Richard Strauss' last stage work is an opera about opera as an art form, depicting the creation of a music drama in a wise and witty way. Which came first the words or the music? That is the question Strauss and his librettist Clemens Krauss address through the story of a Countess torn between a composer and a poet.
Renée Lynn Fleming (born February 14, 1959) is an American soprano, known for performances in opera, concerts, record...
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