Watch Richard Strauss - The Love of Danae

As Europe was about to go up in flames, Strauss was pouring his entire arsenal of melodic beauty and lushness into the score of "The Love of Danae". The rarely performed opera is nothing if not a feast for Strauss lovers, with arias, ensembles and orchestral interludes blazing with sumptuous colors and rich textures. A kind of compendium of Strauss' most inspired musical ideas