The Cleveland Orchestra: Franz Welser-Most - Die Frau ohne Schatten

The Cleveland Orchestra: Franz Welser-Most - Die Frau ohne Schatten at Severance Music Center

Strauss's Die Frau ohne Schatten is not an opera that thinks small. It asks for enormous voices, vivid orchestral color, and a story full of mystery. Hearing it with The Cleveland Orchestra is the kind of musical occasion you plan around.

The Cleveland Orchestra is bringing the work to Severance Music Center as a fully staged production, and Franz Welser-Möst is leading it in his 25th and final season as Music Director. That matters because this isn’t just another title on a calendar; it’s part of a long Cleveland partnership that has shaped the orchestra’s sound and its identity on the stage. The production also sits inside the Mandel Opera & Humanities Festival, which gives the event an added sense of occasion.

Richard Strauss does not write small, and Die Frau ohne Schatten is the proof. This is the kind of opera that turns a Cleveland outing into something larger: mythic, intimate, and fiercely theatrical at once. If you love music that rewards attention with color, tension, and drama, this is the date that earns it.

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