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Andrew McGregor presents Richard Strauss's Capriccio from the 2024 Salzburg Festival, starring soprano Elsa Dreisig and baritone Bo Skovhus and conducted by Christian Thielemann.

Capriccio, Strauss's final work for the stage, circles around a problem that is as old as the genre of opera itself: the relationship between words and music. Set in Paris around 1775, the plot combines an aesthetic debate with the romantic rivalry between the poet Olivier and the musician Flamand, who are both wooing Countess Madeleine. Strauss regarded this highly original work as his final operatic testament. When the conductor Clemens Krauss, co-author of the libretto, mooted the possibility of a subsequent collaboration with Strauss, the composer pointed to the Countess's famous monologue which is preceded by the hauntingly beautiful Moonlight Music: "Isn鈥檛 this D flat major the best conclusion to my theatrical life-work?"

Andrew is joined by soprano Elsa Dreisig to talk about singing the role of The Countess.

The Countess ..... Elsa Dreisig (soprano)
The Count, her brother ..... Bo Skovhus (baritone)
Flamand, a musician ..... Sebastian Kohlhepp (tenor)
Olivier, a poet ..... Konstantin Krimmel (baritone)
La Roche, a theatre director ..... Mika Kares (bass)
Clairon, an actress ..... Eve-Maud Hubeaux (contralto)
Monsieur Taupe ..... J枚rg Schneider (tenor)
An Italian Singer ..... Tuuli Takala (soprano)
An Italian Tenor ..... Josh Lovell (tenor)
The Major-Domo ..... Torben J眉rgens (bass)
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Christian Thielemann (conductor)