Der Rosenkavalier
A ravishing recreation of Richard Strauss’s nostalgic immersion in 18th-century Vienna, with the greatest-ever trio for three female voices.
Love and lust. Culture and crudity. Disguise and deceit. Masters and servants. Opulence to die for. Raging hormones fuel the aristocratic intrigues in Richard Strauss’s indulgently Viennese celebration of the extravagant lifestyle of a bygone age. The orchestra is sumptuous. The sopranos soar with heart-stopping beauty. Operatic nostalgia doesn’t come any finer than this.
Sung in German with English surtitles.
Running time: 3 hours and 50 minutes including two intervals after Acts I and II.
Der Rosenkavalier...In Focus, a free online introduction with speaker Michael Lee to the opera takes place on 2 March at 7pm. Booking details to be announced.
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“Richard Strauss’s Der Rosenkavalier is a gilded fantasy of Vienna — all waltzes and silver filigree — cross-pollinated with the antics of comic opera” - The New Yorker
“the highlight of the evening” - Irish Examiner on Celine Byrne
“simply electrifying” - GoldenPlec on Paula Murrihy
“an astonishing, mesmerizing performance” - Gramophone magazine on Claudia Boyle
A co-production with Garsington Opera and Santa Fe Opera
Cast and Creative Team
Cast
| Octavian | Paula Murrihy |
| Marschallin | Celine Byrne |
| Sophie | Claudia Boyle |
| Baron Ochs | Andreas Bauer Kanabas |
| Faninal | Samuel Dale Johnson |
| Marianne | Rachel Croash |
| Valzacchi | Peter Van Hulle |
| Annina | Carolyn Holt |
| Italian Tenor | César Cortés |
| Police Commissar | David Howes |
| Marschallin’s Major Domo | Michael Bell |
| Lackey 1 | Richard Shaffrey |
| Lackey 2 | David Mulhall |
| Lackey 3 | Ciarán Crangle |
| Lackey 4 | Lewis Dillon |
| Noble Orphan 1 | Jade Phoenix |
| Noble Orphan 2 | Madeline Judge |
| Noble Orphan 3 | Leanne Fitzgerald |
| Milliner | Niamh St John |
| Pet Vendor / Lerchenau’s Servant 1 / Waiter 1 | Fearghal Curtis |
| Notary | Mark Nathan |
| Faninal’s Major Domo | William Pearson |
| Lerchenau’s Servant 2 | David Scott |
| Lerchenau’s Servant 3 / Boots | Kevin Neville |
| Landlord | Andrew Masterson |
| Waiter 2 | Ben Escorcio |
| Waiter 3 | Rory Dunne |
| Waiter 4 | Matthew Mannion |
Creative Team
| Conductor | Fergus Sheil |
| Director | Bruno Ravella |
| Set & Costume Designer | Gary McCann |
| Lighting Designer | Malcolm Rippeth |
| Chorus Director | Elaine Kelly |
| Assistant Directors | Chris Kelly, Katie O’Halloran |
| Répétiteurs | Aoife O’Sullivan, Richard McGrath |
| Language Coach | Anna Weiss |
| Irish National Opera Chorus | |
| Irish National Opera Orchestra |
