Glyndebourne presents
JOHN cox's production of RICHARD STRAUSS 'S opera in three acts with a libretto by HUGO VON HOFMANNSTHAL conducted by Bernard Haitink
Conceived as a successor to Der Rosenkavalier,
Arabella was Strauss's last collaboration with his favourite librettist von
Hoftnannsthal. A charming, sentimental comedy, it is set in the Vienna of 1860 and tells of a girl's romantic meeting with 'the right man'. Act 1: The Salon of Waldner's Apartment
Act 2: The Ante-room to the Ballroom
Act 3: The Hotel Lobby
Glyndebourne Chorus director JANE GLOVER London Philharmonic
Orchestra, leader DAVID NOLAN Introduced by John Warrack Designer JULIA TREVELYAN OMAN English subtitles by GILLIAN WIDDICOMBE
Presented for television by JOHN VERNON
(Glyndebourne production staged with the support of John Player & Sons) A Simultaneous Broadcast with Radio 3. For the best effect, viewers with stereo Radio 3 should turn off
TV sound and position their speakers on either side of the screen, but a fewfeetaway.Stereoheadphones provide a suitable alternative.
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