R Strauss - Die schweigsame Frau (Scenes)
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Label: BR Klassik
Cat No: 900219
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 1
Genre: Opera
Release Date: 5th April 2024
Contents
Works
Die schweigsame Frau, op.80Artists
Fritz WunderlichHermann Prey
Ingeborg Hallstein
Hans Hotter
Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Conductor
Heinz WallbergWorks
Die schweigsame Frau, op.80Artists
Fritz WunderlichHermann Prey
Ingeborg Hallstein
Hans Hotter
Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Conductor
Heinz WallbergAbout
After the death of Hugo von Hofmannsthal, Strauss thought he had reached the end of his operatic career – but then he found a librettist of equal calibre in Stefan Zweig, who provided him with “the best libretto for an opéra comique since Figaro” (Strauss). The comic opera was written between 1932 and 1935 and, despite the fact that Zweig was a Jewish librettist (who had since emigrated), Strauss managed to have the opera premiered in Dresden on 24 June 1935, conducted by Karl Böhm. However, because the composer insisted on printing Zweig’s name on the posters and in the programme, the Nazis boycotted the performance. And after the Gestapo intercepted a letter that Strauss had written to Zweig expressing his delight at the successful premiere, the composer finally fell out of favour. The opera was taken off the programme after only three performances, and was not performed at any other German theatre until 1946. Strauss resigned from the presidency of the Reich Chamber of Music “for health reasons”.
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