Richard Strauss - Ariadne Auf Naxos 12 years old

A Glorious Ariadne

Flemings voice might have been made for Ariadne and she achieved a great personal triumph in this production: The chief glory of the evening was hearing Renee Fleming, the Straussian soprano par excellence, making her role debut as Ariadne… As the possessor of what is, possibly, the most beautiful soprano voice in the world, she put her vocal treasures in the service of an empathic, nuanced interpretation of the role. From the creamy top, through a rich, warm middle, to the bewitching, darker colours of her lower register, Fleming poured her magnificent sound into Strausss enchanting melodic arcs, animating the sadness, vulnerability, and desire of the bereft princess...

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Richard Strauss - Ariadne Auf Naxos Cast

Name	Character
Christian Thielemann He was 53, now 65 years old	as Conductor
Sophie Koch She was 43, now 55 years old	as Komponist
Renée Fleming She was 53, now 65 years old	as Ariadne

Richard Strauss - Ariadne Auf Naxos Crew

Name	Department
Brian Large as Director. He was 73 (now 85) years old	Directing
Richard Strauss as Original Music Composer. He was 148 (85) years old when He died	Sound
Hugo von Hofmannsthal as Writer. He was 138 (55) years old when He died	Writing