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Strauss composed this work for an orchestra of about 35 players, allowing each instrument—including every string player—a moment in the spotlight. The effect is closer to chamber music than grand opera, and the setting allows the singers to approach their roles with a Mozartian fluidity, none more so than \u003cb\u003eRichard Lewis\u003c\/b\u003e as Bacchus. A stroke of casting genius, he was still performing roles like Tamino at the time, bringing a youthful freshness to Bacchus that is almost always absent. Given that the libretto repeatedly refers to him as \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eder junge Gott\u003c\/span\u003e (the young god), this feels like an interpretation close to what \u003cb\u003eStrauss\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eHofmannsthal\u003c\/b\u003e envisioned.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLucine Amara\u003c\/b\u003e is equally compelling, with the role sitting squarely in the part of her voice where she excelled. 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