Der Rosenkavalier

Felicity Lott AnneSofie Von Otter and Kurt Moll star in this production of Richard Strauss opera staged in Vienna in 1994 A romantic comedy of errors Princess von Werdenberg must hide her affair with Octavian from her family when he disguises himself as a chambermaid to avoid scandalizing the Princess he is pressed into presenting a gift to Baron Ochs von Lerchenau who has arrived to propose marriage to Sophie von Faninal However Ochs soon finds himself infatuated with the chambermaid much to Octavians chagrin which proves to be only the first of a long series of romantic misunderstandings This production of Der Rosenkavalier is performed by the Vienna State Orchestra and Chorus under the direction of Carlos Kleiber