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STRAUSS: Capriccio.(Review)
STRAUSS: Capriccio
[] Lott, Vermillion; Kunde, Genz, Allen, yon Kannen; SWR Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart, SWR Vokalensemble Stuttgart, Pretre. Text and translations. Forlane 268052 (Empire, dist.)
Richard Strauss's last opera, Capriccio, purports to join the age-old opera debate between words and music. Accordingly, the libretto, by Strauss himself in collaboration with conductor Clemens Krauss, is a polished gem of elegance and charm. Friends and philosophies are gently mocked, and the central aesthetic dispute is wittily embodied in the rivalry between a poet (Olivier) and a composer (Flamand) for the love of a countess. But there's really no contest: music wins. As if he knew it would be his last, Strauss crammed the score with inventive parody, sensual melody, a freestanding string sextet and an overwhelming solo for the Countess.
Sexy and smart, she is among the most rewarding of Strauss's heroines. It's a dream part for Felicity Lott, and she makes the most of it. Some of her predecessors (notably Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, recorded in 1958 and now available on EMI 67391) boasted native fluency in German and an almost obsessive attention to nuance, but Lott ...
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- Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times Wynne Delacoma November 14, 1994 700+ words
...is offering. Richard Strauss' `Capriccio," given its company...Once rarely performed, "Capriccio," composed in 1942 and Strauss' last opera, is now...spellbinding on stage. The Strauss of "Capriccio" is not the fierce...
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- Magazine article from: Opera Canada Cory, Neil September 22, 2003 700+ words
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- Magazine article from: New Criterion Simon, John February 1, 1998 700+ words
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- Magazine article from: Opera Canada Crory, Neil September 1, 2008 700+ words
...Vienna State Opera unveiled its new production of Capriccio, Richard Strauss's meditative "Conversation Piece for Music...Surprisingly, Bavarian bass Franz Hawlata, a Strauss specialist, failed to make much impression as the...