The 2020-21 Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast season continues with Richard Strauss’s Der Rosenkavalier, a highlight from 2017.
Soprano Renée Fleming starred as the glamorous and worldly Marschallin, making her final appearance in that signature role, and mezzo-soprano Elīna Garanča bid farewell to the role of Octavian, the Marschallin’s much younger lover.
The acclaimed cast also featured soprano Erin Morley as Sophie, who captures Octavian’s heart, and bass Günther Groissböck as the Marschallin’s insufferable cousin Baron Ochs, along with tenor Matthew Polenzani as the Italian Singer and baritone Marcus Brück as Faninal.
Sebastian Weigle led the Met Orchestra and Chorus in this humorous and deeply moving opera that deals with the passage of time and the changes it brings.
Der Rosenkavalier will be heard over the Toll Brothers-Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network at 1:00 p.m. ET on Saturday, February 27. Listen to it on Classical IPR.
Click hereto view an English translation of the libretto.