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A conversation-piece for music in one act by Richard Strauss
Libretto by Clemens Krauss
sung in German

Cast [see below]

Orchestra of the Wurttembergische Staatstheater, Stuttgart
Conducted by Ferdinand Leitner

The action takes place in a chateau near Paris, about the year 1775, at the time of Gluck's operatic reforms.

This recording of a performance at last year's Strasbourg Festival has been made available by courtesy of Radiodiffusion-Television Franchise

Contributors

Composer:
Richard Strauss
Libretto:
Clemens Krauss
Conductor:
Ferdinand Leitner
Producer:
Ernst Poettgen
The Countess:
Grete Hartung
The Count, her brother:
Hans Gunter Nocker
Flamand, a musician:
Joseph Traxel
Olivier, a poet:
Raymond Wolansky
La Roche, the theatre director:
Carlos Alexander
Clairon, the actress:
Hetty Plumacher
Monsieur Taupe, the prompter:
Alfred Pfeifle
An Italian soprano:
Ruth Margret Putz
An Italian tenor:
Gerhard Unger
The Majordomo:
Stefan Kosso
Eight servants:
Hans Blessing
Eight servants:
Lothar Bruning
Eight servants:
Hans Dieter Bader
Eight servants:
Traugott Schmohl
Eight servants:
Fritjof Sentpaul
Eight servants:
Heinz Cramer
Eight servants:
Stefan Schwer
Eight servants:
William Wahlert
Source: Radio Times

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