Capriccio, Op.85 (Strauss, Richard)

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Publisher Info.:

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

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Public Domain - Non-PD US, Non-PD EU

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

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Study score: Boosey & Hawkes

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Work Title Capriccio, Op. 85
Alternative Title Konversationsstücke für Musik
Composer Strauss, Richard
Opus/Catalogue Number Op.85
Number of Movements/Sections 1 Act
Year/Date of Composition 1940-1
Year of First Publication 1942
Librettist Richard Strauss (1864-1949)
Clemens Heinrich Krauss (1893-1954)
Language German
Genre Opera
Piece Style Early 20th century
Instrumentation Orchestra and Soloists
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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


Strauss Operas
  • 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)
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