Der Rosenkavalier [The Metropolitan Opera] (2010)
Cette production de l’œuvre la plus somptueuse de Strauss par le metteur en scène Nathaniel Merrill et le designer Robert O’Hearn est presque aussi appréciée que l’opéra lui-même. Il capture parfaitement le pays imaginaire scintillant du rococco Vienne comme les Viennois – et le reste du monde – l’auraient souhaité, et c’est le cadre idéal pour une comédie adulte sur l’amour et les erreurs. Susan Graham est la jeune Octave aristocratique, déchirée entre deux femmes : Renée Fleming dans le rôle de la Maréchale, la femme mûre qui comprend qu'un jour Octave doit la quitter ; et Christine Schäfer dans le rôle de Sophie, la jeune fille qui, de manière inattendue, conquiert son cœur. Kristinn Sigmundsson incarne le lubrique baron Ochs qui met en branle l'intrigue tourbillonnante, sous la direction d'Edo de Waart.
Directeur: Barbara Willis Sweete
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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 |