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Capriccio: a conversation piece for music

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English libretto for Capriccio, Op. 85, the final opera by German composer Richard Strauss, subtitled "A Conversation Piece for Music". Clemens Krauss and Strauss wrote the German libretto. The theme of the opera can be summarized as "Which is the greater art, poetry or music?" This question is dramatized in the story of a Countess torn between two suitors: Olivier, a poet, and Flamand, a composer.

Language: English

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes, Music Publishers Ltd

Release: May 10, 1963

Capriccio: a conversation piece for music

4.2/5 ( ratings)

English libretto for Capriccio, Op. 85, the final opera by German composer Richard Strauss, subtitled "A Conversation Piece for Music". Clemens Krauss and Strauss wrote the German libretto. The theme of the opera can be summarized as "Which is the greater art, poetry or music?" This question is dramatized in the story of a Countess torn between two suitors: Olivier, a poet, and Flamand, a composer.

Language: English

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes, Music Publishers Ltd

Release: May 10, 1963

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