"Der Handschuh (Waterhouse) Der Handschuh (""The Glove"") is a composition by Graham Waterhouse. He wrote the setting of Friedrich Schiller's ballad for cello and speaking voice in 2005. It was published in 2007 in Heinrichshofen's Verlag. Graham Waterhouse composed ""Der Handschuh"" in 2005, as a kind of melodrama in the tradition of spoken narrative to instrumental accompaniment, such as ballads by Robert Schumann and Richard Strauss, a crucial scene of Weber's opera ""Der Freischütz"" and 20th century settings by Schoenberg, William Walton, Henze and Poulenc's L'Histoire de Babar, le petit éléphant. It is the composer's first major work for the"
"Richard Strauss Richard Georg Strauss (; 11 June 1864 – 8 September 1949) was a leading German composer of the late Romantic and early modern eras. He is known for his operas, which include ""Der Rosenkavalier"", ""Elektra"", ""Die Frau ohne Schatten"" and ""Salome""; his Lieder, especially his ""Four Last Songs""; his tone poems, including ""Don Juan"", ""Death and Transfiguration"", ""Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks"", ""Also sprach Zarathustra"", ""Ein Heldenleben"", ""Symphonia Domestica"", and ""An Alpine Symphony""; and other instrumental works such as ""Metamorphosen"" and his Oboe Concerto. Strauss was also a prominent conductor in Western Europe and the Americas, enjoying quasi-celebrity status"
"Selective bibliography Richard Strauss Richard Georg Strauss (; 11 June 1864 – 8 September 1949) was a leading German composer of the late Romantic and early modern eras. He is known for his operas, which include ""Der Rosenkavalier"", ""Elektra"", ""Die Frau ohne Schatten"" and ""Salome""; his Lieder, especially his ""Four Last Songs""; his tone poems, including ""Don Juan"", ""Death and Transfiguration"", ""Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks"", ""Also sprach Zarathustra"", ""Ein Heldenleben"", ""Symphonia Domestica"", and ""An Alpine Symphony""; and other instrumental works such as ""Metamorphosen"" and his Oboe Concerto. Strauss was also a prominent conductor in Western Europe and the Americas, enjoying"
"Der Rosenkavalier ' (The Knight of the Rose or The Rose-Bearer""""'), Op. 59, is a comic opera in three acts by Richard Strauss to an original German libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal. It is loosely adapted from the novel ""Les amours du chevalier de Faublas"" by Louvet de Couvrai and Molière's comedy ""Monsieur de Pourceaugnac"". It was first performed at the Königliches Opernhaus in Dresden on 26 January 1911 under the direction of Max Reinhardt, Ernst von Schuch conducting. Until the premiere the working title was ""Ochs auf Lerchenau"". (The choice of the name Ochs is not accidental, for in"
"in Der Rosenkavalier"" is one of Grainger's more complex piano transcriptions, with many sumptuous ornamentations and harmonic twists and turns. Notes Sources Other sources General reference Der Rosenkavalier ' (The Knight of the Rose or The Rose-Bearer""""'), Op. 59, is a comic opera in three acts by Richard Strauss to an original German libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal. It is loosely adapted from the novel ""Les amours du chevalier de Faublas"" by Louvet de Couvrai and Molière's comedy ""Monsieur de Pourceaugnac"". It was first performed at the Königliches Opernhaus in Dresden on 26 January 1911 under the direction of Max"
"The first waltz referenced is one of Johannes Brahms's ""Liebeslieder Waltzes"", Op. 52, No. 6. The second waltz is one of Brahms's Sixteen Waltzes, Op. 39, No. 8. The third waltz is from Richard Strauss's comic opera ""Der Rosenkavalier"". The composer wrote, ""From time to time these originals float briefly to the surface. The three waltz episodes are surrounded by slower music forming an introduction, interludes, and a coda; this slower music, too, sometimes alludes to ""Rosenkavalier""."" Stucky continued: The work is scored for an orchestra consisting of three flutes (2nd and 3rd doubling piccolo), three oboes (3rd doubling cor"
