Diana Damrau, Kirill Petrenko; Richard Strauss: Four Last Songs, A Hero's Life
How long did the musical romance last? According to general belief, up to Strauss' "Four Last Songs". What a farewell to glorious 150 years! And on Strauss' life itself, who submitted his will here – after he had previously caricatured himself in “Heldenleben”. Strauss' last songs call for a luxury soprano, which then soars from warm depths to brilliant heights in "Spring" in order to sing in competition with solo violin and horn. So let's rejoice! Diana Damrau, a regular guest at the Festspielhaus Baden-Baden, once brought “pure Strauss happiness from heaven” here as “Sophie” from “Rosenkavalier”.
