The Met — Der Rosenkavalier (2010)
This production of Strauss’s most sumptuous work by director Nathaniel Merrill and designer Robert O’Hearn is almost as beloved as the opera itself. It perfectly captures the glittering never-land of rococco Vienna the way the Viennese—and the rest of the world—wish it had been, and it’s the ideal setting for an adult comedy of love and errors. Susan Graham is the aristocratic young Octavian, torn between two women: Renée Fleming as the Marschallin, the mature woman who understands that one day Octavian must leave her; and Christine Schäfer as Sophie, the young girl who unexpectedly captures his heart. Kristinn Sigmundsson is the lecherous Baron Ochs who sets the whirling plot in motion, and Edo de Waart conducts.
Director: Barbara Willis Sweete
https://www.metopera.org/season/on-demand/opera/?upc=811357013250
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Renée Fleming as Princess von Werdenberg |
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Susan Graham as Octavian |
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Kristinn Sigmundsson as Baron Ochs auf Lerchenau |
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Christine Schäfer as Sophie |
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Thomas Allen as Faninal |
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Plácido Domingo as Self - Host |
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Wendy White as Annina |
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Stephen Paynter as Leopold |
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Nicholas Crawford as Mohammed |
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Erica Strauss as Marianne |
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Bernard Fitch as The Princess's Major-Domo |
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Ronald Naldi as Faninal's Major-Domo |
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Ellen Lang as A Noble Widow |
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Charlotte Philley as A Milliner |
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Kurt Phinney as An Animal Vendor |
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Rodell Rosel as Valzacchi |
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James Courtney as A Notary |
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Eric Cutler as A Singer |
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Sam Meredith as A Hairdresser |
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Tony Stevenson as An Innkeeper |
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Jeremy Galyon as A Police Commissary |
| Sound | Edo de Waart | Conductor |
| Crew | Ron Washburn | Technical Supervisor |
| Writing | Molière | Writer |
| Writing | Louvet de Couvrai | Original Story |
| Production | Louisa Briccetti | Producer |
| Production | Victoria Warivonchik | Producer |
| Art | Robert O'Hearn | Set Designer |
| Writing | Hugo von Hofmannsthal | Writer |
| Crew | Paul Cremo | Dramaturgy |
| Sound | Jay David Saks | Music Producer |
| Art | Nathaniel Merrill | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Robert O'Hearn | Costume Designer |
| Production | Mia Bongiovanni | Supervising Producer |
| Production | Elena Park | Supervising Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nancy McNamara | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Victor Callegari | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tom Watson | Hairstylist |
| Directing | Robin Guarino | Stage Director |
| Directing | Barbara Willis Sweete | Director |
| Production | Peter Gelb | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Bill King | Sound Supervisor |
| Sound | Richard Strauss | Original Music Composer |
| Costume & Make-Up | William Malloy | Wardrobe Supervisor |