[Magdalen] It Trittico Opera Stuff.

[Joseph Cirou]

I think there may be an element of truth in the tale. I believe Strauss had an American soldier, assistant or amanuensis from the victorious forces during the last years of his life.

Joe

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>From: Cantor03--- via Magdalen <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
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>Subject: Re: [Magdalen] It Trittico Opera Stuff.
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>In a message dated 10/8/2015 10:20:39 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
>magdalen at herberthouse.org writes:
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>One of  my most favorite operas. >>>>>>>
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>Reminds me of the story I heard at the time I served in the US Army
>Medical Corps in Germany.  This may or may not be apocryphal. 
> 
>At the capitulation of Germany in 1945, there was a small group of
>US Army officers who were assigned the task of assessing 
>the wealthy Bavarians who lived in the mountains around  Berchtesgaden,
>and advising them that the US Forces were now in charge of the  area.
> 
>And so it happened that the officers knocked at the door of one
>Richard Strauss.  At their greeting, he simply said, "I am Richard  Strauss,
>the composer of Der Rosenkavalier."  A US officer, an opera fan as  it
>turned out, kissed his extended hand and murmured, "And Arabella, and
>Salome, and Electra, and Ariadne Auf Naxos."
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>So ended the war in that part of Bavaria.
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>David Strang.