Tag: Richard Strauss
“The woman without a shadow”: Even the fish scream for birth – Culture
One more conclusion and one more end – “The Woman Without a Shadow”, that highly tragic opera by Richard Strauss, constantly oscillates between a fairytale world and a sad earthly…
Songs by Richard Strauss in the Great Auditorium of the LMU – Munich
Started in 2011, the historical-critical complete edition of all of Richard Strauss’s works in 52 volumes, half of which have already been published, is expected to be completed within 25…
Garmisch-Partenkirchen: A Visit to the Villa of Richard Strauss – Bavaria
Richard Strauss lived in Garmisch-Partenkirchen from 1908 until his death in 1949. A visit to his villa, which now serves as an archive, but thanks to the original interior it…
Opera “Arabella” in Berlin: gender chaos with lace doilies – culture
From Helmut Mauro The curtain goes up to the first, far too longing sounds from the orchestra pit, the experienced Donald Runnicles and the well-prepared orchestra of the Deutsche Oper…
Portrait of Vera-Lotte Boecker: She came, she sang
Vera-Lotte Boecker is not only an outstanding soprano, she also plays amazingly – now she is Richard Strauss’ “Daphne” at the Berlin State Opera. source site
Jens Daniel Herzog is directing “Frau ohne Schatten” in Nuremberg. – Munich
It pained Hugo von Hofmannsthal and Richard Strauss for the rest of their lives that their “Frau ohne Schatten” was never as successful as “Der Rosenkavalier”. More than 100 years…
Festival Aix-en-Provence – culture – SZ.de
The international festival for lyrical art in Aix-en-Provence can easily be imagined as the French Salzburg Festival, only more contemplative, more human, less snobby. In addition to classical concert events,…
Kulturforum in the Benediktbeuern monastery starts with the “Alpine Symphony” – Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen
How can the Alpine Symphony be illustrated, that multi-layered, sometimes exuberant tone painting that Richard Strauss was inspired to write when he was young on a mountain hike in the…
Classic on CD: “Mariss Jansons – The Edition” – Culture
The conductor Mariss Jansons was more popular with the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra (BRSO) than almost any of his predecessors. For 16 years, from 2003 until his death in 2019,…
Classic: "Salome" reloaded
Richard Strauss’ opera “Salome” is world famous. Now two modified versions of this erotic and murder opera have been edited. You could change the history of the performance. .source site