"the younger woman. Though a comic opera, the work incorporates some weighty themes (particularly through the Marschallin's character arc), including infidelity, aging, sexual predation, and selflessness (or the lack of it) in love. There are many recordings of the opera and it is regularly performed. ""Der Rosenkavalier"" premiered in 1911 in Dresden under the baton of Ernst von Schuch, who had previously conducted the premieres of Strauss's ""Feuersnot"", ""Salome"" and ""Elektra""; Georg Toller was originally slated to produce the opera, but he backed out and was replaced by Max Reinhardt. Soprano Margarethe Siems (Strauss's first Chrysothemis) sang the Marschallin, in"
"Lotte Lehmann Charlotte ""Lotte"" Lehmann (February 27, 1888 – August 26, 1976) was a German soprano who was especially associated with German repertory. She gave memorable performances in the operas of Richard Strauss, Richard Wagner, Ludwig van Beethoven, Puccini, Mozart, and Massenet. The Marschallin in ""Der Rosenkavalier"", Sieglinde in ""Die Walküre"" and the title-role in ""Fidelio"" are considered her greatest roles. During her long career, Lehmann also made more than five hundred recordings. Her performances in the world of Lieder are considered among the best ever recorded. Lehmann was born in Perleberg, Province of Brandenburg. After studying in Berlin with"
"and ""Die Frau ohne Schatten"". The most recent figures covering the five seasons 2011/12 to 2015/2016 show that Strauss was the tenth most performed opera composer, with ""Der Rosenkavalier"" overtaking ""Salome"" to become his most performed opera (the ranking of the other four remains the same). Strauss was a prolific composer of Lieder. He often composed them with the voice of his wife in mind. His Lieder were written for voice and piano, and he orchestrated several of them after the fact. In 1894–1895, around the age of 30, he published several well-known songs including ""Ruhe, meine Seele!"", ""Cäcilie"", ""Morgen!"","
"composed by people like Johann Strauss the Younger. Richard Strauss was a leading composer of the late Romantic and early modern eras. He is known for his operas, which include ""Der Rosenkavalier"" and ""Salome""; his ""lieder"", especially his ""Four Last Songs""; and his tone poems. Strauss, along with Gustav Mahler, represents the late flowering of German Romanticism after Richard Wagner, in which pioneering subtleties of orchestration are combined with an advanced harmonic style. The first half of 20th century saw a split between German and Austrian music. In Vienna, Arnold Schoenberg and his pupils Alban Berg and Anton Webern moved"
"at the International Music Contest in Munich. The latter competition win led to her engagement at the opera house in Oberhausen and from this moment on her career was largely centered in Germany for the next decade. She continued her voice training in Germany with Dietger Jacob. She was offered a long term contract with the Dortmund Opera in 1962, singing there for the next three years. When the new Opernhaus Dortmund was opened in 1966 she performed the title role Octavian in ""Der Rosenkavalier"" by Richard Strauss, alongside with Elisabeth Grümmer as Marschallin and Kurt Böhme as Ochs, the"
"Conradin Kreutzer Conradin Kreutzer or Kreuzer (Messkirch in Baden, 22 November 1780 – Riga, 14 December 1849) was a German composer and conductor. His works include the opera ""Das Nachtlager in Granada"", and ""Der Verschwender"" (Incidental music), both produced in 1834 in Vienna. Kreutzer abandoned his studies in the law (University of Freiburg) and went to Vienna about 1804, where he met Joseph Haydn and may have studied with Johann Georg Albrechtsberger, while he tried his hand unsuccessfully at singspielen. He spent 1811–12 in Stuttgart, where at least three of his operas were staged and he was awarded the post"
"1957 he was second conductor under Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt of the Sinfonieorchester von Radio Hamburg, in 1956 named NDR Sinfonieorchester. From 1953 to 1955 he was also principal conductor of the Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie in Herford. Since 1959 he conducted the NHK Symphony Orchestra. His last position was in 1962 Generalmusikdirektor of the Dortmunder Philharmoniker, since 1966 also Intendant of the Dortmund Opera. He improved the quality of the orchestra and opened the new with a performance of ""Der Rosenkavalier"" of Strauss, with Elisabeth Grümmer as Marschallin, Teresa Żylis-Gara as Octavian and Kurt Böhme as Ochs. In 1967 he conducted the premiere"
