Pauline Maria de Ahna (also known as Pauline Strauss (4 February 1863 – 13 May 1950) was a German operatic soprano and the wife of composer Richard Strauss.Her singing career was closely tied to her husband's career as a conductor and composer. Leinster and Ireland star Richardt Strauss with his wife Megan during a citizenship ceremony at the Department of Justice and Equality in Dublin last week. The horn player Franz Joseph Strauss (1822 – 1905) was already 42 years old when his second wife gave birth to Richard (the first wife died from cholera). Strauss is an Irish citizen.Strauss made his second appearance for Ireland on 24 November 2012 against Strauss was included in the Irish 2015 Rugby World Cup squad on 31 August 2015 and acquired Irish citizenship two days later on 2 September 2015, during the same citizenship ceremony as Ireland head coach Honours : 2005 Under-19 World Championship winner and Currie Cup winner (2006 and ’07). Strauss stayed with the Central Cheetahs until 2009 when he signed a contract with Since then, his Leinster career has gone from strength, racking up a total of 35 appearances – including 9 in the Heineken Cup – culminating in Leinster's 2nd Heineken Cup victory against Northampton Saints on 21 May 2011. Meanwhile, Richardt Strauss and Sean Cronin have been battling to be Leinster’s first choice hooker since the beginning of last season and look set to benefit from Best’s unavailability. Authoritarian Father, Oversensitive Mother Strauss, Strauß or Straus is a common Germanic surname.Outside Germany and Austria Strauß is always spelled Strauss (the letter "ß" is not used in the German-speaking part of Switzerland).In classical music, "Strauss" usually refers to Richard Strauss or Johann Strauss II. Career. In 1904 they gave one such concert at De Ahna was famous for being eccentric, snobbish, ill-tempered and outspoken. Strauss described her as "very complex, very feminine, a little perverse, a little coquettish, never like herself, at every minute different from how she had been a moment before". For other people with similar names, see Richardt Strauss and Strauss. “He was a so-called character” – these words are written at the beginning of Richard Strauss’ memoirs “Memories of my father”. After this De Ahna no longer performed in operas, but continued to sing in concerts of lieder with her husband as pianist. Strauss' choice of position was Hooker. Province : Free State Cheetahs (54 games, 14 tries. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho Richardt Strauss: The facts Born : January 28th , 1986, in Pretoria, SA Height : 1.75m (5ft 9ins) Weight : 98kg (15st 7lbs) Education : Grey College, Bloemfontein and University Free State. In October 2013, Strauss was diagnosed with a heart condition that required surgery, ruling him out for the rest of the 2013–14 season.Strauss has never been capped at senior level by the Springboks. Richardt Strauss (born 28 January 1986 in Pretoria, South Africa) is a retired South African born Irish rugby union player who played for Leinster Rugby and Ireland. By this stage, Strauss had established himself as a firm fan favourite and his barn-storming loose displays and solid set-piece played an integral part in Leinster's triumph. From 1890-1894 she was committed to the Staatskapelle Weimar and from 1894-1897 she was committed to the Bavarian State Opera, during … In 1897, the Strauuses only child, their son Franz, was born. Richardt Strauss’ wife’s bag was stolen as he and Dave Kearney missed out on the Ireland squad. Strauss attended Grey College, Bloemfontein. However, the marriage was happy and she was a great source of inspiration to her husband in works up to and including the Photos: Gareth Chaney.