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The Orchestra Now (TŌN), conducted by Leon Botstein, performs Richard Strauss' "Ein Heldenleben" ("A Hero's Life") at The Richard B. Fisher Center for the Pe...
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- The Orchestra Now
The tondichtung (tone poem) was a genre that saw great popularity in Europe from the mid-19th century to the first quarter of the 20th century, and German co...
So basically Strauss who was traumatised by the Great Depression, which apparently put the brakes on his academic education, was hurt by Oppenheimer's real and perceived elitism , thereby poisoning their relationship. If Oppenheimer had flattered him, he would have a powerful boss as an ally basically for free.
39 Photos. Burly American character actor with a deep gravelly voice who was equally adept at comedy and drama. The son of a theatrical costume designer, Strauss worked as a salesman and also as a singing waiter and busboy before finding success in the stage version of "Detective Story" on Broadway. He appeared with José Ferrer in the Broadway ...
- January 1, 1
- New York City, New York, USA
- January 1, 1
- New York City, New York, USA
Burly American character actor with a deep gravelly voice who was equally adept at comedy and drama. The son of a theatrical costume designer, Strauss worked as a salesman and also as a singing waiter and busboy before finding success in the stage version of "Detective Story" on Broadway.
- November 8, 1913
- February 20, 1975
In Ein Heldenleben – A Hero’s Life – Strauss portrayed no one but himself. Yet how heroic was he in real life? He certainly had nothing in common with a hero in the classical sense of the term. No, Strauss revealed his courage in other ways, notably in his struggle for artistic self-determination.
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Jul 26, 2023 · Strauss found his support for a hydrogen bomb doggedly opposed by physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer, the chairman of the AEC’s general advisory committee who led the Manhattan Project in Los...
