abstract:Ariadne auf Naxos (Ariadne on Naxos) is a duodrama in one act by composer Georg Benda with a German libretto by Johann Christian Brandes. It was commissioned by Abel Seyler, whose theatrical company arrived in Gotha in 1774.
"First" isn't quite the word to describe the festival's new staging of "Ariadne aufNaxos, " but it just about sums up the novelty and allure of what will surely be remembered as one of this year's highlights.