Organization

Admin

Salzburger Festspiele

Conductor

Christian Thielemann

Orchestra

Wiener Philharmoniker

Singer

Soprano

Elsa Dreisig

The Countess

Baritone

Bo Skovhus

The Count

Tenor

Sebastian Kohlhepp

Flamand

Konstantin Krimmel

Olivier

Bass

Mika Kares

La Roche

Contralto

Eve-Maud Hubeaux

Clairon

Jörg Schneider

Monsieur Taupe

Regula Mühlemann

An Italian singer

Josh Lovell

Torben Jürgens

The Major-Domo

germană

Capriccio

Salzburg

Austria

Großes Festspielhaus

Public

Sharan Allad

engleză

Approved

Based on an idea by Stefan Zweig, Richard Strauss’s Capriccio, his final work for the stage, circles around a problem that is as old as the genre of opera itself: the relationship between words and music. Set in Paris around 1775, the plot combines an aesthetic debate with the rivalry between the poet Olivier and the musician Flamand, who are both wooing Countess Madeleine. Strauss regarded this highly unusual work as his ‘testament’. When Clemens Krauss, co-author of the libretto, mooted the possibility of them continuing their collaboration, Strauss pointed to the famous monologue of the Countess that is preceded by the hauntingly beautiful ‘Moonlight Music’: ‘Isn’t this D flat major the best conclusion to my theatrical life-work?’

Creative Team

    Christian Thielemann Conductor 

Cast

    Elsa Dreisig The Countess
    Bo Skovhus The Count, her brother
    Sebastian Kohlhepp Flamand, a musician
    Konstantin Krimmel Olivier, a poet
    Mika Kares La Roche, a theatre director
    Ève-Maud Hubeaux Clairon, an actress
    Jörg Schneider Monsieur Taupe
    Regula Mühlemann An Italian Singer
    Josh Lovell An Italian Tenor
    Torben Jürgens The Major-Domo 

Ensemble

    Vienna Philharmonic

English

Richard Strauss’ letztes Bühnenwerk Capriccio, das auf eine Idee von Stefan Zweig zurückgeht, kreist um ein Problem so alt wie die Gattung Oper selbst: das Verhältnis von Wort und Ton. Die Handlung verquickt eine ästhetische Debatte mit der Rivalität des Dichters Olivier und des Musikers Flamand, die im Paris des Jahres 1775 um die Gräfin Madeleine werben. Strauss betrachtete das höchst un­gewöhnliche Werk als sein „Testament“. Als Clemens Krauss, der Mitautor des Librettos, ihn auf eine Fortsetzung ihrer Zusammenarbeit ansprach, verwies Strauss ihn auf den berühmten, von der weh­mütig schönen „Mondscheinmusik“ eingeleiteten Schlussmonolog der Gräfin: „Ist nicht dieses Des-Dur der beste Abschluss meines theatralischen Lebens-Werkes?“

Deutsch

Capriccio by Strauss, De la (2024/2024), Dirijor Christian Thielemann, Großes Festspielhaus, Salzburg, Austria

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