2002Nominee
Best Performance
The Hours
Richard Strauss
Actor · Writer
Munich, Bavaria, Germany
June 11, 1864
Biography
Richard Georg Strauss was a leading German composer of the late Romantic and early modern eras. He is known for his operas, which include Der Rosenkavalier and Salome; his lieder, especially his Four Last Songs; and his tone poems and other orchestral works, such as Death and Transfiguration, Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks, Also sprach Zarathustra, An Alpine Symphony, and Metamorphosen. Strauss was also a prominent conductor throughout Germany and Austria.
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Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
2021Nominee
Best Performance
Capriccio - Semperoper
2018Nominee
Best Performance
Strauss: Salome
Career Highlights
1997Highlight
Best Performance
Salome
1980Highlight
Best Performance
Elektra
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The Hours