The Met — Der Rosenkavalier
Jan 09, 2010
Director
Barbara Willis SweeteOverview
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.
Cast of The Met — Der Rosenkavalier
Renée FlemingPrincess von Werdenberg
Susan GrahamOctavian
Kristinn SigmundssonBaron Ochs auf Lerchenau
Christine SchäferSophie
Thomas AllenFaninal
Plácido DomingoSelf - Host
Wendy WhiteAnnina- Stephen PaynterLeopold
- Nicholas CrawfordMohammed
- Erica StraussMarianne
Bernard FitchThe Princess's Major-Domo- Ronald NaldiFaninal's Major-Domo
- Ellen LangA Noble Widow
- Charlotte PhilleyA Milliner
- Kurt PhinneyAn Animal Vendor
- Rodell RoselValzacchi
James CourtneyA Notary
Eric CutlerA Singer- Sam MeredithA Hairdresser
- Tony StevensonAn Innkeeper
Jeremy GalyonA Police Commissary
Crew of The Met — Der Rosenkavalier
Barbara Willis SweeteDirector
MolièreWriter
Hugo von HofmannsthalWriter- Victoria WarivonchikProducer
- Louisa BriccettiProducer
Peter GelbExecutive Producer
Richard StraussOriginal Music Composer- Nathaniel MerrillProduction Design
- Edo de WaartConductor
- Robin GuarinoStage Director
- Nancy McNamaraMakeup Artist
- Tom WatsonHairstylist
Elena ParkSupervising Producer- Robert O'HearnSet Designer, Costume Designer
Jay David SaksMusic Producer- Louvet de CouvraiOriginal Story
- William MalloyWardrobe Supervisor
- Paul CremoDramaturgy
- Ron WashburnTechnical Supervisor
Mia BongiovanniSupervising Producer
About The Met — Der Rosenkavalier
What is The Met — Der Rosenkavalier about?
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…
When was The Met — Der Rosenkavalier released?
The Met — Der Rosenkavalier was released on January 9, 2010.
Who directed The Met — Der Rosenkavalier?
The Met — Der Rosenkavalier was directed by Barbara Willis Sweete.
Who is in the cast of The Met — Der Rosenkavalier?
The cast of The Met — Der Rosenkavalier includes Renée Fleming (Princess von Werdenberg), Susan Graham (Octavian), Kristinn Sigmundsson (Baron Ochs auf Lerchenau), Christine Schäfer (Sophie) and Thomas Allen (Faninal).