Richard Strauss knew a thing or two about theory and practice. His Capriccio is a meta-opera: an opera about opera. Sound academic? It is. The work takes some getting used to, but the current Lyric ...

Salieri’s ‘Prima la musica e poi la parole’­ – first the music, then the words – partnered Mozart’s Der Schauspieldirektor at its premiere in 1786, and Strauss’ 1942 Capriccio carries on the argument ...

Almost as long as people have been scratching their heads over which came first – the chicken or the egg, musicians have been tearing their hair out over a similar conundrum: are words or music the ...

The Metropolitan Opera focuses on what it's calling "Rare Gems" in Week 63 of the Nightly Met Streams series, offering free presentations of titles from its extensive video catalog. The free streams ...

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