William Mann , author of The Operas of Richard Strauss , examines the role of the Marschallin in the first act of Der Rosenkavalier. as interpreted by LOTTE LEHMANN , ELISABETH SCHWARZKOPF ,
TIANA LEMNITZ. RECINE CRESPIN. CHRISTA LUDWIG and many others, including
MARGARETHE SIEMS Who took part in the very first production of the opera.