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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 ...
- Queen of The Night?
- Potent Dramatically, But Not Quite Vocally
- Completing The Picture
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...
But Strauss and his librettist, Hugo von Hofmannsthal, have infused the plot with many surprises for this rich cast of characters as the action moves from boudoir to bordello. Maestro Simone Young is ready to go to the pit. Here is Der Rosenkavalier. READ: Voigt Throw to Tape.
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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 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. 16 votes and 4 Reviews | Write a Review. Strauss's comic masterpiece of love and intrigue in 18th-century...
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.