"""Salome"" (1905) and ""Elektra"" (1909) quickly established his reputation as Germany's leading opera composer. These two operas stretched the tonal music system to its breaking point. The highly chromatic music featured harsh dissonances and unresolved harmonies. This, paired with the gruesome subject matter, looked forward to expressionism. ""Elektra"" also marked the beginning of Strauss's working relationship with the leading Austrian poet and playwright Hugo von Hofmannsthal, who would provide another five libretti for the composer. With ""Der Rosenkavalier"" of 1911, Strauss changed direction, looking towards Mozart and the world of the Viennese waltz as much as towards Wagner. Modernist critics"
"Der Kuhreigen Der Kuhreigen is an opera (called a 'musikalisches Schauspiel' or 'musical play') in three acts by the Austrian composer Wilhelm Kienzl. The libretto, by Richard Batka, is after Rudolf Hans Bartsch's novel ""Die kleine Blanchefleur"". It was first performed at the Volksoper in Vienna on 23 November 1911. Set in revolutionary France, this is the love story of the Swiss Sergeant Primus Thaller, condemned for singing the banned Swiss 'Kuhreigen' folksong, and Blanchefleur, wife of the Marquis Massimelle, who saves him and then herself becomes a victim of the revolution. Richard Tauber, who was a favourite of the"
"require a large stage. The inaugural performance was Richard Strauss's ""Der Rosenkavalier"", an opera first performed in 1911, shortly after its premiere; Wilhelm Schüchter conducted the Dortmunder Philharmoniker. Teresa Żylis-Gara appeared as Octavian, along with guest artist Elisabeth Grümmer as the Marschallin and Kurt Böhme as Ochs. In the short remaining part of the season, Verdi's ""Il trovatore"", with Fedora Barbieri as Azucena, Mozart's ""Die Zauberflöte"", Hindemith's ""Mathis der Maler"", and Johann Strauss' ""Der Zigeunerbaron"" were performed. The first plays staged in the so-called ""Großes Haus"" during this period were Brecht's ""Leben des Galilei"" and Anouilh's ""Becket"". Unusual for the"
"(as Rosalinde) with Erika Köth, Walter Berry, Regina Resnik and Herbert von Karajan (cond.); Chorus and Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera; rec.1960 (Decca) 6. Johann Strauss: ""Der Zigeunerbaron"" (as Saffi) with Karl Terkal, Walter Berry, Anneliese Rothenberger and Heinrich Hollreiser (cond.); Chorus and Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera; rec.1959 (EMI) 7. Richard Strauss: ""Daphne"" (as Daphne) with Fritz Wunderlich, James King, Paul Schoffler and Karl Böhm (cond.); Chorus and Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera; rec.1964/live (DG) 8. Richard Strauss: ""Der Rosenkavalier"" (as Sophie) with Maria Reining, Sena Jurinac and Erich Kleiber (cond.); Chorus and Orchestra of the"
"Anke Vondung Anke Vondung (born in Speyer, Rhineland-Palatinate in 1972), is a German mezzo-soprano. She was a member of the Semperoper Dresden from 2003 to 2006. She has sung the roles of Dorabella in ""Così fan tutte"", Octavian in ""Der Rosenkavalier"", and the title role in ""Carmen"". Vondung has sung at German State Operas such as the Semperoper in Dresden, the Berlin State Opera, the Bavarian State Opera in Munich, at the Metropolitan Opera, the Théâtre du Châtelet, as well as at the Salzburg and Glyndebourne Festivals She also sings Bach's sacred music. At the 2011 Rheingau Musik Festival, she"
"It's Methodist and Holiness and Baptist. It's blues and jazz, and it has a high lonesome sound."" In the early years of the century, Wagnerian chromatic harmony was extended by opera composers such as Richard Strauss (""Salome"", 1905; ""Elektra"", 1906–1908; ""Der Rosenkavalier"", 1910; ""Ariadne auf Naxos"", 1912; ""Die Frau ohne Schatten"", 1917), Claude Debussy (""Pelléas et Mélisande"", 1902), Giacomo Puccini (""Madama Butterfly"", 1904; ""La fanciulla del West"", 1910; ""Il trittico"", 1918), Ferruccio Busoni (""Doktor Faust"", 1916, posthumously completed by his student Philipp Jarnach), Béla Bartók (""Bluebeard's Castle"", 1911–17), Leos Janáček (""Jenůfa"", 1904; ""Osud"", 1907; ""Kát´a Kabanová"", 1919-1921) and Hans Pfitzner"
