the Marschallin in Richard Strauss’s "Der Rosenkavalier"

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The Marschallin in Richard Strauss’s "Der Rosenkavalier" is a reflective, aristocratic Viennese noblewoman whose bittersweet acceptance of aging and lost love forms the emotional core of the opera.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
opera character
soprano role
appearsIn Der Rosenkavalier
associatedWithTheme lost love
nostalgia
time
centralTheme acceptance of aging
passage of time
renunciation of love
characterTrait compassionate
melancholic
noble
reflective
createdBy Richard Strauss
dramaticArc from passionate attachment to renunciation
dramaticFunction embodiment of bittersweet maturity
emotional core of Der Rosenkavalier
moral center of the opera
firstAppearanceAct Act I
genreContext comic opera with bittersweet elements
hasLover Octavian
linked to: Augustus
hasSocialStatus high nobility
language German
letsGoOf Octavian
linked to: Augustus
librettoBy Hugo von Hofmannsthal
majorScene Act I monologue on time and aging
Act III final trio
motivatedBy awareness of social conventions
sense of propriety
nationality Austrian (fictional)
notableAriaOrSection "Da geht er hin" monologue
participation in the final trio "Hab’ mir’s gelobt"
occupation aristocrat
premiereWork Der Rosenkavalier, Dresden 1911
relationshipToBaronOchs cousin by marriage
relationshipToOctavian eventual renouncer
older lover
relationshipToSophie benevolent elder figure
residence Vienna
settingContext Habsburg aristocracy
linked to: Austrian nobility
spouse Field Marshal von Werdenberg
stageAge middle-aged woman
symbolizes dignified renunciation
transience of youth
timePeriod 18th-century Vienna
title Princess von Werdenberg
voiceType lyric soprano

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Renée Fleming notableRole the Marschallin in Richard Strauss’s "Der Rosenkavalier"
Julia Varady notableRole The Marschallin in Strauss's "Der Rosenkavalier"
linked to: the Marschallin in Richard Strauss’s "Der Rosenkavalier"
Regine Crespin notableRole Marschallin in Strauss's "Der Rosenkavalier"
linked to: the Marschallin in Richard Strauss’s "Der Rosenkavalier"