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Synopsis: Der Rosenkavalier Select a language to update the synopsis text. Composer. Richard Strauss ... Find The Metropolitan Opera on Facebook (opens new window)
Mar 6, 2017 · Aaron Green. Updated on 03/06/17. Der Rosenkavalier is a three-act comic opera by Richard Strauss that premiered on January 26, 1911, at the Konigliches Opernhaus in Dresden. The opera takes place in 1740s' Vienna, early in Maria Therese's reign. Here is a synopsis of the three acts.
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 Samantha Hankey as her lover Octavian and soprano Erin Morley as Sophie, the beautiful younger woman who steals his heart.
Apr 5, 2023 · Apr 5, 2023. Metropolitan Opera 2022-23 Review: Der Rosenkavalier. Erin Morley & Samantha Hankey Deliver the Musical Goods in Strong Revival of Strauss Masterwork. By David Salazar. (Credit: Ken Howard) Over the past few seasons, few artists have gotten as much buzz as soprano Lise Davidsen.
S51 Ep1. Great Performances at the Met: Der Rosenkavalier. Premiere: 9/10/2023 | 00:00:30 |. Strauss’s grand Viennese comedy includes soprano Lise Davidsen as the aging Marschallin, opposite...
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. Background and context. Strauss, Richard. Richard Strauss, 1947.
