His waltzes were a hit from Russia to the US — and female fans swooned over him. And yet, there was also a darker side to Johann Strauss, who is being celebrated in a series of performances in Vienna.

Music ran through the veins of Johann Strauss II and – despite his father’s opposition – he went on to compose many of the ...

Twenty-nine years have passed since Richard Strauss’s Salome first shed her veils for Herod, shrieked her demands for the head of John the Baptist, groveled before it, kissed its cold lips. Scene was ...

Johann Strauss, seen here circa 1868, wrote what is probably the most famous waltz of all time: "The Blue Danube." (Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Johann Strauss II, known as "The Waltz King," helped ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. The iconic spectacle of Strauss music and ...

Historians often use the term “the long 19th century” to refer to the period from the French Revolution (1789) to the First World War (1914). In music, this roughly corresponds with the period we call ...

A prominent personality in the music world celebrated his 60th birthday; City of Vienna made this the occasion for a gala week. Honors both frothy and substantial were recklessly poured upon the head ...

Monroe transforms into turn of the century River City, Iowa, as the Strauss Theatre Center presents holiday audiences with a rousing good show. By turns wicked, funny, warm, romantic and touching, ...

An Alpine Symphony, by Richard Strauss, depicts a dawn to dusk climb up a mountain. We've rounded up two Alpine Symphony experts to be our trail guides up the mountain. Semyon Bychkov is conducting ...

CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, Ohio -- Eugenia Strauss, executive director and founder of CityMusic, grabs life with both hands and tackles what some might feel is impossible. Such as providing high-quality ...