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
- 06 August 1953, 19:00
- 10 August 1953, 19:00
- 13 August 1953, 19:00
- 21 August 1953, 19:00
- 25 August 1953, 19:00
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Clemens Krauss, Karl Böhm, Conductor
Josef Gielen, Stage director
Alfred Roller, Sets
Alfred Roller, Costumes
Maria Reining, The Feldmarschallin, Princess Werdenberg
Kurt Böhme, Baron Ochs auf Lerchenau
Lisa Della Casa, Octavian
Alfred Poell, Herr von Faninal
Hilde Güden, Sophie
Judith Hellwig, Marianne Leitmetzerin
László Szemere, Valzacchi
Sieglinde Wagner, Annina
Franz Bierbach, A Police Inspector
Georges Müller, Der Haushofmeister bei der Feldmarschallin
August Jaresch, Faninal's Major-Domo
Oskar Czerwenka, A Notary
August Jaresch, An Innkeeper
Karl Terkal, A Singer
Emmy Dax, A Milliner
Karl Kolowratnik, A Vendor of Pets
Choir of the Vienna State Opera
Vienna Philharmonic