Strauss’s grand Viennese comedy includes soprano Lise Davidsen as the aging Marschallin, opposite mezzo-soprano Samantha Hankey as her lover Octavian and soprano Erin Morley as Sophie, the beautiful younger woman who steals his heart. Bass Günther Groissböck returns as the churlish Baron Ochs, and Markus Brück is Sophie’s wealthy father, Faninal. Maestro Simone Young takes the Met podium to oversee Robert Carsen’s staging. Deborah Voigt hosts.
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Great Performances at the Met: Der Rosenkavalier
Strauss’s grand Viennese comedy includes soprano Lise Davidsen as the aging Marschallin, opposite mezzo-soprano Samantha Hankey as her lover Octavian and soprano Erin Morley as Sophie, the beautiful younger woman who steals his heart. Bass Günther Groissböck returns as the churlish Baron Ochs, and Markus Brück is Sophie’s wealthy father, Faninal.
TRANSCRIPT
She's having a passionate affair with a lover too young to know it can't last.
But she knows he'll find another.
The radiant Lisa Davidson plays the Marschallin and the remarkably versatile Sam Hankey co-stars as the Knight of co-stars as the Knight of the Rose, who must pretend to be a woman.
Don't miss this highly acclaimed production of Richard Strauss's “Der Rosenkavalier ” on Great Performances at the Met.
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