Der Rosenkavalier
Overview
Felicity Lott, Anne-Sofie Von Otter, and Kurt Moll star in this production of Richard Strauss' opera, staged in Vienna in 1994. A romantic comedy of errors. Princess von Werdenberg must hide her affair with Octavian from her family; when he disguises himself as a chambermaid to avoid scandalizing the Princess, he is pressed into presenting a gift to Baron Ochs von Lerchenau, who has arrived to propose marriage to Sophie von Faninal. However, Ochs soon finds himself infatuated with the chambermaid, much to Octavian's chagrin, which proves to be only the first of a long series of romantic misunderstandings. This production of Der Rosenkavalier is performed by the Vienna State Orchestra and Chorus, under the direction of Carlos Kleiber.
Director
Horant H. Hohlfeld
Top Cast
Carlos Kleiber
Conductor
Felicity Lott
Die Feldmarschallin
Kurt Moll
Der Baron Ochs Auf Lerchenau
Anne Sofie von Otter
Octavian
Gottfried Hornik
Faninal
Barbara Bonney
Sophie
Olivera Miljakovic
Marianne Leitmetzerin
Heinz Zednik
Valzacchi
Anna Gonda
Annima
Peter Wimberger
Polizeikommissar
