LATEST STRAUSS OPERA IS WELL RECEIVED
BERLIN, “Egyptian Helena.” the latest opera by Richard Strauss, was performed for the first time in the Dresden Opera House under the musical direction of Fritz Busch and met with an enthusiastic reception. The opera has two acts dealing with the fate of Helen after the fall of Troy. Hugh von Hofmannsthal, who wrote the . libretto, lets her reject any form of deception, so that she finally wins back her : husband, Menelaus, through her own personality. The part of Helena was sung successfully by Elizabeth Ruthberg.
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Manawatu Times, Volume LIII, Issue 6669, 24 July 1928, Page 10
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