Strauss' lesser operas - what are we to make of them?

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Capriccio is, with Elektra and Salome, one of my favorite among Strauss operas. Daphne is amazing and not only the soprano role, we have there some of the most beautiful music for tenor that Strauss ever composed.

Die Frau ohne Schatten has very impressive moments but I don't think that the symbolism of the subject is the most adjusted to Strauss personality.

Regarding Arabella, there are moments of extraordinary beauty, in special the duo Mandryka/Arabella and the Finale, but the other characters are not very convincing (Zenka ...).