Richard Strauss

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Richard Strauss

Sound June 11, 1864

Munich, Bavaria, Germany

Richard Georg Strauss was a leading German composer of the late Romantic and early modern eras. He is known for his operas, which include Der Rosenkavalier and Salome; his lieder,…

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The Hours

The Hours

7.3 2002 Movie
Omnibus

Omnibus

7.2 1967 TV Show
Capriccio - Semperoper

Capriccio - Semperoper

7.0 2021 Movie
White Nights

White Nights

7.7 1960 Movie
The Power of Speech

The Power of Speech

6.0 1988 Movie
Strauss: Salome

Strauss: Salome

7.0 2018 Movie
Dynamite Chicken

Dynamite Chicken

5.5 1971 Movie
Ariadne auf Naxos - Wiener Staatsoper

Ariadne auf Naxos - Wiener Staatsoper

7.0 2014 Movie
Der Rosenkavalier

Der Rosenkavalier

7.7 1994 Movie
Famous Orchestras - The world's finest orchestras : The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

Famous Orchestras - The world's finest orchestras : The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

8.0 2025 Movie
Pappano e l'Accademia di Santa Cecilia: Puccini-Strauss-Rachmaninoff

Pappano e l'Accademia di Santa Cecilia: Puccini-Strauss-Rachmaninoff

2013 Movie
Capriccio - Wiener Staatsoper

Capriccio - Wiener Staatsoper

7.0 2018 Movie

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Richard Georg Strauss was a leading German composer of the late Romantic and early modern eras. He is known for his operas, which include Der Rosenkavalier and Salome; his lieder, especially his Four Last Songs; and his tone poems and other orchestral works, such as Death and Transfiguration, Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks, Also sprach Zarathustra, An Alpine Symphony, and Metamorphosen. Strauss was also a prominent conductor throughout Germany and Austria.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2026
    Richard Strauss: The Woman without a Shadow @ Aix-en-Provence Festival 2026

    Movie Original Music Composer

  2. 2026
    Béjart, 3 regards 2025

    Movie Music

  3. 2025
    The Metropolitan Opera: Arabella

    Movie Music

  4. 2025
    Richard Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier @ Zurich Opera House

    Movie Music

  5. 2025
    "The Silent Woman" by Richard Strauss @ Berlin State Opera

    Movie Music

  6. 2025
    SALOME

    Movie Music

  7. 2025
    The Metropolitan Opera: Salome

    Movie Writer

  8. 2025
    Salome - Opera Ballet Vlaanderen

    Movie Music

  9. 2025
    Richard Strauss im Zwielicht

    Movie

  10. 2025
    Famous Orchestras - The world's finest orchestras : The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

    Movie Original Music Composer

  11. 2025
    Salome (Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, 2025)

    Movie Original Music Composer

  12. 2024
    Mikko Franck With Jean-Yves Thibaudet

    Movie Original Music Composer

  13. 2024
    Asmik Grigorian @ Salzburg Festival 2024

    Movie Original Music Composer

  14. 2023
    The Metropolitan Opera: Der Rosenkavalier

    Movie Original Music Composer

  15. 2023
    Arabella

    Movie Writer

  16. 2023
    Daphne - Berlin Staatsoper

    Movie Music

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  1. 2023
    Mikko Franck with Marie-Nicole Lemieux

    Movie Original Music Composer

  2. 2022
    Philharmonix "Rock me Amadeus"

    Movie Compositor

  3. 2022
    Salomé (Opéra de Paris)

    Movie Music

  4. 2022
    The Silent Woman - Fisher Center at Bard

    Movie Music

  5. 2022
    The Metropolitan Opera: Ariadne auf Naxos

    Movie Original Music Composer

  6. 2021
    Capriccio - Semperoper

    Movie Original Music Composer

  7. 2021
    Der Rosenkavalier - Bayerische Staatsoper

    Movie Original Music Composer

  8. 2020
    Elektra - Wiener Staatsoper

    Movie Original Music Composer

  9. 2020
    Elektra

    Movie Original Music Composer

  10. 2020
    Der Rosenkavalier - Staatsoper Berlin

    Movie Original Music Composer

  11. 2020
    Elektra - Wiener Staatsoper

    Movie Original Music Composer

  12. 2020
    Salome - Wiener Staatsoper

    Movie Original Music Composer

  13. 2018
    Strauss: Salome

    Movie Music

  14. 2018
    Capriccio - Wiener Staatsoper

    Movie Original Music Composer

  15. 2018
    Ariane à Naxos

    Movie Opera

  16. 2017
    The Opera House

    Movie Music

  17. 2017
    Der Rosenkavalier

    Movie Music

  18. 2016
    Strauss: Elektra

    Movie Original Music Composer

  19. 2015
    Der Rosenkavalier

    Movie Original Music Composer

  20. 2015
    This is Opera

    TV show Original Music Composer

  21. 2015
    Strauss: Elektra

    Movie Music

  22. 2014
    Ariadne auf Naxos - Wiener Staatsoper

    Movie Music

  23. 2014
    Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier

    Movie Original Music Composer

  24. 2014
    Arabella

    Movie Original Music Composer