Capriccio, Op.85 (Strauss, Richard)

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		Movements/Sections 1 act Composition Year 1940-1 Genre Categories Operas; Stage Works; For voices, orchestra; Scores featuring the voice; Scores featuring the orchestra; For voices with orchestra; German language

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Publisher Info.:

Mainz: B. Schott's Söhne, 1942.
London: Boosey & Hawkes, 1942 (co-publisher)

Copyright:

Public Domain - Non-PD US, Non-PD EU [tag/del]

Misc. Notes:

Composer listed as copyright claimant: "Copyright Richard Strauss, 1942."

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General Information

Work Title	Capriccio
Alternative Title	Konversationsstücke für Musik

Composer	Strauss, Richard
Opus/Catalogue Number	Op.85 ; TrV 279
Movements/Sections	1 act
Year/Date of Composition	1940-1
First Publication	1942
Librettist	Composer and Clemens Heinrich Krauss (1893–1954)
Language	German
Piece Style	Early 20th century
Instrumentation	Orchestra and Soloists

Misc. Comments

Roles

• Countess Madeleine, a young widow (soprano)
• Clairon, an actress (contralto)
• Flamand, a musician (tenor)
• Olivier, a poet (baritone)
• The Count, brother of Countess Madeleine (baritone)
• La Roche, a theatre director (bass)
• Monsieur Taupe, a prompter (tenor)
• 2 Italian singers (soprano, tenor)
• A young dancer (silent role)
• Major-domo (bass)
• 8 servants (4 tenors, 4 basses)
• 3 musicians (violin, cello, harpsichord)

External Links

• Libretto: Opera-guide.ch

Strauss Operas
Guntram, Op.25 (1894) Feuersnot, Op.50 (1901) Salome, Op.54 (1905) Elektra, Op.58 (1909) Der Rosenkavalier, Op.59 (1911) Ariadne auf Naxos, Op.60 (1916) Die Frau ohne Schatten, Op.65 (1918)	Intermezzo, Op.72 (1924) Die ägyptische Helena, Op.75 (1927) Arabella, Op.79 (1932) Die schweigsame Frau, Op.80 (1934) Friedenstag, Op.81 (1938) Daphne, Op.82 (1938) Die Liebe der Danae, Op.83 (1940) Capriccio, Op.85 (1942)