Prima la musica e poi le parole is an opera in one act by Antonio Salieri to a libretto by Giovanni Battista Casti. The work was first performed on 7 February 1786 in Vienna, following a commission by
Antonio Salieri, 1802 engraving
Scene from a performance by Pittsburgh Festival Opera
Capriccio (opera)
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Capriccio, Op. 85, is the final opera by German composer Richard Strauss, subtitled "A Conversation Piece for Music". It received its premiere performance at the Nationaltheater München on 28 October
Prima la musica e poi le parole
…troupe; on the same occasion, Mozart's Der Schauspieldirektor was staged at the other end. The title of the opera is the theme of Richard Strauss's opera Capriccio which debates the relative importance of music and drama in opera. The autograph manuscript of the opera is preserved in the Austrian National Library…
The composer in 1922 (Photographer Schmutzer)