A Note on Opera: “Der Rosenkavalier “
Richard Strauss's "Der Rosenkavalier" premiered in Dresden in 1911. It was a radical departure from Strauss's preceding works and his 2nd collaboration with one of the great German-language playwrights, the Austrian hugo von Hofmansthal. Originally intended to be a full-blown comedy, as composition progressed "Rosenkavalier" evolved into a nuanced, affectionate observation on the vagaries of […]







