Performance period: 12. Sep. – 24. Jan. 2015
at the Royal Danish Thatre in Copenhagen
Scathing satire, captivating romance and worldly melancholy, Richard Strauss’s masterstroke Der Rosenkavalier was created in partnership with librettist Hugo von Hofmannsthal in 1911, bridging comedy and bittersweet romance.
The working title was Ochs auf Lerchenau, conveying the comic tale of Baron Ochs, whose fiancée is stolen by the young Octavian.
As work on the opera progressed, the Marschallin’s role nonetheless became more prominent and the operatic creators worked hard to strike a balance between the farcical Baron Ochs and the melodramatic romance in which the Marschallin is embroiled. Eventually, the love story involving the young Octavian, who as Der Rosenkavalier steals the Marschallin’s heart and Baron Ochs’ fiancée, took centre stage.
Audiences can look forward to experiencing soprano Ann Petersen, alternating with Anne Margrethe Dahl, in the role as the ravishing yet emotionally tormented Marschallin. The brash and jovial Baron Ochs will be performed by Austrian bass baritone Wolfgang Bankl, a familiar face at the Vienna State Opera and at several of Europe’s great opera houses.
A revival of master director Marco Arturo Marelli’s award-winning staging from 2008, Der Rosenkavalier marks a festive opening of the opera season.
Der Rosenkavalier is performed in German with Danish supertitles.
Hempel A/S is the exclusive performance sponsor of Der Rosenkavalier.
CAST
Ann Petersen as The Marschallin
Anne Margrethe Dahl as The Marschallin
Soprano
Elisabeth Jansson as Octavian
Mezzo Soprano
Wolfgang Bankl as Baron Ochs
Bass
Anke Briegel as Sophie
Soprano
Morten Frank Larsen as Herr von Faninal
Cornelia Beskow as Marianne
Soprano
Bengt-Ola Morgny as Valzacchi
Tenor
Elisabeth Halling as En modehandlerske
Mezzo Soprano
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The Marschallin:
Ann Petersen
9/12, 9/25, 10/5, 10/11, 10/18, 10/26
Anne Margrethe Dahl
9/20, 9/28, 1/18, 1/24
Baron Ochs:
Wolfgang Bankl
9/12, 9/20, 9/25, 9/28, 10/5, 10/11, 10/18, 10/26, 1/18, 1/24
Octavian:
Elisabeth Jansson
9/12, 9/20, 9/25, 9/28, 10/5, 10/11, 10/18, 10/26, 1/18, 1/24
Herr von Faninal:
Morten Frank Larsen
9/12, 9/20, 9/25, 9/28, 10/5, 10/11, 10/18, 10/26, 1/18, 1/24
Sophie von Faninal:
Anke Briegel
9/12, 9/20, 9/25, 9/28, 10/5, 10/11, 10/18, 10/26, 1/18, 1/24
Marianne Leitmetzerin:
Cornelia Beskow
9/12, 9/20, 9/25, 9/28, 10/5, 10/11, 10/18, 10/26, 1/18, 1/24
Valzacchi:
Bengt-Ola Morgny
9/12, 9/20, 9/25, 9/28, 10/5, 10/11, 10/18, 10/26, 1/18, 1/24
Annina:
Hanne Fischer
12/9, 20/9, 25/9, 28/9, 5/10, 11/10, 18/10, 26/10, 18/1, 24/1
A police inspector:
Florian Plock
12/9, 20/9, 25/9, 28/9, 5/10, 11/10, 18/10, 26/10, 18/1, 24/1
The Marschallin’s Major-Domo:
Lars Bo Ravnbak
9/12, 9/20, 9/25, 9/28, 10/5, 10/11, 10/18, 10/26, 1/18, 1/24
Faninal’s Major-Domo:
Torleif Steinstø
9/12, 9/20, 9/25, 9/28, 10/5, 10/11, 10/18, 10/26, 1/18, 1/24
A notary:
Ole Jegindø Norup
9/12, 9/20, 9/25, 9/28, 10/5, 10/11, 10/18, 10/26, 1/18, 1/24
An innkeeper:
Peter Steen Andersen
9/12, 9/20, 9/25, 9/28, 10/5, 10/11, 10/18, 10/26, 1/18, 1/24
An Italian singer:
Peter Lodahl
10/11, 10/18, 10/26, 1/18, 1/24
Gert Henning-Jensen
9/12, 9/20, 9/25, 9/28, 10/5
Three noble orphans:
Anne Sophie Hjort Ullner
9/12, 9/20, 9/25, 9/28, 10/5, 10/11, 10/18, 10/26, 1/18, 1/24
Sara Madeleine Swietlicki
9/12, 9/20, 9/25, 9/28, 10/5, 10/11, 10/18, 10/26, 1/18, 1/24
Felicia Gyllenstig Serrao
9/12, 9/20, 9/25, 9/28, 10/5, 10/11, 10/18, 10/26, 1/18, 1/24
A milliner:
Elisabeth Halling
9/12, 9/20, 9/25, 9/28, 10/5, 10/11, 10/18, 10/26, 1/18, 1/24
A vendor of pets:
Peter Arnoldsson
9/12, 9/20, 9/25, 9/28, 10/5, 10/11, 10/18, 10/26, 1/18, 1/24
Conductor:
Michael Boder
9/12, 9/20, 9/25, 9/28, 10/5, 10/11, 1/18, 1/24
Florian Krumpöck
10/18, 10/26
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