50. Ariadne auf Naxos (Richard Strauss)

Opera in 1 act By Richard Strauss Libretto: Hugo von Hofmannsthal First performed: Hoftheater Stuttgart, 25 October 1912, as a 30-minute accompaniment to Molière’s Le Bourgeois gentilhomme. Revised version: Vienna State Opera, 4 October 1916. DER HAUSHOFMEISTERSpokenAnton August StollEIN MUSIKLEHRERBaritoneHans DuhanDER KOMPONISTSopranoLotte LehmannDER TENOR (BACCHUS)TenorBéla von Környey (Stuttgart: Herman Jadlowker)EIN OFFIZIERTenorAnton ArnoldEIN TANZMEISTERTenorGeorg MaiklEIN PERÜCKENMACHERBassGerhard StehmannEIN LAKAIBassViktor … Continue reading 50. Ariadne auf Naxos (Richard Strauss) →

21. Friedenstag (Richard Strauss)

FRIEDENSTAG Oper in 1 act Op. 81, TrV 271 By Richard Strauss Librettist: Joseph Gregor, after Stefan Zweig First performed: Nationaltheater, Munich, 24 July 1938 COMMANDANT of the beleaguered townBaritoneHans HotterMARIA, his wifeSopranoViorica UrsuleacA sergeant (Wachtmeister)BassGeorg HannA corporal (Schütze)TenorJulius PatzakA private soldier (Konstabel)BaritoneGeorg WieterA musketeerBassKarl SchmidtA buglerBaritoneWilli MerkertAn officerBaritoneEmil GrafA front-line officerBaritoneJosef KnappA PiedmonteseTenorPeter AndersThe … Continue reading 21. Friedenstag (Richard Strauss) →