Travel tips for opera lovers – Munich and Richard Strauss

Richard Strauss in Munich

The series about historical places of opera art & culture. Get to know exciting excursion and travel ideas for opera lovers. This time: Richard Strauss in Munich.

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Destination Richard Strauss Fountain

This fountain in honor of the composer in the pedestrian zone was inaugurated in 1962. It contains scenes from the opera “Salome”. Because of the ancient theme and the location in front of a Renaissance building, the artist chose a column shape for the bronze fountain.

Richard Strauss fountain:

Destination Bavarian State Opera

Only his twelfth opera was premiered in his hometown. Strauss was offended that he was passed over for the post of general music director in 1886. He even wrote a reckoning with his hometown with his opera “Feuersnot”. Strauss was offended that he was passed over for the post of general music director in 1886. He even wrote a reckoning with his hometown with his opera “Feuersnot”. Only when his friend Clemenss Krauss (presumably through Hitler’s mediation) took over the direction of the Munich Opera did two premieres take place there (Friedenstag in 1938, and Capriccio in 1942).

Bavarian State Opera:

https://www.staatsoper.de/

Destination Munich Opera festival

This festival has existed since 1875, started as Wagner and Mozart Festival. It has opened up to other composers and Strauss is now one of the most important composers along with Mozart and Wagner. The festival in June and July has reached great dimensions, opera, concert, ballet are part of it. Highlights are the two opera premieres in the State Opera, Opera for All in Max-Joseph-Square and the ballets in Prinzregenten-Theater.

Max-Joseph-Square:

https://www.staatsoper.de/opernfestspiele.html