Admin

Organization

Singer

Soprano

Kate Royal

The Marschallin

Mezzo-soprano

Tara Erraught

Octavian

Bass

Lars Woldt

Baron Ochs of Lerchenau

Teodora Gheorghiu

Sophie

Baritone

Michael Kraus

Lord of Faninal

Miranda Keys

Marianne

Tenor

Christopher Gillett

Valzacchi

Helene Schneiderman

Annina

Gwynne Howell

Ein Notar

Andrej Dunaev

An Italian singer

Robert Wörle

An innkeeper

Scott Conner

A police inspector

Magdalena Molendowska

A milliner

Conductor

Robin Ticciati

Stage director

Richard Jones

Set designer

Paul Steinberg

Costume designer

Nicky Gillibrand

Lighting designer

Mimi Jordan Sherin

Choreographer

Sarah Fahie

Others

The Glyndebourne Chorus

Orchestra

London Philharmonic Orchestra

Glyndebourne

German

Der Rosenkavalier -  (The Knight of the Rose)

United Kingdom

Opera House

Ebert Room

Lewes

One of the most celebrated and widely beloved of all comic operas, Richard Strauss's bawdy, uproarious Der Rosenkavalier feels fresher than ever in this impeccable 2014 staging by provocative director Richard Jones at the Glyndebourne Festival. Jones sets the action in vibrantly colorful 1950s decor, with eye-catching sets by Paul Steinberg and stylish costumes by Nicky Gillibrand that give a "magnificent and witty" impression (The Guardian).

The vocal cast is impeccable, led by the excellent Kate Royal as the Marschallin and the "ardent and appealing" Tara Erraught in the pants role of her younger lover Octavian, her voice "rich with dark glints and bright promise." As Baron Ochs and Sophie von Faninal, who round out our amorous quadrangle, Lars Woldt and Teodora Gheorghiu are note-perfect, bringing poise and presence to the stage. Strauss's raucous score bounces and beguiles in the hands of the London Philharmonic Orchestra under 31-year-old Robin Ticciati, then just beginning his lauded run as music director of the prestigious festival.

Public

The Knight of the Rose

English

Approved

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