The Marschallin in Der Rosenkavalier

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The Marschallin in Der Rosenkavalier is the reflective, aristocratic heroine of Richard Strauss’s comic opera, known for her poignant meditations on love, time, and aging.

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instanceOf aristocrat
fictional character
heroine
opera character
soprano role
appearsIn Der Rosenkavalier
associatedWorkPremiereCity Dresden
associatedWorkPremiereCountry Germany
centralThemeAssociation passage of time
renunciation in love
transience of youth
characterTrait aristocratic
compassionate
melancholic
reflective
createdBy Richard Strauss
dramaticFunction embodiment of mature love
moral center of Der Rosenkavalier
famousScene Act I monologue on time
Act III final trio
firstPerformanceDate 1911-01-26
firstPerformancePlace Königliches Opernhaus, Dresden
firstPortrayedBy Margarethe Siems
fullName Princess Marie Thérèse von Werdenberg
genreContext comic opera
hasLover Octavian
linked to: Augustus
knownFor meditations on time and aging
philosophical monologues about love
renunciation of Octavian
languageOfDialogue German
librettoBy Hugo von Hofmannsthal
nationality Austrian
operaActAppearance Act I
Act II
Act III
operaComposer Richard Strauss
operaLibrettist Hugo von Hofmannsthal
relationshipTo Baron Ochs auf Lerchenau
Octavian
linked to: Augustus

Sophie von Faninal
residesIn Vienna
spouse Field Marshal von Werdenberg
timePeriod 18th century
title Marschallin
vocalFach lyric soprano
spinto soprano

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