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JOHANNES SCHAAF 'S staging from the Grand Theatre, Geneva of Strauss's last opera (1942), a one-act conversation piece about the writing of an opera for the birthday of a Countess with both composer and librettist vying for the Countess's love.
SUISSE ROMANDE ORCHESTRA conducted by HORST STEIN (Given last Saturday)
(Swiss Radio recording)

Contributors

Unknown:
Johannes Schaaf
Conducted By:
Horst Stein
Countess, a young widow:
Ana Pusar (soprano)
Count:
Wolfgang Schone (baritone)
Flamand, a composer:
Thomas Moser (tenor)
Olivier, poet and playwright:
Andreas Schmidt (bar)
La Roche, a theatre director:
Günter Reich
Clairon, an actress:
Anne Howells (mezzo)
Monsieur Taupe, a prompter:
Hugues Cuēnod (tenor)
Italian singers:
Lucia Mazzaria (soprano)
Italian singers:
Jonathan Welch (tenor)
Major-domo:
Lorenz Minth (baritone)
Source: Radio Times

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