[Met Performance] CID:200200



Der Rosenkavalier
Metropolitan Opera House, Mon, November 2, 1964

Debut : Michael Langdon




Der Rosenkavalier (194)
Richard Strauss | Hugo von Hofmannsthal
Octavian
Lisa Della Casa

Princess von Werdenberg (Marschallin)
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf

Baron Ochs
Michael Langdon [Debut] [Debut and only performance]

Sophie
Anneliese Rothenberger

Faninal
Norman Mittelmann

Annina
Mignon Dunn

Valzacchi
Andrea Velis

Italian Singer
S?ndor K?nya

Marianne
Lynn Owen

Mahomet
Marsha Warren

Princess' Major-domo
Gabor Carelli

Orphan
Mary Fercana

Orphan
Alexandra Jones

Orphan
Dorothy Shawn

Milliner
Loretta Di Franco

Animal Vendor
Frank D'Elia

Hairdresser
Harry Jones

Notary
Gerhard Pechner

Leopold
William Zakariasen

Lackey
Joseph Folmer

Lackey
John Trehy

Lackey
Lou Marcella

Lackey
Edward Ghazal

Faninal's Major-domo
Arthur Graham

Innkeeper
Charles Anthony

Police Commissioner
Norman Scott


Conductor
Thomas Schippers







Review 1:

Review of John Ardoin in Musical America
The November 2
?Rosenkavalier? brought the debut of English bass Michael Langdon as Baron Ochs. It was an assured and relaxed debut. Langdon was less lusty and roughhewn than Otto Edelmann, and, for a change, sang every note of the score, though employing falsetto for some of the top notes. He played Ochs as a person younger than we are generally used to (though this is what Strauss had in mind), and he garnered more sympathy for Ochs than ususal. At times he did this by evoking an almost boyish quality. He also tried to be subtle in his pursuit of Octavian in Act I, and at one point, even became embarrassed when the Marschallin caught him in the act. His voice is round and heavy and should encompass Hunding as easily as Ochs. He is a fine addition to the company.

The balance of the cast was the same as the first ?Rosenkavalier? of the season, and, in particular, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf?s Marschallin was as miraculous as ever. It was not a good night, however, for the orchestra.


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