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21/04/2014

Strauss 150: Arabella

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From the Metropolitan opera, New York, Richard Strauss's opera Arabella.

From the Metropolitan opera, New York, a performance of Strauss's opera Arabella, featuring soprano Malin Bystrom and baritone Michael Volle.

As part of Strauss 150, tonight's opera is a performance of Richard Strauss's nostalgic romance Arabella, with the title role sung by Swedish soprano Malin Bystrom. The story tells of the impoverished Count Waldner, sung by bass Martin Winkler, who tries to make a profitable marriage for his daughter Arabella. After several complications, she is finally happily betrothed to Mandryka, and her younger sister Zdenka, sung by Juliane Banse to Arabella's former admirer Mattea, tenor Roberto Sacca. Philippe Auguin conducts the New York Metropolitan Opera House Chorus and Orchestra, in a performance recorded last weekend.

Presented by Margaret Juntwait.

Arabella.....Malin Bystrom (Soprano)
Zdenka.....Juliane Banse(Soprano)
Mattea.....Roberto Sacca (Tenor)
Mandryka.....Michael Volle (Baritone)
Waldner.....Martin Winkler (Bass-baritone)
Fiakermilli.....Audrey Luna (Soprano)
Adelaide.....Catherine Wyn-Rogers (Mezzo-soprano)
Fortune-Teller.....Victoria Livengood (Contralto)
Elemer.....Brian Jagde (Tenor)
Dominik.....Alexey Lavrov (Baritone)
Lamoral.....Keith Miller (Bass)
Waiter.....Mark Schowalter (Tenor)
Welko.....Mark Persing (Tenor)
Djura.....Jeffrey Mosher (Spoken)
Jankel.....Timothy Breese Miller (Bass)
Cardplayer.....Scott Dispensa (Baritone)
Cardplayer 2.....Seth Malkin (Bass)
Cardplayer 3.....Earle Patriarco (Baritone)
New York Metropolitan Opera Chorus
New York Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
Philippe Auguin (Conductor).

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