Sir Georg Solti conducts Richard Strauss's operatic comedy

The third in Performance programme featuring Sir Georg Solti is a filmed studio performance of the Von Hofmannsthal/Strauss comedy which is second in popularity only to Der Rosenliavalier. Set in Vienna at Carnival time 1860, it is the story of the consuming love of Zdenka - younger daughter of an impoverished family - for an army officer, Matteo. He in turn loves Zdenka's older sister Arabella, a love which is totally rejected. Arabella loves a mysterious stranger...
With all the delightful humour of Von Hofmannsthal and the sumptuous writing of Strauss, it is an evening for laughter and for tears - a true comedy.
The cast also includes:

Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Introduced by Humphrey Burton
Staged by Otto Schenk
Produced by Horant H. Hohfeld
Sung in German, with English sub-titles by Kate Prevhan and Roy Tipping;
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