Opera review: Opera Theater takes on 'Capriccio'

Post-Gazette: “Capriccio,” the last opera by Richard Strauss, is an opera about writing an opera, but it’s no mere intellectual exercise. The very literate libretto by conductor Clemens Krauss transforms the quandary of words vs. music into a human dilemma: The glamorous Parisian Countess Madeleine must choose between two rival suitors, a poet and a musician. As the second installment of a four-year Strauss cycle, Opera Theater’s Summerfest brought this unique and very entertaining work to life Saturday in the 20th Century Club’s Art Deco Theater in Oakland.