Hermine Kittel (December 2, 1879 – April 7, 1948) was an Austrian contralto from Vienna, she later premiered in a revision of "Ariadne auf Naxos", an opera by Richard Strauss, with a German libretto by who?
Ariadne auf Naxos Ariadne auf Naxos ("Ariadne on Naxos"), Op. 60, is an opera by Richard Strauss with a German libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal. Combining slapstick comedy and consummately beautiful music, the opera's theme is the competition between high and low art for the public's attention.
Der Schauspieldirektor Der Schauspieldirektor ("The Impresario"), K. 486, is a comic "singspiel" by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, set to a German libretto by Gottlieb Stephanie, an Austrian "Schauspieldirektor". Originally, it was written because of "the imperial command" of the Holy Roman Emperor Joseph II who had invited 80 guests to a private luncheon.