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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.
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Mar 28, 2023 · She challenged doubters again on Monday when Strauss’s “Der Rosenkavalier” returned to the Metropolitan Opera with Davidsen, 36, making her role debut as the Marschallin — a character more ...
Renée Fleming sings one of her signature roles as the Marschallin, opposite Elīna Garanča in her first North American performances as Octavian, the impulsive...
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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...
Apr 20, 2017 · Robert Carsen’s unmissable new production of “Der Rosenkavalier” brilliantly updates Strauss and Hofmannsthal’s eighteenth-century setting to the turbulent, militarized pre-First World War ...
Mar 28, 2023 · Five stars for Der Rosenkavalier at the Met — Lise Davidsen unleashes opulent sound. The Norwegian soprano stuns as the aristocrat who has to give up her lover to a younger woman. Lise Davidsen...
