Der Rosenkavalier : A.Davis / Royal Opera House, Tomowa-Sintow, Murray, Bonney, K.Moll, etc (1995 Stereo)(3CD)

RICHARD STRAUSS: Der Rosenkavalier

Octavian: Ann Murray
The Marschallin: Anna Tomowa-Sintow
Baron Ochs: Kurt Moll
Herr von Faninal: Alan Opie
Sophie: Barbara Bonney
Marianne Leitmetzerin: Jennifer Rhys-Davies
Major-domo to the Marschallin: John Dobson
Notary: Gordon Sandison
Valzacchi: Paul Crook
Annina: Leah-Marian Jones
The Royal Opera Chorus
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House / Andrew Davis, conductor

Recorded at the Royal Opera House, London, 3 March 1995

Richard Strauss’s most popular opera mixes comedy and philosophy with farce and romance. Exceptional singing from Anna Tomowa-Sintow (The Marschallin) is perfectly complemented by Kurt Moll’s Baron Ochs, Ann Murray’s Octavian and Barbara Bonney’s Sophie, with the Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House conducted by Andrew Davis.

“Andrew Davis has firm control of the score, its textures iridescent, the momentum sustained with a grace and urgency exactly suited to the psychological turmoil afflicting the protagonists. Don’t miss the new cast at any cost.” Opera.

“The John Schlesinger production of Der Rosenkavalier may have been around for more than a decade, but it continues to ravish the eye.” The Times.