Der Rosenkavalier /

Baron Ochs, having arranged with Sophie's father Faninal to combine his noble rank with Faninal's money by marrying Sophie, asks the Marschallin to suggest an appropriate young man to be his Knight of the Rose, who will present a silver rose to Sophie on his behalf as a traditional symbol...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Strauss, Richard, 1864-1949 (Composer)
Corporate Authors:	Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor (Performer), Wiener Philharmoniker (Performer), ARTE Deutschland TV (Producer), Österreichischer Rundfunk (Producer), Arthaus Musik (Firm), Salzburger Festspiele
Other Authors:	Hofmannsthal, Hugo von, 1874-1929 (Librettist), Pieczonka, Adrianne, 1963- (Performer), Hawlata, Franz (Performer), Kirchschlager, Angelika (Performer), Grundheber, Franz (Performer), Persson, Miah (Performer), Bychkov, Semyon, 1952- (Conductor), Carsen, Robert (Director), Large, Brian (Director)
Format:	Conference Proceeding Video DVD
Language:	German
Language Notes:	Sung in German with optional subtitles in English, German, French, Italian, or Spanish.
Published:	[Germany] : Arthaus Musik, [2010]
Subjects:	Operas. Filmed operas. Televised operas. Nonfiction films. Nonfiction television programs. Feature films.

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Summary:	Baron Ochs, having arranged with Sophie's father Faninal to combine his noble rank with Faninal's money by marrying Sophie, asks the Marschallin to suggest an appropriate young man to be his Knight of the Rose, who will present a silver rose to Sophie on his behalf as a traditional symbol of courtship. Marschallin recommends Octavian. When Octavian delivers the rose, he and Sophie fall in love on sight, and must figure out how to prevent Baron Ochs from marrying Sophie. The musical comedy has a deep-rooted performance tradition at the Salzburg Festival, but Robert Carsen's new reading opens up one more musical interpretation of this comedy of errors.
Item Description:	"Comedy for music in three acts."--Container. Program notes and synopsis (15 pages : ill.) in English, German, and French inserted in container. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	2 videodiscs (201 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	DVD9 & DVD5; NTSC, region code: 0; aspect ratio: 16:9; PCM stereo; 5.1 Dolby Digital, DTS 5.1 sound formats.
Production Credits:	Set and costume design, Peter Pabst; director of photography, Wolggang Hirschl.