MEMETERIA by Thomas May

Music & the Arts

A Rite of Spring Turned Inward: Strauss’s ‘Daphne’ at Seattle Opera

Daphne in concert at Seattle Opera; photo: Sunny Martini

My Bachtrack review:

Richard Strauss’ Daphne is among the works most plausibly suited to Seattle Opera’s recent turn toward including concert performances as part of its main-stage season. Written late in the composer’s career, Daphne belongs to the turbulent political and cultural climate of 1930s Germany….

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