Strauss
Der Rosenkavalier
Kiri Te Kanawa is sensational as the Marschallin, one of the most beloved characters in all of opera. When her young aristocratic lover Octavian (the magnificent Tatiana Troyanos) delivers the ceremonial silver rose to Sophie (Judith Blegen), the fiancée of their country cousin, Baron Ochs (Aage Haugland), the two young people fall instantly in love. But before they can be happily united, complications both hilarious and melancholy ensue. James Levine expertly leads the Met Orchestra in one of Strauss’s most ravishingly beautiful scores.
Full SynopsisPerformance Info
Performance Date
Mar 19, 1983
Composer
Richard Strauss
Librettist
Hugo von Hofmannsthal
Run Time
3 HRS 10 MIN
The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus