Hofmannsthal


[hawf-mahns-tahl] /ˈhɔf mɑnsˌtɑl/

noun
1.
Hugo von
[hoo-goh fuh n] /ˈhu goʊ fən/ (Show IPA), 1874–1929, Austrian poet, playwright, and librettist.
/German ˈhoːfmanstaːl/
noun
1.
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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