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Der Rosenkavalier (The Knight of the Rose or The Rose-Bearer [1]), Op. 59, is a comic opera in three acts by Richard Strauss to an original German libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal. [2] It is loosely adapted from Louvet de Couvrai 's novel Les amours du chevalier de Faublas and Molière 's comedy Monsieur de Pourceaugnac . [ 3 ]
Der Rosenkavalier is a 1926 Austrian silent film of the opera of the same name by Richard Strauss (music) and Hugo von Hofmannsthal . Directed by Robert Wiene , it premiered on 10 January 1926 at the Dresden Semperoper , which had also hosted the actual opera's premiere 15 years earlier.
The German composer Richard Strauss (1864–1949) was prolific and long-lived, writing 16 operas from 1892 up until his death in 1949. Strauss "emerged soon after the deaths of Wagner and Brahms as the most important living German composer", [ 1 ] and was crucial in inaugurating the musical style of Modernism .
These operas included Elektra (1909), Der Rosenkavalier (1911), Ariadne auf Naxos (1912, rev. 1916), Die Frau ohne Schatten (1919), Die ägyptische Helena (1928), and Arabella (1933). [1] While all of these works remain part of the opera repertoire, his opera Der Rosenkavalier is generally considered his finest achievement. [1]
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Der Rosenkavalier may also refer to: Der Rosenkavalier (1926 film) , an Austrian film adaptation directed by Robert Wiene Der Rosenkavalier (1962 film) , a British film adaptation directed by Paul Czinner
Der Rosenkavalier (The Knight of the Rose) is a 206-minute studio album of Richard Strauss's opera, performed by a cast led by Jules Bastin, José Carreras, Derek Hammond-Stroud, Evelyn Lear, Frederica von Stade, and Ruth Welting with the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra under the direction of Edo de Waart. It was released in 1977.
1911 Der Rosenkavalier (Strauss). Strauss and Hofmannsthal's most popular work, this comedy is set in 18th century Vienna. [169] 1911 L'heure espagnole (Maurice Ravel). Ravel's first opera is a bedroom farce set in Spain. [170] 1912 Ariadne auf Naxos (Strauss). A mixture of comedy and tragedy with an opera within an opera. [171]