Die glückliche Hand

Die glückliche Hand (The Lucky Hand, 1909–1913), Op. 18, is a four-scene opera or "Drama with Music in One Act" by Arnold Schoenberg to his own libretto. Like Erwartung (Expectation, 1909), it drew on Otto Weininger's book Sex and Character and reflected Schoenberg's own life, perhaps including his sense of artistic mission, audience reception, wife's affair, or some combination. It conveys the idea that man repeats his mistakes. The Vienna Volksoper premiered it on 24 October 1924.