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[Met Performance] CID:302020
Der Rosenkavalier
Metropolitan Opera House, Tue, September 25, 1990
Debut : Felicity Lott, Juliana Gondek, Joel Evans, Deborah Saverance
Der Rosenkavalier (319)
Richard Strauss | Hugo von Hofmannsthal
Der Rosenkavalier received thirteen performances this season.
Elizabeth Anguish appeared in the role of the Widow in the first seven performances of Strauss' opera this season but did not receive billing in the program until October 4, 1990.
Review 1:
Barymore Laurence Scherer in unidentified publication
On the contrary, despite its imperfections, the first Met ?Rosenkavalier? was a night one was glad to be alive. With deft touches of phrasing, rubato and string portamento, the mercurial and elusive Carlos Kleiber made an already heavenly work even more so; the famous waltzes flowing like warm oil, the Third Act ensembles almost painfully exquisite, the whole score a gossamer tissue of infinitely varied colour and texture. Although the female trio was flawless as a unit, the sum was greater than its parts: Felicity Lott's Marschallin was rather too bland and ingenuous to convince us dramatically that she was anything more than a fine singer gamely acting a role, while Barbara Bonney displayed a weak extension at the top of her lovely voice. But Anne Sofie von Otter, singing with a marvelous expressiveness, delivered the most naturalistically boyish, adolescent, sexy Octavian in memory. Aage Haugland proved a superbly comic Ochs, and wielded his tight-grained, booming voice with dexterity, displaying at appropriate times a true mezza-voce. As a premium, Luciano Pavarotti appeared as the Italian singer, transforming his cameo into a very funny send-up of a primo tenore's airs and graces. No sooner did he complete his turn than two well-heeled patrons bounded out of their stalls and departed. Real connoisseurs.
Search by season: 1990-91
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Met careers
Der Rosenkavalier
Metropolitan Opera House, Tue, September 25, 1990
Debut : Felicity Lott, Juliana Gondek, Joel Evans, Deborah Saverance
Der Rosenkavalier (319)
Richard Strauss | Hugo von Hofmannsthal
- Octavian
- Anne Sofie von Otter
- Princess von Werdenberg (Marschallin)
- Felicity Lott [Debut]
- Baron Ochs
- Aage Haugland
- Sophie
- Barbara Bonney
- Faninal
- Gottfried Hornik
- Annina
- Sarah Walker
- Valzacchi
- Anthony Laciura
- Italian Singer
- Stanford Olsen
- Marianne
- Juliana Gondek [Debut]
- Mahomet
- Joel Evans [Debut]
- Princess' Major-domo
- Nico Castel
- Orphan
- Linda Mays
- Orphan
- Jean Rawn
- Orphan
- Beverly Withers
- Milliner
- Deborah Saverance [Debut]
- Animal Vendor
- John Hanriot
- Hairdresser
- Sam Cardea
- Notary
- James Courtney
- Leopold
- Ross Crolius
- Lackey
- Arthur Apy
- Lackey
- John Bills
- Lackey
- Frank Coffey
- Lackey
- Donald Peck
- Faninal's Major-domo
- Michael Best
- Innkeeper
- Charles Anthony
- Police Commissioner
- Jeffrey Wells
- Widow
- Elizabeth Anguish
- Conductor
- Carlos Kleiber
- Production
- Nathaniel Merrill
- Designer
- Robert O'Hearn
- Lighting Designer
- Gil Wechsler
- Stage Director
- Bruce Donnell
Der Rosenkavalier received thirteen performances this season.
Elizabeth Anguish appeared in the role of the Widow in the first seven performances of Strauss' opera this season but did not receive billing in the program until October 4, 1990.
Review 1:
Barymore Laurence Scherer in unidentified publication
On the contrary, despite its imperfections, the first Met ?Rosenkavalier? was a night one was glad to be alive. With deft touches of phrasing, rubato and string portamento, the mercurial and elusive Carlos Kleiber made an already heavenly work even more so; the famous waltzes flowing like warm oil, the Third Act ensembles almost painfully exquisite, the whole score a gossamer tissue of infinitely varied colour and texture. Although the female trio was flawless as a unit, the sum was greater than its parts: Felicity Lott's Marschallin was rather too bland and ingenuous to convince us dramatically that she was anything more than a fine singer gamely acting a role, while Barbara Bonney displayed a weak extension at the top of her lovely voice. But Anne Sofie von Otter, singing with a marvelous expressiveness, delivered the most naturalistically boyish, adolescent, sexy Octavian in memory. Aage Haugland proved a superbly comic Ochs, and wielded his tight-grained, booming voice with dexterity, displaying at appropriate times a true mezza-voce. As a premium, Luciano Pavarotti appeared as the Italian singer, transforming his cameo into a very funny send-up of a primo tenore's airs and graces. No sooner did he complete his turn than two well-heeled patrons bounded out of their stalls and departed. Real connoisseurs.
Search by season: 1990-91
Search by title: Der Rosenkavalier,
Met careers
- Carlos Kleiber [Conductor]
- Anne Sofie von Otter [Octavian]
- Felicity Lott [Princess von Werdenberg (Marschallin)]
- Aage Haugland [Baron Ochs]
- Barbara Bonney [Sophie]
- Gottfried Hornik [Faninal]
- Sarah Walker [Annina]
- Anthony Laciura [Valzacchi]
- Stanford Olsen [Italian Singer]
- Juliana Gondek [Marianne]
- Joel Evans [Mahomet]
- Nico Castel [Princess' Major-domo]
- Linda Mays [Orphan]
- Jean Rawn [Orphan]
- Beverly Withers [Orphan]
- Deborah Saverance [Milliner]
- John Hanriot [Animal Vendor]
- Sam Cardea [Hairdresser]
- James Courtney [Notary]
- Ross Crolius [Leopold]
- Arthur Apy [Lackey]
- John Bills [Lackey]
- Frank Coffey [Lackey]
- Donald Peck [Lackey]
- Michael Best [Faninal's Major-domo]
- Charles Anthony [Innkeeper]
- Jeffrey Wells [Police Commissioner]
- Elizabeth Anguish [Widow]
- Nathaniel Merrill [Production]
- Robert O'Hearn [Designer]
- Gil Wechsler [Lighting Designer]
- Bruce Donnell [Stage Director]