He composed works based on poems by Alexander Ritter as well as the Symphonia Domestica, and he conducted at Bayreuth before becoming chief conductor of the Munich Opera.
He composed works based on poems by Alexander Ritter as well as the Symphonia Domestica, and he conducted at Bayreuth before becoming chief conductor of the Munich Opera. His own opera Feuersnot [FOY-yurs-noht] was given in 1901, before the premier of a work, regarded as blasphemous, based on a play by Oscar Wilde. For 10 points, name this composer of Salome and Elektra, who may be better known for tone poems such as Death and Transfiguration, Don Juan, and Also Sprach Zarathustra.
He composed works based on poems by Alexander Ritter as well as the Symphonia Domestica, and he conducted at Bayreuth before becoming chief conductor of the Munich Opera.
{R}ichard {Strauss} [prompt on {Strauss}]