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Der Rosenkavalier (The Knight of the Rose or The Rose-Bearer [1]), Op. 59, is a comic opera in three acts by Richard Strauss to an original German libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal. [2] It is loosely adapted from Louvet de Couvrai's novel Les amours du chevalier de Faublas and Molière's comedy Monsieur de Pourceaugnac. [3]
- Der Rosenkavalier, Act 1
- Der Rosenkavalier, Act 2
- Der Rosenkavalier, Act 3
In the bedroom of the Marschallin, Princess Marie Therese von Werdenberg, she and her much younger lover, Octavian, embrace and share their feelings of love. When a young boy, Mohammad, enters the room with the Marschallin's breakfast, Octavio quickly hides in order to avoid scandal. He hides once more when loud voices are heard approaching the doo...
Sophie and her father await the arrival of Der Rosenkavalier. As customary, her father leaves just before Der Rosenkavalier. When Octavian enters the home, Sophie and her chaperone greet him. After a small conversation, it is clear that there is a mutual attraction between the two. Ochs and Sophie's father return, and though Ochs has never met Octa...
With the help of Annina and Valzacchi, Octavian finishes preparing their rendezvous room. Later, Mariandel and Ochs enter the dingy room. As their evening over dinner unfolds, the heads of Octavian's conspirators pop through trap doors. Mariandel asks as if she doesn't see a thing, and Ochs starts to feel guilty over what he has done. Just then, An...
Der Rosenkavalier, comic opera in three acts by German composer Richard Strauss (German libretto by Austrian dramatist Hugo von Hofmannsthal) that premiered at the Dresden Royal Opera House on January 26, 1911. Hofmannsthal had written the play upon which Strauss based Elektra, but Der
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Synopsis. Time is passing for the Marschallin, and her passionate affair with the young Count Octavian Rofrano makes her feel it more than ever. She is not the young girl she remembers, but she also does not know how to continue on as this older woman.
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Der Rosenkavalier. Richard Strauss (Composer) Romantic. Premiered in Dresden in 1911, The Knight of the Rose (or Der Rosenkavalier in German) is an opera in three acts by Richard Strauss, with a libretto by the renowned Viennese writer Hugo von Hofmannsthal.
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Jan 26, 2018 · Opera Profile: Strauss’ ‘Der Rosenkavalier’. By David Salazar. Of all of Richard Strauss’ operas, none is more famous than “Der Rosenkavalier.”. The work, written by Hugo von Hofmannsthal, premiered on Jan. 26, 1911. While a comedy on the surface, the opera muses on the passing of time and the challenges of growing old, as explored ...
