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.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Der Rosenkavalier canonical | 2 |
| Der Rosenkavalier (conducted by Georg Solti) | 1 |
| Der Rosenkavalier (libretto) | 1 |
Statements (51)
| 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
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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
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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
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class and social status ⓘ love ⓘ passage of time ⓘ renunciation ⓘ social change ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfComposition | 1909–1910 ⓘ |
| titleTranslation | The Knight of the Rose NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Der Rosenkavalier (libretto)
this entity surface form:
Der Rosenkavalier (conducted by Georg Solti)