Der Rosenkavalier

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Der Rosenkavalier is a comic opera by Richard Strauss with a libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal, renowned for its lush late-Romantic score and bittersweet exploration of love, time, and social change in 18th-century Vienna.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf comic opera
opera
acts 3
alsoKnownAs Op. 59
catalogNumber TrV 228
commissionedBy Königliches Opernhaus, Dresden
linked to: Semperoper
composer Richard Strauss
firstConductor Ernst von Schuch
firstPerformanceCompany Royal Opera House, Dresden
firstPerformanceConductor Ernst von Schuch
frequentVenue Metropolitan Opera, New York
linked to: Metropolitan Opera

Vienna State Opera
genre comic opera
opera buffa-inspired work
hasCharacter Annina
Faninal
Valzacchi
historicalSettingRuler Empress Maria Theresa
influencedBy Mozartian opera tradition
language German
librettist Hugo von Hofmannsthal
mainCharacter Baron Ochs auf Lerchenau
Marschallin (Princess Marie Theres’ von Werdenberg)
Octavian (Count Rofrano)
Sophie von Faninal
movement late Romantic
musicalFeature prominent use of waltz rhythms
notableAria "Hab’ mir’s gelobt"
notableDuet "Ist ein Traum, kann nicht wirklich sein"
notableEnsemble Final trio "Hab’ mir’s gelobt"
notableRecording Carlos Kleiber 1974 recording
Georg Solti 1968 recording
Herbert von Karajan 1956 recording
orchestrationFeature lush late-Romantic orchestration
originalTitleLanguage German
premiereCity Dresden
premiereCountry Germany
premiereDate 1911-01-26
premierePlace Königliches Opernhaus, Dresden
linked to: Semperoper
publisher Adolph Fürstner
settingPlace Vienna
settingTime 18th century
structure three-act opera
theme aging
class and social status
love
passage of time
renunciation
social change
timePeriodOfComposition 1909–1910
titleTranslation The Knight of the Rose

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Hugo von Hofmannsthal notableWork Der Rosenkavalier
Hugo von Hofmannsthal notableWork Der Rosenkavalier (libretto)
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Richard Strauss notableWork Der Rosenkavalier
Kiri Te Kanawa notableRecording Der Rosenkavalier (conducted by Georg Solti)
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Die Frau ohne Schatten relatedWork Der Rosenkavalier
Lyrische Dramen hasPart Der Rosenkavalier
Lyrische Dramen hasPart Der Rosenkavalier (Libretto)
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Capriccio relatedWork Der Rosenkavalier
the Marschallin appearsIn Der Rosenkavalier
Rise Stevens notableWork Der Rosenkavalier
The Marschallin appearsIn Der Rosenkavalier
Saxon State Opera House notablePremiere Richard Strauss’s "Der Rosenkavalier"
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