Capriccio
Richard Strauss
credits © Christian Leiber / OnP
Conversation in music
in one act, op. 85 (1942)
Music by Richard Strauss (1864-1949)
Libretto by Clemens Krauss and Richard Strauss
Performed in German
A composer and a poet vie for the favours of a countess. Strauss’ last opera is a vibrant declaration of love to opera, a farewell cast out to a world of old, which is drawing to an end.
| Philippe Jordan | Conductor |
| Robert Carsen | Stage director |
| Michael Levine | Sets |
| Anthony Powell | Costumes |
| Robert Carsen, Peter Van Praet | Lighting |
| Jean-Guillaume Bart | Choreography |
| Ian Burton | Dramaturgy |
Michaela Kaune Die Gräfin
Bo Skovhus Der Graf
Joseph Kaiser Flamand
Adrian Eröd Olivier
Peter Rose La Roche
Michaela Schuster Die Schauspielerin Clairon
Ryland Davies Monsieur Taupe
Barbara Bargnesi Eine italienische Sängerin
Manuel Nuñez Camelino Ein italienischer Tenor
Laura Hecquet Eine junge Tänzerin
Jérôme Varnier Der Haushofmeister
Antonel Boldan,
Chae Wook Lim,
Vincent Morell,
Christian Rodrigue Moungoungou,
Slawomir Szychowiak,
Ook Chung,
Yves Cochois,
Hyun-Jong Roh Acht Diener
Paris Opera Orchestra









