• 2014 celebrates the 150th birthday of Richard Strauss. Arabella from this year´s Salzburg Easter Festivaland is after Capriccio the second R: Strauss Opera C Major is releasing in 2014. Der Rosenkavalier from this year´s Salzburg Festival will be released in fall 2014

• Fantastic star cast: Renèe Fleming, Thomas Hampson, Albert Dohmen (Covent Garden, Wiener Staatsoper, MET), Gabriela Benacková (Wiener Staatsoper, Covent Garden)

• With Christian Thielemann and the Staatskapelle Dresden „the music of Richard Strauss is in best hands“. (ORF)

Reviews
- "Thielemann gets the best out of the cast. .. especially Renée Fleming with her „luxury“ soprano … “ FAZ
- "With Christian Thielemann and the Staatskapelle Dresden the music of Richard Strauss is in best hands.“ ORF
- "A terrific Staatskapelle Dresden … and the singers are the best you can get.“ Das Opernglas
- "Hanna-Elisabeth Müller made vocally a masterly achievment!“ Salzburger Nachrichten