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Live from Covent Garden: Arabella

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The last opera from the partnership of Richard Strauss and Hugo von Hofmannsthal explains how the penniless Count
Waldner sets about saving his family's fortunes by finding a wealthy suitor for his daughter Arabella. He starts by disguising his other daughter - Zdenka - as a boy to reduce the competition, Introduced by Chris de Souza. Sung in German. Arabella's suitors: Mandryka's servants:
Royal Opera Chorus
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, conductor Mark Elder
Act

Contributors

Unknown:
Richard Strauss
Introduced By:
Chris de Souza.
Arabella:
Cheryl Studer (sop)
Zdenka:
Christians Oelze (sop)
Count Waldner:
Stafford Dean (bass)
Adelaide:
Anne Howells (mezzo)
Mandryka:
Wolfgang Brendel (baritone)
Matteo a young officer:
Herbert Lippert (tenor)
Count Elemer:
David Maxwell-Anoerson (tenor)
Count Dominik:
David Ellis (baritone)
Count Lamoral:
Mark Beesley (bass)
The Rakermilli:
Lillian Watson (sop)
Fortune-teller:
Gilllan Knight (mezzo)
Welko:
Neil Griffiths (tenor)
Djura:
Paschal Allen (spoken)
Jankel:
Jonathan Coad (baritone)
Waiter:
Paul Crook (tenor)
Source: Radio Times

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