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Kiri Te Kanawa stars in this production of one of Richard Strauss's most famous operas, conducted by Sir George Solti. Performed at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden. Read more

Starring Kiri Te Kanawa, Anne Howells, Aage Haugland, Barbara Bonney
Director John Schlesinger
Genres Music/Musical, World Cinema

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Der Rosenkavalier - The Royal Opera House

Kiri Te Kanawa stars in this production of one of Richard Strauss's most famous operas, conducted by Sir George Solti. Performed at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden.

Starring Kiri Te Kanawa, Anne Howells, Aage Haugland, Barbara Bonney, Royal Opera House Orchestra, Georg Solti
Director John Schlesinger
Studio WARNER MUSIC VISION
Run time DVD: 3 hrs 15 mins
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Genres Music/Musical, World Cinema
Language German
Subtitles English, French, German, Japanese, Spanish
Released DVD: 23 Feb 2004
Production year: 1985
Format DVD

  • Critics' reviews (2) of Der Rosenkavalier - The Royal Opera House

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  • "...Rarely has this luscious, burnished score been so realized with such emotional intensity or played with such glowing fervour..."

    • Daily Mail
    • Posted 11 Mar 2005

  • "...With a superb cast of principals...the evening turned out a resounding success..."

    • Daily Telegraph
    • Posted 11 Mar 2005

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    Rated - 4 stars

    Sumptuously staged entertainment

    If Salome and Elektra are rough earthenware pots of spicy stew, Der Rosenkavalier is a silver rimed porcelain dish of fairly cakes. Strauss?s strikingly colourful use of two keys a semitone apart during Sophie and Octavian?s love scenes adds further layers of icing to the cake. For me, the fact that Octavian is sung by a woman is rather uncomfortable ? especially in the snogging scenes. Still, Strauss needed three sopranos for the famous trio in the third act ? in fact the whole opera builds a platform for this moment. This performance is 20 years old, but with a wonderful cast and it?s great to see Sir Georg Solti. It?s ironic that the Marschallin (Kiri Te Kanawa) wistfully muses about getting older and the fact that she must give up Octavian (Anne Howells) to the younger Sophie (Barbara Bonney). After 20 years all these great singers might wistfully look back at this performance. The DVD also shows its age in being two channel sound only and the picture is a little soft edged. Never mind it?s all great fun, but too much could give you toothache ? there?s much to be said perhaps for a good spicy stew.

      • Martin Carter from London
      • Posted 08 Jan 2005 18:52

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  • Rated - 5 stars

    Outstanding

    This sumptuous production was quite delightful. The artistry of Anne Howells made the action sparkle from beginning to end.

      • George Figes from Hertfordshire, England
      • Posted 28 Feb 2005 17:01

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