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
- 03 August 1961, 19:30
- 12 August 1961, 19:30
- 18 August 1961, 19:30
- 25 August 1961, 19:30
- 30 August 1961, 19:30
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Karl Böhm, Conductor
Rudolf Hartmann, Stage director
Teo Otto, Sets
Erni Kniepert, Costumes
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, The Feldmarschallin, Princess Werdenberg
Otto Edelmann, Baron Ochs auf Lerchenau
Christa Ludwig, Octavian
Otto Wiener, Willy Ferenz, Herr von Faninal
Anneliese Rothenberger, Sophie
Judith Hellwig, Marianne Leitmetzerin
Renato Ercolani, Valzacchi
Sieglinde Wagner, Annina
Robert Granzer, A Police Inspector
Glade Peterson, Der Haushofmeister bei der Feldmarschallin
Siegfried Rudolf Frese, Faninal's Major-Domo
Josef Knapp, A Notary
Fritz Sperlbauer, An Innkeeper
Nicolai Gedda, Giuseppe Zampieri, A Singer
Mary Richards, A Milliner
Kurt Equiluz, A Vendor of Pets
Mozarteum Orchestra, Stage Music
Choir of the Vienna State Opera
Vienna Philharmonic