Fully Staged Opera Production with the Connecticut Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra
In commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the birth of Richard Strauss, Connecticut Lyric Opera and the Connecticut Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra present the Connecticut premiere of Der Rosenkavalier.
The bittersweet comic opera by Richard Strauss and librettist Hugo von Hofmannsthal muses over the passing of time and love, and contains some of the composer’s most lyrical and enchanting music.
Featuring the Connecticut Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra conducted by Adrian Sylveen, and lavish costumes and scenery. Sung in German with projected English supertitles.
Performances:
7:30pm | November 7, 2014 | Trinity-On-Main Arts Center, New Britain Buy Tickets >>
3:00 pm | November 9, 2014 | MHS Performing Arts Center, Middletown Buy Tickets >>
7:30 pm | November 14, 2014 | Garde Arts Center, New London Buy Tickets >>
7:30 pm | December 4, 2014 | Infinity Music Hall, Hartford | Buy Tickets >>
Cast list:
Octavian – Kerry Gotschall
The Marschallin – Kathleen Callahan-Hardman
Baron Ochs – Christopher Grundy
Sophie von Faninal – Katrina Holden
Herr von Faninal – Samuel Bowen
Marianne – Christi McLain
Valzacchi – Steven P. Hoagland
Annina – Heather Petri
A notary – Dean Murphy
An Italian singer – Daniel Juarez
Three noble orphans – Heather O’Connor, Allison Lindsay, Emily Hueske
A milliner – Schauntice Marshall
A vendor of pets – Luis Aguilar
An innkeeper – Brendan P. Buckley
Production team:
Music Director & Conductor – Adrian Sylveen
Executive Director – Matthew Thomas Burry
Dramatic Consultant – Christopher Stephen Browner
Chorus Master – Dara Blackstone
Sets – Chris Podkowiak, Rich Browner
Costumes – Nightwing Whitehead
Graphic Design – Moana McAuliffe