Selected texts by Richard Strauss, hand-curated by voice type

Max Liebermann Bildnis Richard Strauss
Richard Strauss,  June 11, 1864 – September 8, 1949
We’re celebrating Richard Strauss’s birthday this month. Strauss was born June 11, 1864. Here, categorized by voice type / Fach, are some hand-selected texts from our database, along with recommended recordings.

SOPRANO

Dramatic soprano

Ariadne auf Naxos: Es gibt ein Reich

IPA Source: https://www.ipasource.com/catalog/product/view/id/1054/category/1234/

Recording: Jessye Norman – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_H9LTixHHug

 

Lyric Coloratura soprano

Ariadne auf Naxos: Grossmächtige Prinzessin

IPA Source: https://www.ipasource.com/catalog/product/view/id/1059/category/1234/

Recording: Edita Gruberova – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUFnAIWaFZg

 

Dramatic Coloratura soprano

Die Frau ohne Schatten: Wehe, mein Mann!

IPA Source: https://www.ipasource.com/catalog/product/view/id/1060/category/1234/

Recording: Eleanor Steber – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSCo0ByQooU

 

Jugendlich-dramatischer Soprano

Elektra: Ich kann nicht sitzen

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Recording: Deborah Voigt – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXzxaTlyjj4

 

MEZZO-SOPRANO

Ariadne auf Naxos: Sein wir wieder gut

IPA Source: https://www.ipasource.com/catalog/product/view/id/1056/category/1234/

Recording: Susan Graham – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsJp1_VWB20

 

Der Rosenkavalier: Wie Du warst

IPA Source: https://www.ipasource.com/catalog/product/view/id/1058/category/1234/

Recording: Brigitte Fassbaender – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRiAXLv16OE

 

TENOR

Der Rosenkavalier: Di rigori armato (Italian Tenor Aria)

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Recording: Giuseppe Di Stefano – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7r59UdURyks

 

BARITONE

Lyric baritone

Ariadne auf Naxos: Lieben, Hassen, Hoffen, Zagen

IPA Source: https://www.ipasource.com/catalog/product/view/id/1055/category/1234/

Recording: Walter Berry – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Uy4qRzCvY0

 

 

The image of Richard Strauss is by Max Liebermann [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

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