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Der Rosenkavalier
Strauss's enchanting opera is about love at first sight, the pain of nostalgic longings and the inevitability of growing older. Sung in German.
Presented by Peter Allen.
Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera, conductor James Levine
7 45 Bridget Paolucci explores the collaboration between composer Richard Strauss and the poet, playwright and librettist Hugo von Hofmannsthal
8 10 Act 2
9 05 The Opera Quiz
Edward Downes's guests this evening are Phillip
Gainsley, Speight Jenkins and William Weaver
9 35 Act 3
Texaco supports the Metropolitan Opera Radio Network which is broadcast on R3 through the EBU

Contributors

Presented By:
Peter Allen.
Marschallin:
Mechthild Gessendorf (sop)
Octavian:
Anne Sofie Von Otter (mezzo)
Sophie:
Heidi Grant Murphy (sop)
Singer:
Stanford Olsen (tenor)
Faninal:
Gottfried Hornik (bar)
Ochs:
Franz Hawlata (bass)
Marianne:
Susan Neves (sop)
Annina:
Rosalind Elias (contralto)
ValzacchL:
Michel Senechal (tenor)
Source: Radio Times

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