Der Rosenkavalier (1982)

In this stunning performance from 1982 Strausss enchanting fairy tale for adults is blessed with a cast conductor and production that have made it legendarycomplete with superstar Luciano Pavarotti in the cameo role of the Italian Singer Gorgeous Kiri Te Kanawa is the Marschallin the gracious noblewoman who understands that her affair with a younger man cannot last Tatiana Troyanos is every bit the passionate seventeen year old Octavian who swears he will never love another womanuntil he meets the bewitching Sophie Judith Blegen when he presents her with a silver rose on behalf of the loutish Baron Ochs Kurt Moll James Levines inspired leading of the Met orchestra and the enthralling production by Nathaniel Merrill and Robert OHearn combine to bring Old Vienna with its timeless elegance to life once again