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Richard Strauss

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Noun1.Richard Strauss - German composer of many operasRichard Strauss - German composer of many operas; collaborated with librettist Hugo von Hoffmannsthal to produce several operas (1864-1949)


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Hildegard Behrens was probably the leading Wagnerian soprano of the 1980s and 90s, but she had a remarkably wide repertoire that could span anything from the delicacies of Mozart to the colossal challenges of Wagner and Richard Strauss.
But for the 46-year-old, New Brunswick born-and-bred soprano, the operas of Richard Strauss have been a long time coming.
So when music director Steven Smith invited her to perform on the Santa Fe Symphony Orchestra and Chorus' Viennese New Year's concert, the chance to put some Richard Strauss lieder up alongside the waltzes and polkas of ol' Johann Strauss Jr.
 
 
 
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