In 1886, Strauss became third conductor at the Munich Opera. A second conductorship at Weimar enabled him to astonish the world with the performance of his tone poem "Don Juan" (1888)[3, 46]. His first opera "Guntram" was performed at Weimar in 1894. During rehearsal for this opera Strauss began a relationship with the lead soprano, Pauline de Ahna. After she threw a tantrum one-day, Strauss announced that they were to be married.

That autumn he became the court conductor of the Munich Opera. Here, he wrote the tone poems "Till Eulenspiegel" (1895), "Als Sprach Zarathustra" (1896) (based upon Nietzsche's book of the same name), "Don Quixote" (1897), and "Ein Heldenlieben

2. Finck, Henry. Richard Strauss: The Man and his Works.

[2,234-254]. This notoriety didn't bother him but he did change his style. He moved on to composing comedic operas. His most successful comedic piece was "Der Rosenkavalier" [5, par. 1911]. In most of his pieces he is known for his use of huge orchestras to accompany the opera, just as Mahler did during this period. During the 1930's he receives more fame in the form of notoriety for his work as the head of the State Music Bureau under the Nazi regime. After the war, towards the end of his life he writes "Four Last Songs" (1948) [5, par. 1948]. This piece is considered by some to be a masterpiece as well as the culmination of his career.

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