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First Performance in Frankfurt
- When
- 27 November 1896
- Where
- Frankfurt
Richard Strauss conducted the premiere of his tone poem Also sprach Zarathustra in Frankfurt on 27 November 1896.
The tone poem, inspired by Nietzsche, was performed for the first time in Frankfurt. Strauss conducted the performance himself. The work was written in 1896, and the premiere date is explicitly stated in the source passages.
Sources
- Also sprach Zarathustra Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-10
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