Word: strauss
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...distinguished prelude to this gayety, there occurred the Vienna première of Intermezzo, newest opera by Richard Strauss. He, its composer, has lately been unkind to Vienna. Only last month, he refused to conduct the Viennese Opera unless the government granted him a huge salary, complete autocratic powers, a once royal palace for the duration of his life-this at a time when the Viennese are living on rations. But Vienna could not do without him. He alone could be the central jewel of a reconstructed crown...
...featured part of the evening, the one thing that distinguishes the Debating Union assemblies from other forensic controversies will be the open discussion for members of the audience immediately after the scheduled speeches. R. K. Strauss '27 of the Debating Union Committee, will preside as Chairman for the debate and for the discussion of the question...
...were marked with deep musical scholarship as well as youth's impetuous revolt. Calm, neat, leisurely, absentminded, he lavished ?100,000 ($486,000) on his first season of opera at the Afternoon Theatre, where he conducted the first English performances of Elektra and introduced English enthusiasts to Composers Strauss and Delius...
...Manhattan's summer Stadium concerts, led the Cleveland Symphony Orchestra in a brilliant opening of the current season. Tall, dark, magnetic, he gave careful, rhythmic reading to Bach's Prelude, Chorale, and Fugue; continued with Brahms's First Symphony, in a full-throated interpretation; was clever, cacophonous, to suit Strauss's Don Juan; ended with his now familiar spellbinding performance of Debussy's Afternoon of a Faun. Again the city congratulated itself on the musicianly foresight and executive powers of Adella Prentiss Hughes, first U. S. woman organizer and manager of a symphonic orchestra...
...lining of Johann Strauss...