R. Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier (The Royal Opera)
This opulent production by Oscar-winning film director John Schlesinger, filmed in 1985, marked the 25th anniversary of Sir Georg Solti's spectacular debut at Covent Garden, conducting this very opera. It also features Kiri Te Kanawa as The Marschallin, a performance of which The Financial Times said, "This deserves to be ranked...among her finest achievements."
Anne Howells gives a sensitive performance as the 'Knight of the Rose'; Aage Haugland is the roguish Baron Ochs, and the International Herald Tribune described American soprano Barbara Bonney as "...an enchantingly vulnerable Sophie, as lovely to hear...as she is to behold".
The Marschallin - Kiri Te Kanawa
Octavian - Anne Howells
Baron Ochs auf Lerchenau - Aage Haugland
Sophie - Barbara Bonney
Major Domo to the Marschallin - Kim Begley
Notary - John Gibbs
Valzacchi - Robert Tear
Annina - Cynthia Buchan
Siner - Dennis O’Neill
Herr von Faninal - Jonathan Summers
Marianne - Phyllis Cannan
Major Domo to Faninal - John Dobson
Royal Opera Chorus
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Conductor - Sir Georg Solti
Director - John Schlesinger
Set Designs - William Dudley
Costume Designs - Maria Bjornson
Choreographer - Eleanor Fazan
Directed for the screen by Brian Large
Catalogue numbers: OA1341D (DVD)
Release Date - October 2021
More information here:
DVD - https://naxos.lnk.to/OA1341D
