1982 Richard Strauss: The Staging of His Operas and Ballets

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First Edition, Illustrated, Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding, With Dustwrapper, With Slipcase

First UK edition, originally published in Germany in 1980. Illustrated throughout with numerous colour images. A detailed and comprehensive study of the operas and ballets of Richard Georg Strauss, a German composer and conductor best known for his tone poems and operas. Along with Gustav Mahler, he represents the late flowering of German Romanticism. With chapters on the staging and artistry of each individual opera, including: Elektra, Der Rosenkavalier, Ariadne auf Naxos, Die ägyptische Helena, Arabella, Daphne, Friedenstag, Die Liebe der Danae, and more. Written by Rudolf Hartmann, a German opera director considered one of the most important directors of the twentieth century.