Richard Strauss: Capriccio - Semperoper Dresden
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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Cast
Camilla Nylund
Die Gräfin
Christoph Pohl
Der Graf, ihr Bruder
Daniel Behle
Flamand, ein Musiker
Nikolay Borchev
Olivier, ein Poet
Georg Zeppenfeld
La Roche, der Theaterdirektor
Christa Mayer
Clairon, die Schauspielerin
Wolfgang Ablinger-Sperrhacke
Monsieur Taupe
Tuuli Takala
Itaalienische Sängerin
Beomjin Kim
Italienischer Tenor
Torben Jürgens
Der Haushofmeister
Christian Thielemann
Self - Conductor
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Overview
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.