Capriccio
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Capriccio is a late opera by Richard Strauss that explores the primacy of words versus music in opera through an elegant, conversational “conversation piece” set in 18th-century France.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Capriccio canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | opera ⓘ |
| catalogueNumber | TrV 279 ⓘ |
| composer | Richard Strauss NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compositionPeriod | 1939–1941 ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Hans Swarowsky (prologue string sextet) ⓘ |
| dramaticFocus | philosophical dialogue rather than action ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceConductor | Clemens Krauss NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublisher | Adolph Fürstner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| form | through-composed ⓘ |
| genre |
conversation piece
ⓘ
opera seria-comedy hybrid ⓘ |
| historicalContext | composed during World War II ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| librettist |
Clemens Krauss
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Richard Strauss NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Countess Madeleine
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Flamand NERFINISHED ⓘ La Roche NERFINISHED ⓘ Olivier NERFINISHED ⓘ The Count NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
extended final monologue for the Countess
ⓘ
meta-theatrical discussion of opera creation ⓘ |
| numberOfActs | 1 ⓘ |
| opusNumber | Op. 85 ⓘ |
| orchestration | large orchestra ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Capriccio. Ein Konversationsstück für Musik NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| periodInComposerCareer | late work of Richard Strauss ⓘ |
| premiereCity | Munich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereCountry | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1942-10-28 ⓘ |
| premierePlace | Nationaltheater München NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Ariadne auf Naxos
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Der Rosenkavalier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPlace | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingTime | 18th century ⓘ |
| structure | prologue with string sextet onstage ⓘ |
| style |
late Romantic
ⓘ
neo-Classical elements ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
productions at major houses such as the Metropolitan Opera
ⓘ
productions at major houses such as the Vienna State Opera ⓘ recordings by major opera houses ⓘ |
| theme |
nature of opera as an art form
ⓘ
primacy of words versus music in opera ⓘ relationship between poetry and music ⓘ |
| vocalForces | solo voices and chorus ⓘ |
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