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Capriccio
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Capriccio |
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Composer |
Richard Strauss |
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Librettist |
Clemens Krauss |
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Venue and Dates |
The Metropolitan Opera, New York 9, 12, 16, 21 26 January 1998 |
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Conductor |
Andrew Davis |
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Director |
John Cox |
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Performers |
Flamand : David Kuebler Olivier : Simon Keenlyside La Roche : Jan-Hendrik Rootering Countess : Kiri Te Kanawa Count : Wolfgang Brendel Clairon : Kathryn Harries Italian soprano : Susan Patterson Italian tenor : Bonaventura Bottone Servants tenor, Ronald Naldi baritone, Peter Van Derick tenor, Tony Stevenson baritone, Hector Vasquez bass, Philip Cokorinos tenor, Charles Reid tenor, Dennis Petersen baritone, Kamel Boutros Major-domo : François Loup Monsieur Taupe : Bernard Fitch |
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Production |
Set designer : Mauro Pagano Costume designer : Martin Battersby Lighting designer : Duane Schuler Choreographer : Val Caniparoli |
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What the critics say
A Humorous Strauss Curiosity Becomes a Showcase for Te Kanawa. Anthony Tommasini for The New York Times, January 12, 1998
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D0DE6D61439F931A25752C0A96E958260
“The baritone Simon Keenlyside, as Olivier, the dapper poet, and the tenor David Kuebler, as Flamand, the impulsive composer, give confident and textually incisive portrayals. Mr. Keenlyside has the more resonant voice, but neither is a match for the booming bass of Jan-Hendrik Rootering, who makes La Roche seem a beefy pro in debate with dilettantes.”