Richard Strauss: Capriccio - Semperoper Dresden

Synopsis

Capriccio is the final opera by Richard Strauss, completed in 1942, and is subtitled "A Conversation Piece for Music." The opera explores the debate between the importance of words and music through the story of Countess Madeleine, who is courted by a poet and a composer, ultimately leaving the question of which art form is superior unresolved.

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Key crew

• Richard StraussOriginal Music Composer
• Richard StraussWriter
• Clemens KraussWriter
• Jens Daniel HerzogDirector
• Stefan ZweigWriter
• Joseph GregorWriter
• Hans SwarowskyWriter

Cast

• Camilla NylundDie Gräfin
• Christoph PohlDer Graf, ihr Bruder
• Daniel BehleFlamand, ein Musiker
• Nikolay BorchevOlivier, ein Poet
• Georg ZeppenfeldLa Roche, der Theaterdirektor
• Christa MayerClairon, die Schauspielerin
• Wolfgang Ablinger-SperrhackeMonsieur Taupe
• Tuuli TakalaItaalienische Sängerin
• Beomjin KimItalienischer Tenor
• Torben JürgensDer Haushofmeister
• Christian ThielemannSelf - Conductor

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