' DER ROSENKAVAL1ER '
An opera in three acts
Libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal Music by Richard Strauss
(sung in German)
(Continued in next column)
A black boy, a noble widow, three noble orphans, guests, footmen, waiters
Vienna State Opera Chorus
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
CONDUCTED BY HANS KNAPPERTSBUSCH
Producer, Josef Gielen
(Relayed from Vienna by courtesy of Oesterreichischer Rundfunk)
Scene: Vienna in the eighteenth century during the reign of Maria Theresa.
Act 1: The boudoir of the Princess