Great Performances at the Met: Der Rosenkavalier Preview
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Strauss’s grand Viennese comedy includes Lise Davidsen, Samantha Hankey and more.
Strauss’s grand Viennese comedy includes soprano Lise Davidsen as the aging Marschallin, opposite mezzo-soprano Samantha Hankey as her lover Octavian and soprano Erin Morley as Sophie, the beautiful younger woman who steals his heart. Bass Günther Groissböck returns as the churlish Baron Ochs, and Markus Brück is Sophie’s wealthy father, Faninal.
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Major series funding for GREAT PERFORMANCES is provided by The Joseph & Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation, the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Arts Fund, the LuEsther T. Mertz Charitable Trust, Sue...
Great Performances at the Met: Der Rosenkavalier Preview
Preview: Season 51 Episode 1 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
Strauss’s grand Viennese comedy includes soprano Lise Davidsen as the aging Marschallin, opposite mezzo-soprano Samantha Hankey as her lover Octavian and soprano Erin Morley as Sophie, the beautiful younger woman who steals his heart. Bass Günther Groissböck returns as the churlish Baron Ochs, and Markus Brück is Sophie’s wealthy father, Faninal.
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But she knows he'll find another.
The radiant Lisa Davidson plays the Marschallin and the remarkably versatile Sam Hankey co-stars as the Knight of co-stars as the Knight of the Rose, who must pretend to be a woman.
Don't miss this highly acclaimed production of Richard Strauss's “Der Rosenkavalier ” on Great Performances at the Met.
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Clip: S51 Ep1 | 2m 19s | Lise Davidsen, Erin Morley, and Samantha Hankey sing an excerpt from the Act III trio. (2m 19s)
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Major series funding for GREAT PERFORMANCES is provided by The Joseph & Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation, the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Arts Fund, the LuEsther T. Mertz Charitable Trust, Sue...