ONE-ACT OPERAS BY RICHARD STRAUSS AND THEIR SLOVAK INTERPRETATIVE TRADITION
ONE-ACT OPERAS BY RICHARD STRAUSS AND THEIR SLOVAK INTERPRETATIVE TRADITION

Summary/Abstract: The paper focuses on the interpretative tradition of Salome and Elektra, operas in one act by Richard Strauss, in Slovak opera theatre. In the interwar period of the Slovak National Theatre the professional activity of conductor Karel Nedbal deserves particular attention. He is to be given credit for having the most profound impact on the shaping of Straussian interpretative style. On the verge of the 1970s and 1980s, expressive productions directed by MiroslavFischer constituted a platform for the emergence of new tendencies in modern drama. The final part of the paper is dedicated to the most recent Bratislava production directed by the German guest director Hans-Joachim Ruckhäberle. The production is viewed in juxtaposition with the production performed in Prague which was staged only a little earlier than its Bratislava counterpart.The production in Prague is the outcome of the work of a Polish-Slovak creative team of theatre professionals, director Mariusz Treliński and stage designer Boris Kudlička.

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