Richard Strauss Archive

Dates: April 13 and April 17 at 7:00 PM Venue: Metropolitan Opera House, Lincoln Center, New York City Tickets: 212-362-6000 The Opera company unveils a new production of Richard Strauss and Hofmannsthal’s comedy “Der Rosenkavalier,” directed …

The New York Times announced today that Renee Fleming’s last Rosenkavalier performance at the Metropolitan Opera on May 13 will also be her farewell to opera. Ms Fleming is 58, the same age as her …

Most of the time I share music with you that I know and love. Yet there are times when an interesting recording emerges with music that is new to me. This recording is such an …

Paavo Järvi conducts Richard Strauss Strauss, R: Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40 Don Juan, Op. 20 Performed by the NHK Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Järvi conducting.   This is the first recording of the NHK Symphony Orchestra, …

Soprano Anna Netrebko is a long term favorite singer of mine. It is not only because she has a fine voice, but also because of her humor, her stage presence and the diversity of her …