R. Strauss Opera Extravaganza! Pick your favorites!

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Have fun! I'm currently going to bow out of this poll for the simple fact that I haven't heard any of these operas, but I gave this poll 300 days to run, so hopefully I'll be able to chime within this time. This poll was also created, besides figuring out what are people's favorite R. Strauss operas, to act as an educational tool for myself and anyone else who has yet to hear any of this composer's operas.

[springrite]

The first two are easy for me: Salome and Elektra. The third one is more difficult. I have a few choices. But I settled for The Shadowless one because (could easily have been Capriccio or Ari or Rosenkavalier or ...) of its uniqueness. And for the host of this thread, it may also be the most like one of your favorite--Prokofiev, the one of Fiery Angel.

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The first two are easy for me: Salome and Elektra. The third one is more difficult. I have a few choices. But I settled for The Shadowless one because (could easily have been Capriccio or Ari or Rosenkavalier or ...) of its uniqueness. And for the host of this thread, it may also be the most like one of your favorite--Prokofiev, the one of Fiery Angel.

Interesting, Paul. I have Bohm's Die Frau ohne Schatten. I can't wait to hear it. The audio samples sounded fantastic. I also want to pickup Solti's recording of it too with the VPO.

[Lisztianwagner]

Nice poll......I voted for Salome, Elektra and Der Rosenkavalier; the next may have been Die Frau ohne Schatten.

[mc ukrneal]

This has already been done here: http://www.good-music-guide.com/community/index.php/topic,18067.0.html. Instant result!

Poll is still open...

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This has already been done here: http://www.good-music-guide.com/community/index.php/topic,18067.0.html. Instant result!

Poll is still open...

Oh dear, well I'll still leave this one up. It may give some people who already a voted a second chance to change their answers.

[Sergeant Rock]

Elektra, Rosenkavalier, Ariadne.

Now I'll go check the other poll and see if my answers have changed 

Edit: I picked Salome and Rosenkavalier....but the other poll only allows two choices. That's simply not enough. This is the superior poll.

Sarge

[Lethevich]

Rosenkavalier, Frau, Ariadne

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Elektra, Rosenkavalier, Ariadne.

Now I'll go check the other poll and see if my answers have changed 

Edit: I picked Salome and Rosenkavalier....but the other poll only allows two choices. That's simply not enough. This is the superior poll.

Sarge

Yes, two isn't enough. Thanks for participating my friend.

[mszczuj]

Salome and Elektra of course. But the third? I decided to vote for Ariadna.

[Drasko]

Salome, Rosenkavalier, Arabella

[Elgarian]

Rosenkavalier. One of the most influential operas in my musical life (indeed it transformed my notions of what music could achieve), and yet I find it hard to sit through a whole performance without quite a bit of squirming: it's too long; most of the comic bits aren't funny. But it contains what I feel are some of the most sublime passages in the whole of opera - nay, in the whole of music - and I have three magnificent performances on DVD which I use mainly for cherry-picking the Presentation of the Rose and the final trio and duet. If I were a purist, I'd give myself a severe telling-off.

[The new erato]

Cappricio by far, followed by Ariadne. Rosenkavalier I don't know (gasp!) but I've got a feeling it will be my third, once I got around to it (I have Karajan's recording on the shelves). I've long since outgrown my fascination for Strauss' early shockers, groundbreaking works though they are.

[nico1616]

Another vote for Salome (Behrens, Van Dam, Von Karajan on EMI) Elektra (Nilsson, Solti on Decca  ) Ariadne (Schwarzkopf, Von Karajan EMI)

If only highlights would be included, then Rosenkavalier (end of act one - Crespin on Decca - and the beginning of act two - Ludwig and Stich-Randall on EMI) and die Frau ohne Schatten - Domingo's Kaiser on Decca - would also have a chance.

Nico