Richard Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier @ Zurich Opera House
Sep 21, 2025 · 3h 49m
Director
Lydia Steier, Michael BeyerOverview
When Strauss and Hofmannsthal wrote «Der Rosenkavalier» – setting it in an imaginary Rococo Vienna and yet closely linked to the decadent fin de siècle – they created a profound social comedy. It is not without melancholy that the Marschallin lets her young lover Octavian go when he falls head over heels with Sophie, who hails from Faninal’s bourgeois household. As voluptuous as Strauss' score is, it contains tender moments of dream and melancholy. Director Lydia Steier stages Strauss’ opera according to an aesthetic concept by Austrian artist Gottfried Helnwein. Diana Damrau sings the Marschallin. Joana Mallwitz, chief conductor at the Konzerthaus Berlin, conducts the Orchester der Oper Zürich.
Cast of Richard Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier @ Zurich Opera House
Diana DamrauDie Feldmarschallin Fürstin Werdenberg
Günther GroissböckDer Baron Ochs von Lerchenau
Bo SkovhusHerr von Faninal
Angela BrowerOctavian
Emily PogorelcSophie
Christiane KohlJungfer Marianne Leitmetzerin- Irène FriedliAnnina
- Nathan HallerValzacchi
- Rebeca OlveraEine Modistin
- Johan KrogiusDer Hausmeister der Feldmarschallin/Ein Wirt
- Stanislav VorobyovEin Polizeikommissar
- Omer KobiljakEin italienischer Sänger
Joana Mallwitz
Crew of Richard Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier @ Zurich Opera House
About Richard Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier @ Zurich Opera House
What is Richard Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier @ Zurich Opera House about?
When Strauss and Hofmannsthal wrote «Der Rosenkavalier» – setting it in an imaginary Rococo Vienna and yet closely linked to the decadent fin de siècle – they created a profound social comedy. It is not without melancholy that the Marschallin lets her young lover Octavian go when he falls head over heels with Sophie, who hails from Faninal’s bourgeois household. As voluptuous as Strauss' score…
When was Richard Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier @ Zurich Opera House released?
Richard Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier @ Zurich Opera House was released on September 21, 2025.
How long is Richard Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier @ Zurich Opera House?
Richard Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier @ Zurich Opera House runs 3 hours 49 minutes (229 minutes).
Who directed Richard Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier @ Zurich Opera House?
Richard Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier @ Zurich Opera House was directed by Lydia Steier and Michael Beyer.
Who is in the cast of Richard Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier @ Zurich Opera House?
The cast of Richard Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier @ Zurich Opera House includes Diana Damrau (Die Feldmarschallin Fürstin Werdenberg), Günther Groissböck (Der Baron Ochs von Lerchenau), Bo Skovhus (Herr von Faninal), Angela Brower (Octavian) and Emily Pogorelc (Sophie).