Christine Goerke, Anja Harteros, Camilla Nylund (soprano), Staatskapelle Dresden; Direction: Christian Thielemann. Recording of the gala concert from the Semperoper Dresden for the 150th birthday of Richard Strauss (1864-1949). The program includes scenes from Strauss' Dresden operas: Der Rosenkavalier, Elektra, Feuersnot, Salome, Arabella, Intermezzo, The Egyptian Helena, The Silent Woman, Daphne. The connection between Strauss and Dresden is particularly close: nine of the master's fifteen operas were premiered here, and the Staatskapelle is also known as the "Strauss Orchestra".