This release is the audio version of the Naxos audiovisual recording of Richard Strauss’s opera Intermezzo. Although the work is known in concert halls for performances of its four symphonic interludes, it remains a relative rarity on stage with very few audio recordings available of the complete opera. This refined Deutsche Oper Berlin production is therefore a welcome addition to the catalogue for all collectors of opera, and the works of Richard Strauss in particular. Performing the lead role of Christine, ‘Swedish soprano Maria Bengtsson gives the towering portrayal the opera needs to succeed.’ (The Flip Side)