Der Rosenkavalier

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Der Rosenkavalier is a comic opera by Richard Strauss with a libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal, renowned for its lush late-Romantic score and bittersweet exploration of love, time, and social change in 18th-century Vienna.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf comic opera
opera
acts 3
alsoKnownAs Op. 59
catalogNumber TrV 228
commissionedBy Königliches Opernhaus, Dresden NERFINISHED
composer Richard Strauss NERFINISHED
firstConductor Ernst von Schuch NERFINISHED
firstPerformanceCompany Royal Opera House, Dresden NERFINISHED
firstPerformanceConductor Ernst von Schuch NERFINISHED
frequentVenue Metropolitan Opera, New York NERFINISHED
Vienna State Opera NERFINISHED
genre comic opera
opera buffa-inspired work
hasCharacter Annina NERFINISHED
Faninal NERFINISHED
Valzacchi NERFINISHED
historicalSettingRuler Empress Maria Theresa NERFINISHED
influencedBy Mozartian opera tradition
language German
librettist Hugo von Hofmannsthal NERFINISHED
mainCharacter Baron Ochs auf Lerchenau NERFINISHED
Marschallin (Princess Marie Theres’ von Werdenberg) NERFINISHED
Octavian (Count Rofrano) NERFINISHED
Sophie von Faninal NERFINISHED
movement late Romantic
musicalFeature prominent use of waltz rhythms
notableAria "Hab’ mir’s gelobt"
notableDuet "Ist ein Traum, kann nicht wirklich sein"
notableEnsemble Final trio "Hab’ mir’s gelobt" NERFINISHED
notableRecording Carlos Kleiber 1974 recording
Georg Solti 1968 recording
Herbert von Karajan 1956 recording
orchestrationFeature lush late-Romantic orchestration
originalTitleLanguage German
premiereCity Dresden NERFINISHED
premiereCountry Germany NERFINISHED
premiereDate 1911-01-26
premierePlace Königliches Opernhaus, Dresden NERFINISHED
publisher Adolph Fürstner NERFINISHED
settingPlace Vienna NERFINISHED
settingTime 18th century
structure three-act opera
theme aging
class and social status
love
passage of time
renunciation
social change
timePeriodOfComposition 1909–1910
titleTranslation The Knight of the Rose NERFINISHED

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Hugo von Hofmannsthal notableWork Der Rosenkavalier
Hugo von Hofmannsthal notableWork Der Rosenkavalier
this entity surface form: Der Rosenkavalier (libretto)
Richard Strauss notableWork Der Rosenkavalier
Kiri Te Kanawa notableRecording Der Rosenkavalier
this entity surface form: Der Rosenkavalier (conducted by Georg Solti)