BD-50 Dual-Layer Disc | 1080i/AVC MPEG-4 | English DTS-HD MA 2.0 (48 kHz / 2080 kbps / 24-bit) |
Der Rosenkavalier (Op. 59) (The Knight of the Rose) is a comic opera in three acts by Richard Strauss to an original German libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal.
It is loosely adapted from the novel Les amours du chevalier de Faublas by Louvet de Couvrai and Molière’s comedy Monsieur de Pourceaugnac. It was first performed at the Königliches Opernhaus in Dresden on 26 January 1911 under the direction of Max Reinhardt. Until the premiere, the working title was Ochs von Lerchenau. (The choice of the name Ochs is not accidental, for in German Ochs is translated as ox, which depicts the character of the Baron throughout the opera.)
The opera has four main characters: the aristocratic Marschallin, her very young lover Octavian Rofrano, a part sung by a woman, her coarse, philandering country cousin Baron Ochs auf Lerchenau, and his young prospective fiancée Sophie von Faninal, the lovely daughter of a rich Viennese bourgeois. Baron Ochs, having arranged with Sophie's father Faninal to combine his noble rank with Faninal's money by marrying Sophie, asks the Marschallin to suggest an appropriate young man to be his Knight of the Rose, who will present a silver rose to Sophie on his behalf as a traditional symbol of courtship. She recommends Octavian. When Octavian delivers the rose, he and Sophie fall in love on sight, and must figure out how to prevent Baron Ochs from marrying Sophie. They accomplish this in a comedy of errors that is smoothed over with the help of the Marschallin.
There are many recordings of the opera, and it is regularly performed.
Under the conducting of Herbert Von Karajan, the Vienna State Opera Ballet, the State Opera Chorus, the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra and the famous singers Elisabeth Schwarzkopf and Otto Edelmann, all combine to give a colourful and inspiring performance of Richard Strauss' Der Rosenkavalier. The story is set in the Royal Court of Vienna, where the Princess is being wooed by Octavian, a handsome young cavalier, despite her married state. Complications arise when Octavian falls in love with her younger sister, Sophie, whom another is trying to win. Set to a rousing musical score, this opera is a classic love story. This Blu-ray-only release features the film restored in HD.
Original title: Richard Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier (The Knight of the Rose)
Released: 1962
Genre: Opera
Directed by: Rudolf Hartmann
Conductor: Herbert von Karajan
Cast: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (The Marschallin), Otto Edelmann (Baron Ochs auf Lerchenau), Sena Jurinac (Octavian), Erich Kunz (Herr von Faninal), Anneliese Rothenberger (Sophie), Judith Hellwig (The Duenna), Renato Ercolani (Valzacchi ), Hilde Rossel Majdan (Annina), Alois Pernerstorfer (A Commissary of Police), The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, The Vienna State Opera Chorus, The Vienna State Opera Ballet
Technical Specs
Blu-ray
BD-50 Dual-Layer Disc
Video Resolution/Codec
1080i/AVC MPEG-4
Aspect Ratio(s)
1.78:1
Audio Formats
English DTS-HD MA 2.0 (48 kHz / 2080 kbps / 24-bit)
Subtitles/Captions
English
Supplements
Trailer
Before / After restoration
Photo Gallery
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