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Organization

Singer

Soprano

Krassimira Stoyanova

The Marschallin

Mezzo-soprano

Sophie Koch

Octavian

Mojca Erdmann

Sophie

Silvana Dussmann

Marianne

Wiebke Lehmkuhl

Annina

Bass

Günther Groissböck

Baron Ochs of Lerchenau

Baritone

Adrian Eröd

Lord of Faninal

Tenor

Kresimir Spicer

Valzacchi

Stefan Pop

An Italian singer

Tobias Kehrer

A police inspector

Martin Piskorski

Faninal's Major-Domo

Franz Supper

The Marschallin's Major-Domo

Dirk Aleschus

Ein Notar

Roman Sadnik

An innkeeper

Franz Gürtelschmied

A vendor of pets

Stage director

Harry Kupfer

Costume designer

Yan Tax

Set designer

Hans Schavernoch

Conductor

Franz Welser-Möst

Andreja Zidaric

First noble orphan

Chorus master

Ernst Raffelsberger

Lighting designer

Jürgen Hoffmann

Salzburger Festspiele

Others

Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor

Orchestra

Wiener Philharmoniker

German

Der Rosenkavalier -  (The Knight of the Rose)

Salzburg

Austria

Großes Festspielhaus

As familiar as the work may be, the 150th anniversary of Richard Strauss' birth is marked with an innovation. The festival is being held for the first time, and the opera will be presented without the cuts made since the premiere in 1911, as the censors demanded it for excessive frivolity. The numbers stand out in sharper profile, with the most notable change in the first storyline being Baron Ochs' monologue, which now clearly defines his high position.

The roles are brilliantly cast: Günther Groissböck's singing is "of the finest, with a juicy lightness that gives him an irresistible villainous charm". (morning post)

Krassimira Stoyanova as Marshal "was simply breathtaking with her vocal and dramatic presence, her perfect control of voice and exemplary clarity of pronunciation". (Pivotal Culture)

The veteran Sophie Koch's Octavian is a delightful young nobleman and Mojca Erdmann portrays a confident young bourgeoise who wants to improve herself; together they are "the perfect bouquet dream". (Neue Musikzeitung)

Franz Welser-Möst is the audience's favorite on the stands of the Vienna Philharmonic. "The audience purred. They enjoyed a mesmerizing transparency, a refinement worthy of chamber music". (SZ)

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