Word: heldenleben
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...very well-received, and a chuckle skittered through the crowd when Yannatos called the women back to the stage for one last bow, a twin in each arm and a beam on his face.The final piece of the night was Richard Strauss’ “Ein Heldenleben,” or “A Heroic Life,” an exultant six-piece tone poem that depicts a hero’s journey. Though “Ein Heldenleben” has been criticized for its over-inflated and self-indulgent rhapsodic qualities...