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Apr 15, 2023 · Overview. A dream cast assembles for Strauss’s grand Viennese comedy. Soprano Lise Davidsen is the aging Marschallin, opposite mezzo-soprano Samantha Hankey as her lover Octavian and soprano Erin Morley as Sophie, the beautiful younger woman who steals his heart. Bass Günther Groissböck returns as the churlish Baron Ochs, and Brian ...
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But Strauss and his librettist, Hugo von Hofmannsthal, have...
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On paper, the Marshallin should be a natural fit for Davidsen. An authoritative figure whose vocal appearances, especially in the final act, are meant to express this authority. And there’s no doubt that from her arrival in that final Act, wearing an imposing black dress to match her similarly statuesque presence, Davidsen was the embodiment of the...
That scene would have imploded if not for bass-baritone Günther Groissböck who in many ways the dramatic polar opposite of Davidsen. A renowned and successful veteran of this productionof “Der Rosenkavalier,” you could never criticize him for disengagement for he was always in character, always seemingly seeing the limits of how far he could push h...
The two most complete performances of the night came from Samantha Hankey and Erin Morley as the two lovers, Octavian and Sophie. Hankeydisplayed tremendous warmth as Octavian, allowing the character to grow from a naïve young man to a clever and powerful man ready to fight for love. One of her strongest moments was the second Act confrontation wit...
Der Rosenkavalier (The Knight of the Rose or The Rose-Bearer), Op. 59, is a comic opera in three acts by Richard Strauss to an original German libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal. It is loosely adapted from Louvet de Couvrai's novel Les amours du chevalier de Faublas and Molière's comedy Monsieur de Pourceaugnac.
Apr 15, 2023 · Overview. A dream cast assembles for Strauss’s grand Viennese comedy. Soprano Lise Davidsen is the aging Marschallin, opposite mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard as her lover Octavian and soprano Erin Morley as Sophie, the beautiful younger woman who steals his heart.
The Metropolitan Opera: Der Rosenkavalier. Synopsis. Posters. Cast. Reviews. 2 votes and 1 Reviews | Write a Review. A dream cast assembles for Strauss's grand Viennese comedy.
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