Details

Based on real-life exchanges in his own home, the libretto for Intermezzo was written by Strauss himself, fictionalising his volatile relationship with his wife. Set in the 1920s, it captures the flaws and foibles of high society with Oscar Wilde-like wit, and no small hint of irony. The conductor Richard Storch and his wife, Christine, are not getting on. When Christine intercepts a love letter apparently addressed to her husband she leaps to the obvious conclusion, but has she jumped the gun? Flirtations with penniless barons, confusingly similar names, the mysterious Mitzi Meyer...it all adds up to some stormy misunderstandings and more than a little confusion. Sung in German with English Supertitles. Running time: 2hrs 55 mins

Cast/Performers

Anita Bader (Christine), Roland Wood (Robert Storch), Sarah Redgwick (Anna), Nicky Spence (Baron Lummer), Frances Morrison-Allen (Notary's Wife), Julian Hubbard (councillor of Commerce), David Morrison (Opera Singer), Richard Rowe (Stroh), Nicholas Lester (Councillor of Justice), Michel de Souza (Notary)

Creatives/Company

Music: Richard Strauss
Company: Scottish Opera
Conductor: Francesco Corti
Director: Wolfgang Quetes
Design: Manfred Kaderk
Lighting: Matthias Honig