Der Rosenkavalier /
The Marshallin, wife of a general, is romantically involved with the young Octavian, but she realizes she will soon have to surrender her lover to a younger woman. When Baron Ochs von Lerchenau (a coarse, oafish relative) arrives seeking an envoy (Rosenkavalier) to Sophie, a young woman he wishes to...
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| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | German |
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Hamburg :
Deutsche Grammophon ; Manufactured and marketed by PolyGram Records,
[1994]
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| Summary: | The Marshallin, wife of a general, is romantically involved with the young Octavian, but she realizes she will soon have to surrender her lover to a younger woman. When Baron Ochs von Lerchenau (a coarse, oafish relative) arrives seeking an envoy (Rosenkavalier) to Sophie, a young woman he wishes to marry, the Marshallin suggests Octavian. Upon their first meeting, Octavian and Sophie fall in love, but are thwarted by Ochs, who is eventually defeated. |
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| Item Description: | German with English subtitles. Videodisc release of the opera performed by the Vienna State Opera in March 1994. Program notes and synopsis in German with English, French, and Italian translations (8 pages) bound in container. "440 072 543-1." Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 2 videodiscs (193 min.) : sound, color ; 12 in. |
| Format: | Extended play CLV. |
| Production Credits: | Conductor, Carlos Kleiber ; TV director, Horant H. Hohlfeld ; costumes, Erni Kniepert. |