THIS CAPRICCIO IS NO CAPRICE The brooding romanticism of Capriccio's opening sextet sets the tone for the introspection that is to follow. Instead of a dramatic overture and crowd-pleasing arias, composer Richard Strauss (1864-1949) aims to say something meaningful about opera itself. In that sense, it's an incredibly self-conscious and self-referential work"postmodern even. Essentially an […]
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 03:52PM on October 7, 2014