Opera

Capriccio

Richard Strauss

27 May, 19 - 14 Jun, 19

Musical conductor: Asher Fisch

Stage Director: Christof Loy

Premiere at the Teatro Real

2H20

NO BREAK

27 May 19

Premiere

14 Jun 19

Last Performace

PERFORMANCES

After an 8 year absence of Richard Strauss, the new production of Capriccio is also the premiere at the Teatro Real of the Bavarian composer’s last opera. The staging is by celebrated Christof Loy and the musical direction is by an expert in Strauss, Asher Fisch. Capriccio is Strauss’s answer to the question which has pursued opera as an art form since its very beginning: Which is of more importance? Music or text? Coming from a composer of such harrowing tragedies as Salomé or Elektra, it is astonishing to discover an exquisite comedy which synthesizes his musical language in an exercise of brilliant harmonies and textures.

Konversationsstück für Musik in one act

Music by Richard Strauss (1864-1949)
Libretto by Richard Strauss and Clemens Krauss, after the original idea by Stefan Zweig

Premiered at the Munich Staatsoper on 28 October 1942

Premiere at the Teatro Real

New production by the Teatro Real, in co-production with the Opernhaus Zürich and the Göteborg Opera

Principal Orchestra of the Teatro Real
(Orquesta Sinfónica de Madrid)

Artistic Team

Musical Director I Asher Fisch

Stage Director I Christof Loy

Scenography I Raimund Orfeo Voigt

Illumination I Franck Evin

Costume Designer I Klaus Bruns

Choreographer I Andreas Heise

Cast

Countess Madeleine I Malin Byström

The Count I Josef Wagner

Flamand I Norman Reinhardt

Olivier I André Schuen

La Roche I Christof Fischesser

Clairon I Theresa Kronthaler

Monsieur Taupe I John Graham-Hall

Two Italian Singers I Leonor Bonilla

I Juan José De León

The Major-Domo I Torben Jürgens

Dieners:

Diener I - Gerardo Lopez

Diener II - Tomeu Bibiloni

Diener III - Pablo Garcia Lopez

Diener IV - David Oller

Diener V - Sebastià Peris

Diener VI - Emanuel Faraldo

Diener VII - Manuel Gómez Ruiz

Diener VIII - David Sánchez

Countess/Dancer - Elisabeth Mcgorian

Young Countess/Dancers - Julia Ibañez

- Clara Navarro

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Language

Alemán

Subtitles in

Español, Inglés

Synopsis of Capriccio

The historic debate regarding the relative importance that words should have in opera with respect to the music constituted a source of fascination for Richard Strauss throughout his life. In Capriccio, he delves deeper in this topic, using an exceptional libretto, fruit of a suggestion from his dear Stefan Zweig, who found a brief comedy in the British Library which served as inspiration for that which would be the last opera of the German composer; a comedy, which incidentally had already served as inspiration for Antonio Salieri. From this point a plot arose, full of irony, featuring a Countess –symbol of art- whose affection were found to be divided between two suitors, a poet and a composer. Who should she chose? Decidedly Strauss placed special importance on the inteligibility of the text that was sung, while not scrimping on the musical resources, unfolding a palette of incomparable harmonies and textures. Capriccio is without a doubt an overwhelming synthesis of all that the musician had been able to improve over his career, something of which he himself was conscious: proud of his work, he rejected the suggestion from his librettist to initiate a new project. Quite simply he could not see how he could do any better.

Artistic information

Artistic team

Musical conductor Asher Fisch

Stage Director Christof Loy

Escenografía Raimund Orfeo Voigt

Figurines Klaus Bruns

Iluminación Frank Evin

Coreografía Andreas Heise

Cast

Countess Madeleine Malin Byström

The Count Josef Wagner

Flamand Norman Reinhardt

Olivier Andrè Schuen

La Roche Christof Fischesser

Clairon Theresa Kronthaler

Monsieur Taupe John Graham-Hall

Two Italian singers Leonor Bonilla

Two Italian singers Juan José de León

The Major-Domo Torben Jürgens

Servants Anna Stéphany

Servants Juan Antonio Sanabria

Servants Josef Wagner

Servants Tomeu Bibiloni

Servants Pablo García López

Servants Carles Pachón

Servants Sebastià Peris

Servants Gerardo López

Condesa/Bailarina Elizabeth McGorian

Condesa niña/Bailarina Julia Ibáñez

Condesa niña/Bailarina Clara Navarro

Programa de Mano

Capriccio, de Richard Strauss

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Releases

Friends of Teatro Real

15 March

2019

Subscribers

20 March

2019

Tickets on sale

25 March

2019

Performances

Date/hour
Space
Cast
Subscription ticket

27 May 2019

20:00

Main Auditorium

Malin Byström, Josef Wagner, Norman Reinhardt, Andrè Schuen, Christof Fischesser, Theresa Kronthaler, John Graham-Hall, Leonor Bonilla, Juan José de León, Torben Jürgens, Anna Stéphany, Juan Antonio Sanabria, Josef Wagner, Tomeu Bibiloni, Pablo García López, Carles Pachón, Sebastià Peris, Gerardo López

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29 May 2019

20:00

Main Auditorium

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31 May 2019

20:00

Main Auditorium

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