Editing Richard Strauss (section)

===Fame and success with operas (1898–1933)===
[[File:Strauss 1898 by Fritz Erler.jpg|thumb|Strauss, portrait by [[Fritz Erler]], 1898]]
Strauss left the Bavarian State Opera in 1898 when he became principal conductor of the [[Staatskapelle Berlin]] at the [[Berlin State Opera]] in the fall of 1898; a position he remained in for 15 years. By this time in his career, he was in constant demand as a guest conductor internationally and enjoyed celebrity status as a conductor; particularly in the works of [[Wagner]], [[Mozart]], and [[Liszt]] in addition to his own compositions.<ref name="g1"/> He became president of the [[Allgemeiner Deutscher Musikverein]] in 1901, and that same year became leader of the [[Berliner Tonkünstlerverein]].<ref name="g1"/> He also served as editor of the book series ''Die Musik''. He used all of these posts to champion contemporary German composers like [[Mahler]]. His own compositions were becoming increasingly popular, and the first major orchestra to perform an entire concert of only his music was the [[Vienna Philharmonic]] in 1901.<ref name="g1"/> In 1903 Strauss Festivals dedicated to his music were established in London and Heidelberg. At the latter festival his cantata ''[[Taillefer (Strauss)|Taillefer]]'' was given its world premiere.<ref name="g1"/>

In 1904 Strauss embarked on his first North American tour, with stops in Boston, Chicago, Cleveland, Cincinnati, New York City, and Pittsburgh. At [[Carnegie Hall]] he conducted the world premiere of his ''[[Symphonia Domestica]]'' on 21 March 1904 with the [[Wetzler Symphony Orchestra]].<ref name="Wetzler">{{cite news|title=Herman Wetzler, Composer, 72, Dies|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=30 May 1943|page=26}}</ref> He also conducted several other works in collaboration with composer [[Hermann Hans Wetzler]] and his orchestra that year at Carnegie Hall, and also performed a concert of lieder with his wife.<ref name="Wetzler"/> During this trip he was working intensively on composing his third opera, ''[[Salome (opera)|Salome]]'', based on [[Oscar Wilde]]'s 1891 play ''[[Salome (play)|Salome]]''. The work, which premiered in Dresden in 1905, became Strauss's greatest triumph in his career up to that point, and opera houses all over the world quickly began programing the opera.<ref name="g1"/>
[[File:Richard-strauss-and-pauline-and-franz-1910.jpg|thumb|left|Strauss with his wife and son, 1910]]
After ''Salome'', Strauss had a string of critically successful operas which he created with the librettist and poet [[Hugo von Hofmannsthal]]. These operas included ''[[Elektra (opera)|Elektra]]'' (1909), ''[[Der Rosenkavalier]]'' (1911), ''[[Ariadne auf Naxos]]'' (1912, rev. 1916), ''[[Die Frau ohne Schatten]]'' (1919), ''[[Die ägyptische Helena]]'' (1928), and ''[[Arabella]]'' (1933).<ref name="g1"/> While all of these works remain part of the opera repertoire, his opera ''Der Rosenkavalier'' is generally considered his finest achievement.<ref name="g1"/> During this time he continued to work internationally as a celebrity conductor, and from 1919 to 1924 he was principal conductor of the [[Vienna State Opera]].<ref name="g1"/> In 1920 he co-founded the [[Salzburg Festival]] with [[Max Reinhardt]] and the set designer Alfred Rolle. In 1924 Strauss's opera ''[[Intermezzo (opera)|Intermezzo]]'' premiered at the [[Semperoper|Dresden Semperoper]] with both the music and libretto by Strauss. For this opera, Strauss wanted to move away from post-Wagnerian metaphysics which had been the philosophical framework of Hofmannsthal's libretti, and instead embrace a modern domestic comedy to Hofmannsthal's chagrin.<ref name="g1"/> The work proved to be a success.<ref name="g1"/>

At the outbreak of [[World War I]] Strauss was invited to sign the [[Manifesto of the Ninety-Three|Manifesto of German artists and intellectuals]] supporting the German role in the conflict. Several colleagues, including [[Max Reinhardt]], signed, but Strauss refused, and his response was recorded with approval by the French critic [[Romain Rolland]] in his diary for October 1914: "Declarations about war and politics are not fitting for an artist, who must give his attention to his creations and his works."<ref name=Myers68>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=duEqAAAAIAAJ |author1=Richard Strauss |author2=Romain Rolland |date=1968 |title= Richard Strauss & Romain Rolland: Correspondence |publisher=Calder, London | editor=Rollo Myers}}</ref>

In 1924 Strauss's son Franz married Alice von Grab-Hermannswörth, daughter of a Jewish industrialist, in a Roman Catholic ceremony.<ref name="RS"/> Franz and Alice had two sons, Richard and Christian.<ref name="RS"/>
[[File:Signed drawing of Richard Strauss by Manuel Rosenberg 1927.jpg|thumb|Signed drawing by [[Manuel Rosenberg]] 1927]]