Richard STRAUSS (1864-1949)
Die schweigsame Frau, (The Silent Woman) Op.80 (1932-1935)
Comedy In Three Acts
Libretto by Stefan Zweig after Ben Jonson's Epicoene, or the Silent Woma
Cast
Morbio: Klaus Hirte (baritone)
Sir Morosus: Theo Adam (baritone)
The Barber: Wolfgang Schöne (baritone)
Farfallo: Helmut Berger-Tuna (bass)
Vanuzzi: Werner Haseleu (bass)
Carlotta: Trudeliese Schmidt (mezzo-soprano)
Housekeeper: Annelies Burmeister (contralto)
Aminta: Jeanette Scovotti (soprano)
Isotta: Carola Nossek (soprano)
Henry Morosus: Eberhard Büchner (tenor)
Parrot: Johannes Kemter (voice)
Dresden State Opera Chorus
Staatskapelle Dresden
Marek Janowski
Recorded Aug 1976, Jun & Aug 1977 in the Lukaskirche, Dresden