Intermezzo, Op. 72, is an opera in two acts by Richard Strauss to his own German libretto, described as a Bürgerliche Komödie mit sinfonischen Zwischenspielen (bourgeois comedy with symphonic interludes). It premiered at the Dresden Semperoper on 4 November 1924, with sets that reproduced Strauss' home in Garmisch. The first Vienna performance was in January 1927.
| Librettist | Richard Strauss |
| Date of composition | 1923 (1919-1923) |
| Premiered | 1924, November 4th in Dresden, Germany |
| First published | 1924 |
| Type | Opera |
| Catalogue | TrV 246 |
| Approx. duration | 172 minutes |
| Spoken language | German |
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Orchestra
Chorus/Choir - (all silent) Voice (Soprano) - Christine Storch, Robert's wife Voice (Baritone) - Robert Storch, a conductor and composer Voice (Soprano) - Anna, the chambermaid of the Storches Narrator, Recitant, Speaker - Franzl, their eight-year-old son Voice (Tenor) - Baron Lummer Voice (Baritone) - The notary Voice (Soprano) - The notary's wife Voice (Tenor) - Stroh, another conductor Voice (Baritone) - A commercial counselor Voice (Baritone) - A legal counsellor Voice (Bass) - A singer Narrator, Recitant, Speaker - Fanny, the Storch's cook' Narrator, Recitant, Speaker - Marie and Therese, maids Voice (Soprano) - Resi, a young girl |
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