Richard Strauss Der Rosenkavalier
Comedy for music in three acts, Op. 59
Libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal (1874–1929)
Music by Richard Strauss (1864–1949)
PREMIERE
- 09 August 1979, 18:00
- 17 August 1979, 18:00
- 23 August 1979, 18:00
- 30 August 1979, 18:00
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Christoph von Dohnányi, Conductor
Günther Rennert, Stage director
Veniero Colasanti, John Moore, Sets
Veniero Colasanti, John Moore, Costumes
Walter Hagen-Groll, Chorus Master
Gundula Janowitz, The Feldmarschallin, Princess Werdenberg
Gwyneth Jones (17.08), The Feldmarschallin, Princess Werdenberg
Kurt Moll, Baron Ochs auf Lerchenau
Yvonne Minton, Octavian
Ernst Gutstein, Herr von Faninal
Lucia Popp, Sophie
Liselotte Rebmann, Marianne Leitmetzerin
David Thaw, Valzacchi
Doris Soffel, Annina
Kurt Rydl, A Police Inspector
Horst Hiestermann, Der Haushofmeister bei der Feldmarschallin
Josef Köstlinger, Faninal's Major-Domo
Alfred Šramek, A Notary
Karl Terkal, An Innkeeper
Yordy Ramiro, A Singer
Zsófia Peterdy, A Milliner
Horst Nitsche, A Vendor of Pets
Elfriede Tomek, A noble widow
Silvia Herman, Margaretha Hintermaier, Siglinde Damisch, Three Noble Orphans
Michael Pabst, Franz Riedl, Wolfgang Schneider, Lackeys of The Marschallin
Gerhard Panzenböck, Lackeys of the Marschallin
Karl Caslavsky, Leopold
Wolfgang Ferschl, Christian Kollros, Wolfgang Peschel, Friedrich Strack, Franz Wimmer, Lerchenauer
Tibor Toth, Helmut Pilss, Walter Zeh, Alexander Maly, Waiters
Elsa Barylli, An innkeeper
Michael Heigl, Hausknecht
Mozarteum Orchestra
Choir of the Vienna State Opera
Vienna Philharmonic