Richard Strauss
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Richard Georg Strauss was a German composer and conductor known for his tone poems and operas. He was a leading figure of the late Romantic and early Modern era.
Strauss in 1904
Franz Strauss, father of Richard Strauss
Strauss aged 22
Pauline de Ahna Strauss, c. 1900
Ariadne auf Naxos
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Ariadne auf Naxos, Op. 60, is a 1912 opera by Richard Strauss with a German libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal. The opera's unusual combination of elements of low commedia dell'arte with those of high
Richard Strauss
…Symphonia Domestica, and An Alpine Symphony. His first opera to achieve international fame was Salome. This was followed by Elektra, Der Rosenkavalier, Ariadne auf Naxos, Die Frau ohne Schatten, Die ägyptische Helena, Arabella, Daphne, Friedenstag, Die Liebe der Danae and Capriccio. Other well-known works by Strauss…
Emily Magee as Ariadne and Jonas Kaufmann as Bacchus, Salzburg Festival 2012
Richard Strauss, 1917, by Emil Orlík
1916 vocal score
Anne Schwanewilms (Ariadne) and Johan Botha (Bacchus), Hamburg State Opera 2012