Tag Archives: Richard Strauss

Salome in Poland

Music drama in one act Libretto: Richard Strauss after Oscar Wilde World premiere: 9 December 1905, Semperoper, Dresden Premiere of this production: 23 October, National Theatre, Prague Premiere at the Teatr Wielki – Polish National Opera: 22 March 2016 Co-production: National Theatre, Prague In the original German … Continue reading

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Salome in Tokyo

SALOME Music by Richard STRAUSS Opera in 1 act Sung in German with Japanese supertitles Opera Palace Salome is a masterpiece by the archetypal German late Romantic composer, Richard STRAUSS. It is a one-act opera based on the eponymous play … Continue reading

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Strauss’ Salome in Berlin

Salome Richard Strauss (1864 – 1949) A music drama in one act Music and libretto by Richard Strauss after the play SALOME by Oscar Wilde Translation by Hedwig Lachmann World premiere 9th December 1905 in Dresden Premiere at the Deutsche … Continue reading

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Opera de Paris present “Capriccio” at the Palais Garnier

Opening night Tuesday 19 January 2016 2h30 no interval Palais Garnier from 19 January to 14 February 2016 Capriccio Conversation in music in one act (1942) Music Richard Strauss Libretto Clemens Krauss Richard Strauss (1864-1949) In German CAST Conductor Ingo … Continue reading

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Ariadne auf Naxos at the Seattle Opera

Ariadne auf Naxos By Richard Strauss May 2 – 16, 2015 THE SHOWS MUST GO ON! A wealthy patron has commissioned two pieces of entertainment for a private dinner party: an opera based on the myth of Ariadne in exile, … Continue reading

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Richard Strauss’ ARIADNE AUF NAXOS at the Oper Frankfurt

ARIADNE AUF NAXOS Richard Strauss 1864 – 1949 Opera in one act, with a scenic prelude Libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal World premiere of 2nd edition: October 4th 1916, Royal Court Opera, Vienna Sung in German with German surtitles Duration: … Continue reading

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Der Rosenkavalier in Copenhagen

Performance period: 12. Sep. – 24. Jan. 2015 at the Royal Danish Thatre in Copenhagen Scathing satire, captivating romance and worldly melancholy, Richard Strauss’s masterstroke Der Rosenkavalier was created in partnership with librettist Hugo von Hofmannsthal in 1911, bridging comedy and … Continue reading

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“Salome” in Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA OPERA Presents: Richard Strauss Salome May 8, 10, 2014 | Verizon Hall Opera with The Philadelphia Orchestra A historic collaboration.  A provocative masterpiece. The Philadelphia Orchestra and Opera Philadelphia will team up for a first-ever collaboration in the 2013-2014 … Continue reading

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Strauss’ “Die Frau ohne Schatten” at the Royal Opera House in London

Die Frau ohne Schatten Music by Richard Strauss, libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal 14 March–2 April 2014 Main Stage Director Claus Guth reveals the darker elements of Strauss’s exotic fairytale in a striking new production. A co-production with Teatro alla Scala, … Continue reading

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Lecture: Richard Strauss at 150 (The Kennedy Center in Washington)

THE KENNEDY CENTER Richard Strauss at 150 with Saul Lilienstein Musicologist Saul Lilienstein examines the creative genius of composer Richard Strauss as he looks at three of his most frequently performed operas. Der Rosenkavalier. And just before it came the … Continue reading

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