Richard Strauss Photo: Edward Steichen - Creative Commons
To mark the composer's 150th birthday, Thomas Hampson presents an appreciation of Strauss's genius in opera, with contributions from other acclaimed singers including Montserrat Caballé, Martha Eggerth, Maria Ewing, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Renée Fleming, Kiri Te Kanawa, Lotte Lehmann, Felicity Lott, Nadja Michael and Deborah Polaski, and conductors Mark Elder and Bernard Keeffe. (RNZ/WFMT)