"From 1951 to 1955, she again appeared at the Vienna Volksoper, singing roles like Agricola in Johann Strauss II's ""A Night in Venice"". She retired from the stage in 1955, after which she devoted her time to teaching. She died in Klagenfurt. Olszewska is best known for her Octavian in the 1932 abridged recording of Der Rosenkavalier, conducted by Robert Heger, with Lotte Lehmann as the Marschalin, Elisabeth Schumann as Sophie, and Richard Mayr as Baron Ochs. Maria Olszewska Maria Olszewska (Olczewska, also Marie Berchtenbreitner; 12 August 1892 – 17 May 1969) was a German operatic contralto. Olszewska was born"
"composer, recorded the two main tenor arias twice for Odeon Records, firstly in April 1920 by the acoustic process, and again in September 1931 electrically. Both are now on CD. Der Kuhreigen Der Kuhreigen is an opera (called a 'musikalisches Schauspiel' or 'musical play') in three acts by the Austrian composer Wilhelm Kienzl. The libretto, by Richard Batka, is after Rudolf Hans Bartsch's novel ""Die kleine Blanchefleur"". It was first performed at the Volksoper in Vienna on 23 November 1911. Set in revolutionary France, this is the love story of the Swiss Sergeant Primus Thaller, condemned for singing the banned"
"apparently embittered after being turned down as music director of the Vienna State Opera—has never been confirmed. The official cause of death was a heart attack. Kleiber had few recordings, however in the last decade of his life, he made important recordings mainly for Decca. Two operatic recordings are still considered among the finest of these works: Mozart's ""Le Nozze di Figaro"" (with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, and Cesare Siepi as Figaro) and Richard Strauss's ""Der Rosenkavalier"". The former was included in ""Gramophone"" magazine's 100 Greatest Recordings. Kleiber also composed. Among his works are a ""Violin Concerto"", ""Piano Concerto"", orchestral"
"Sophie Koch Sophie Koch (born 1969) is a French operatic mezzo-soprano who made an international career, performing Rosina in Rossini's ""Il Barbiere di Siviglia"" at the Royal Opera House, the Composer in ""Ariadne auf Naxos"" by Richard Strauss at the Semperoper in Dresden, and Charlotte in Massenet's ""Werther"" at the Paris Opera, among others. The title role of ""Der Rosenkavalier"" by Richard Strauss became her signature role. She has also performed in concert and recital, and made recordings. Koch was born in Versailles. Her family is from Alsace-Lorraine, and her great-grandfather was German. Koch became interested in music at an"
"Harry Kupfer Harry Kupfer (born 12 August 1935) is a German opera director and academic. A long-time director at the Komische Oper Berlin, he has worked at major opera houses and at festivals internationally. Trained by Walter Felsenstein, he has worked in the tradition of realistic directing. At the Bayreuth Festival, he staged Wagner's ""Der fliegende Holländer"" in 1978, and ""Der Ring des Nibelungen"" in 1988. At the Salzburg Festival, he directed the premiere of Penderecki's ""Die schwarze Maske"" in 1986, and ""Der Rosenkavalier"" by Richard Strauss in 2014. Born in Berlin, Kupfer studied theatre at the Theaterhochschule Leipzig from"
"2009. In 2010, the Braunschweig theatre showed a photo exhibition in his memory. Günther Morbach Günther Morbach (26 November 1927 – 4 August 2009) was a German classical bass in opera and concert. He performed major roles at German opera houses and on international tours. Born in Zehdenick, Morbach studied voice at the Musikhochschule Hamburg from the end of the 1940s with Prof. Korberg. He made his stage debut at the Stadttheater Flensburg in 1955, as the ""Polizeikommissar"" in ""Der Rosenkavalier"" by Richard Strauss. He was from 1956 a member of Stadttheater Augsburg, from 1959 of the Opernhaus Essen, from"
"Paul Hindemith Paul Hindemith (; 16 November 1895 – 28 December 1963) was a prolific German composer, violist, violinist, teacher and conductor. In the 1920s, he became a major advocate of the ""Neue Sachlichkeit"" (new objectivity) style of music. Notable compositions include his song cycle ""Das Marienleben"" (1923), ""Der Schwanendreher"" for viola and orchestra (1935), and opera ""Mathis der Maler"" (1938). Hindemith's most popular work, both on record and in the concert hall, is likely the ""Symphonic Metamorphosis of Themes by Carl Maria von Weber"", written in 1943. Born in Hanau, near Frankfurt am Main, Hindemith was taught the violin"
