Scene from Der Rosenkavalier Photo: Kristian Schuller/Metropolitan Opera
Sunday 18 June at 6.00pm on RNZ Concert
STRAUSS: Der Rosenkavalier
A comic opera in three acts with a libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal.
Conscious of the difference in age between herself and her young lover Octavian, the aristocratic Marschallin muses over the passing of time, growing old and the inconstancy of men.
Marschallin.................. Renée Fleming
Octavian...................... Elīna Garanča
Sophie.......................... Erin Morley
Baron Ochs.................. Günther Groissböck
Faninal......................... Marcus Brück
Italian Singer............... Matthew Polenzani
Metropolitan Opera Chorus & Orch/Sebastian Weigle (EBU)
Renée Fleming, Erin Morley and Elīna Garanča sing an excerpt of the final trio, from the final dress rehearsal.
