Great Performances at the Met: Der Rosenkavalier Preview

Season 51 Episode 1

About the Episode

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.

Aired: | Expires: | Runtime: 30s

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Josef and Otto Journey to Shanghai

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