"Karl Perron Karl Perron, born Karl Pergamenter and also known as Carl Perron, (3 June 1858 – 15 July 1928) was a German bass-baritone. A Kammersänger of the Dresden State Opera, he created leading roles in three operas by Richard Strauss – Jochanaan in ""Salome"", Orest in ""Elektra"", and Baron Ochs in ""Der Rosenkavalier"". Karl Perron was born in Frankenthal to one of the city's prominent families. His father was an art collector and numismatist. Another of his relatives, Phillip Perron (1840–1907), was the court sculptor to Ludwig II of Bavaria. After studies with Julius Hey in Berlin, Joseph Hasselbeck"
"Der Schatzgräber Der Schatzgräber (""The Treasure Hunter"") is an opera in four acts, with a prologue and an epilogue, by Franz Schreker, libretto by the composer. Schreker composed the opera between 1915 and 1918. He dated the completed manuscript full score 12 November 1918. The score is published by Universal Edition Vienna. The opera was first performed on 21 January 1920 by the Frankfurt Opera, conducted by Ludwig Rottenberg. It was Schreker's most (but also his last) successful opera. It received 354 performances in over fifty cities between 1920 and 1924/1925, but after the change in the cultural and political"
"Marie Gutheil-Schoder Marie Gutheil-Schoder (16 February 1874 – 4 October 1935) was an important German soprano. Born Marie Schoder in Weimar, she married Gustav Gutheil in 1899, with whom she lived until his death in 1914. She debuted in the secondary role of the First Lady at the Weimar Court Opera in ""The Magic Flute"" in her native city of Weimar in 1891. Gustav Mahler engaged her for the Vienna State Opera in 1900, where she remained until 1926. She appeared at the Royal Opera House as Octavian in ""Der Rosenkavalier"" in 1913. One of her famous roles was her"
"Der Rosenkavalier (1926 film) The music during the film's performances was provided by an orchestra. At the premiere, this was conducted by Richard Strauss himself. The film's projection speed had to be adjusted by the projector in order to fit the speed of the orchestra. This task fell to the film's cameraman, Hans Androschin, because only he knew the exact length of each scene and cut. In later performances, a special recording, also conducted by Strauss, provided the music. Strauss conducted the Vienna and London premieres (and recorded excerpts from the film score on the Victrola label at that time."
"(1990), listed below. Emanuel Schikaneder Emanuel Schikaneder (1 September 1751 – 21 September 1812), born Johann Joseph Schickeneder, was a German impresario, dramatist, actor, singer, and composer. He wrote the libretto of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's opera ""The Magic Flute"" and was the builder of the Theater an der Wien. Peter Branscombe called him ""one of the most talented theatre men of his era"". Schikaneder was born in Straubing in Bavaria to Joseph Schickeneder and Juliana Schiessl. Both of his parents worked as domestic servants and were extremely poor. They had a total of four children: Urban (born 1746), Johann Joseph"
"Charlotte alongside Kaufmann. Sophie Koch Sophie Koch (born 1969) is a French operatic mezzo-soprano who made an international career, performing Rosina in Rossini's ""Il Barbiere di Siviglia"" at the Royal Opera House, the Composer in ""Ariadne auf Naxos"" by Richard Strauss at the Semperoper in Dresden, and Charlotte in Massenet's ""Werther"" at the Paris Opera, among others. The title role of ""Der Rosenkavalier"" by Richard Strauss became her signature role. She has also performed in concert and recital, and made recordings. Koch was born in Versailles. Her family is from Alsace-Lorraine, and her great-grandfather was German. Koch became interested in"
"Germany, on 11 October 1980. A new production was staged at the Staatsoper Hannover in April 2016. Der Traumgörge Der Traumgörge (""Görge the Dreamer"") is an opera in two acts and an epilogue by Austrian composer Alexander Zemlinsky. The libretto was written by Leo Feld. Zemlinsky began composition of the opera in 1904 and completed it in 1906. ""Der Traumgörge"" was intended for performance at the Vienna State Opera (then known as the Vienna Court Opera), where Gustav Mahler, a mentor of Zemlinsky's, was Musical Director. Mahler had encouraged his younger colleague to compose the opera following the success of"