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
- 02 August 1978, 18:00
- 11 August 1978, 18:00
- 19 August 1978, 18:00
- 24 August 1978, 18:00
- 29 August 1978, 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
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
Luciano Pavarotti, Yordy Ramiro, A Singer
Zsófia Peterdy, A Milliner
Horst Nitsche, A Vendor of Pets
Mozarteum Orchestra, Stage Music
Choir of the Vienna State Opera
Vienna Philharmonic