofmannsthal

Hof·manns·thal

[hawf-mahns-tahl]
noun
Hu·go von [hoo-goh fuhn] , 1874–1929, Austrian poet, playwright, and librettist.
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Hofmannsthal (German ˈhoːfmanstaːl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
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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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