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We were put off our guard by seeing opera stars in the backstage Prologue preparing for an 18 th century opera seria – to be famously interrupted by common or garden song and dance in poet-librettist ...

Two hours might be the beginning of Oscar-bait territory when it comes to film, but for opera, it’s relatively short. As concise as Richard Strauss’ “Ariadne auf Naxos” might be, it was originally ...

The exhilarating soprano Lise Davidsen brings one of her signature roles to the Met for the first time as the mythological Greek heroine of Strauss’s enchanting masterpiece. The outstanding cast also ...

WALNUT CREEK — Peek inside the libretto of Richard Strauss’ heroic and lighthearted 1916 opera “Ariadne auf Naxos” and you will find an opera within an opera. Peek inside the preparations made by ...

'Ariadne auf Naxos': 'An earnest, heroic drama disrupted by irrelevant characters'Images by Richard H Smith Ariadne auf Naxos, according to its librettist Hugo von Hofmannsthal, is all about fidelity: ...

Our Virginia Opera is currently performing the Richard Strauss opera, “ARIADNE AUF NAXOS” at The Harrison Opera House. This is one heck of a show! The two-act opera is hilarious as it pokes fun at the ...

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RICHARD Strauss's opera Ariadne Auf Naxos is a curious animal with a circuitous history. First staged in Stuttgart in 1912, with a libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal, it was created to be performed ...