Richard Strauss

German Romantic Composer and Conductor

Claudio Abbado

Italian Conductor and Opera Maestro

Wiener Staatsopernchor

Austrian State Opera Chorus

Orchester Der Wiener Staatsoper

Vienna State Opera Orchestra

Brigitte Fassbaender

German Operatic Mezzo-Soprano and Opera Director

Éva Marton

Hungarian Operatic Soprano

James King

Cheryl Studer

American Soprano Opera Singer

Franz Grundheber

German Baritone Opera Singer

Brian Large

Harry Kupfer

Renowned German Opera Director