The Ballet Collaborations of Richard Strauss

A richly interdisciplinary study of Strauss's contributions to ballet, his collaboration with prominent dance artists of his time, and his explorations of musical modernism. Richard Strauss contributed music to several ballets during his career, collaborating with prominent dance artists of his time. His ballets include an unfinished Die Insel Kythere ( The Island of Cythera ), 1900], inspired by French Rococo paintings; Josephslegende ( The Legend of Joseph , 1914), choreographed by Léonide Mas