Der Rosenkavalier- Strauss - Final Scene

Strauss - Der Rosenkavalier (The Knight of the Rose) / Gwyneth Jones (Feldmarchallin), Brigitte Fassbaender (Octavian), Lucia Popp (Sophie), Benno Kusche (Faninal), Carlos Kleiber (Conductor), Munich Opera (1979)
With 3 great singers singing the leading female parts, how could you go wrong? This was a momentous night, with Carlos Kleiber leading the Munich State Opera Orchestra superbly. The production by Otto Schenk is colourful and well directed. A wonderful addition to the DG Catalogue.
Our "young couple" are Brigitte Fassbaender and Lucia Popp, who join Gwyneth Jones (Feldmarchallin) in gorgeous singing and equally excellent acting.
In the emotional climax of the opera, the Marschallin gracefully releases Octavian, encouraging him to follow his heart and love Sophie. She then withdraws elegantly to the next room to talk with Faninal. As soon as she is gone, Sophie and Octavian run to each other's arms. Faninal and the Marschallin return to find the lovers locked in an embrace. After a few bittersweet glances to her lost lover, the Princess departs with Faninal. Sophie and Octavian follow after another brief but ecstatic love duet, and the opera ends

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• Rosenkavalier
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• Brigitte
• Fassbaender
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• Benno
• Kusche
• Carlos
• Kleiber
• Munich
• Opera
• 1979

[ipmoic]

But three great singers CAN go wrong with the wrong conductor stirring the broth! Kleiber creates the magical atmosphere that these 3 great women inhabit so spectacularly.

Another magnificent, truly unmatched in my experience, finale.

[ruizdechavez]

Of course. Carlos Kleiber was one of the most exciting, yet eccentric, conductors of the last 50 years, Carlos Kleiber, who has died aged 74, led performances of symphonic music and opera that will never be forgotten by those who heard them.

[dakinisplat]

this has been the definitive Rosenkavalier from the first time that production was staged in the mid to late 1960's. And all led by Carlos Kleiber.

I studied and experienced that production and it is a never to be duplicated treasure, like seeing a 55 year old Fontaine dance, or Le Troyens at the Met under Kubelik.

thanks

[ruizdechavez]

Someone ask me this:

Did Margaret Price ever sang the Feldmarchallin.? One of the best Mozart and Strauss soprano to grace the stage.!!

Dou you know something??

[rawdonqueen]

This just became one of my favorite versions of the scene. The voices blend superbly.

[fingerofdestiny]

O to be in Munich in 79! This is such a gem! Many thanks for posting. Dame Jones looks stunning. Fassbaender's ability to express SO MUCH facially captivates me every time and Lucia Popp's sound is so pure it makes my heart heavy to think she's no longer with us.

[NabelZiel]

I love watching Kleiber but have NO idea what he is doing with that stick. What I DO know is that the sound is great!

[Takoon]

I die when I hear Brigitte Fassbaender's voice. She makes the most dashing Octavian I've ever seen.

[waltermontani]

ein Traum!!!!!!

[cliff1prince]

This is awesomeness. But don't miss the Schwarzkopf ...

[maxreger100]

3:31--the climax of climaxes!

Utterly magical.

[jhjhjak]

me encanta la opera , soy venezolano y es algo linda la cancion

[KnusperhexeRosmer]

Sounds like Humperdinck's "Hansel and Gretel"

[leonardothierry]

Among so many (including some extraordinary ones), this is absolutely the greatest performance of this amazing aria, probably the most thrilling in the history of opera. Sometimes I think not enough credit was given to Carlos Kleiber in his lifetime. He was one of the greatest conductors of the 20th century, but he doesn't seem to have been recognized as such. Not quite. He must have really loved "Der Rosenkavalier," for his two productions of it are musical masterpieces. Quite wonderful.