Richard Strauss

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.

Most Famous Work

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The Hours

(2002) Music

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This is Opera

(2015) Original Music Composer

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Salomé

(1992) Original Music Composer

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Ariadne Auf Naxos

(2012) Original Music Composer

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Dom Juan

(1985) Music

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Salome

(2020) Music

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Salomé

(2008) Original Music Composer

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The Met — Der Rosenkavalier

(2010) Original Music Composer

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2013	Michael Stanley	I Do 2013-05-31 Movie
2008	N/A	Karajan: Richard Strauss: Tod und Verklarung / Metamorphosen 2008-03-17 Movie
	N/A	Karajan: Richard Strauss: Eine Alpensinfonie / Also Sprach Zarathustra 2008-03-14 Movie
1993	Self (archive footage)	The Art of Conducting: Great Conductors of the Past 1993-01-01 Movie
1970	Self (archive footage)	Von Reinhardt bis Karajan - 50 Jahre Salzburger Festspiele 1970-08-16 Movie
Year	Character	Movie/Tv

Sound

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2023	Music	The Metropolitan Opera: Der Rosenkavalier 2023-04-15 Movie
2022	Music	The Silent Woman - Fisher Center at Bard 2022-07-24 Movie
2020	Music	Salome 2020-09-20 Movie
2017	Music	The Opera House 2017-10-01 Movie
	Music	Der Rosenkavalier 2017-05-13 Movie
2015	Original Music Composer	Der Rosenkavalier 2015-05-25 Movie
	Original Music Composer	This is Opera 2015-03-08 TV Show
2014	Original Music Composer	R. Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier (Salzburger Festspiele) 2014-09-01 Movie
2013	Music	Elektra 2013-10-05 Movie
2012	Music	Ariadne auf Naxos 2012-09-01 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Richard Strauss - Ariadne Auf Naxos 2012-08-21 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Ariadne Auf Naxos 2012-02-25 Movie
2011	Original Music Composer	Die Frau ohne Schatten 2011-07-29 Movie
2010	Original Music Composer	Strauss R: Elektra 2010-08-01 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Elektra 2010-01-27 Movie
	Original Music Composer	The Met — Der Rosenkavalier 2010-01-09 Movie
2009	Original Music Composer	Strauss R: Der Rosenkavalier 2009-01-31 Movie
2008	Original Music Composer	Strauss: Salome 2008-10-11 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Salomé 2008-02-28 Movie
2007	Original Music Composer	Der Rosenkavalier 2007-11-25 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Arabella 2007-03-21 Movie
	Music	Rostropovich Life & Art 2007-02-05 Movie
2006	Music	A View from Space With Heavenly Music 2006-06-06 Movie
2005	Original Music Composer	Elektra 2005-11-30 Movie
	Music	Fruit Stairs 2005-01-01 Movie
2004	Original Music Composer	Der Rosenkavalier 2004-08-06 Movie
2003	Original Music Composer	The Metropolitan Opera: Ariadne auf Naxos 2003-04-03 Movie
2002	Music	The Hours 2002-12-27 Movie
1998	Music	Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier 1998-01-16 Movie
1997	Original Music Composer	Salome 1997-04-29 Movie
1994	Music	Arabella 1994-11-03 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Der Rosenkavalier 1994-01-01 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Elektra 1994-01-01 Movie
	Music	Die Frau ohne Schatten 1994-01-01 Movie
1992	Original Music Composer	Salomé 1992-06-02 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Die Frau ohne Schatten 1992-01-01 Movie
1989	Original Music Composer	Elektra 1989-01-01 Movie
1988	Original Music Composer	Ariadne auf Naxos 1988-01-01 Movie
1985	Music	Dom Juan 1985-09-21 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Der Rosenkavalier 1985-03-30 Movie
1984	Original Music Composer	Der Rosenkavalier 1984-08-02 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Karajan: Strauss: Death and Transfiguration & Metamorphosen 1984-01-01 Movie
1983	Music	Intermezzo - Glyndebourne 1983-06-17 Movie
1981	Music	Elektra 1981-10-06 Movie
1980	Music	Elektra 1980-02-16 Movie
	Music	Richard Strauss: Elektra 1980-02-16 Movie
1979	Original Music Composer	Der Rosenkavalier 1979-01-01 Movie
1974	Original Music Composer	Salome 1974-04-10 Movie
1970	Music	The Paradise Garden 1970-07-10 Movie
	Music	Dance of the Seven Veils 1970-02-15 Movie
1967	Music	Eros, O Basileus 1967-04-23 Movie
1965	Original Music Composer	Ariadne auf Naxos 1965-01-01 Movie
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Crew

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2022	Compositor	Philharmonix "Rock me Amadeus" 2022-12-03 Movie
2014	Compositor	Arabella 2014-06-17 Movie
2013	Compositor	Capriccio 2013-06-12 Movie
2008	Compositor	Karajan: Richard Strauss: Tod und Verklarung / Metamorphosen 2008-03-17 Movie
	Compositor	Karajan: Richard Strauss: Eine Alpensinfonie / Also Sprach Zarathustra 2008-03-14 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Writing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2011	Writer	The Metropolitan Opera: Capriccio 2011-04-23 Movie
1980	Writer	Elektra 1980-02-16 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv