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Hofmannsthal

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Hofmannsthal
Hugo von . 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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