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Der Rosenkavalier: Character Map
Der Rosenkavalier: Roles
| The Marschallin | Princess Marie Thérèse von Werdenberg | soprano |
| Octavian | Count Rofrano | mezzo-soprano |
| Baron Ochs auf Lerchenau | the Marschallin’s cousin | bass |
| Sophie von Faninal | soprano | |
| Herr von Faninal | Sophie’s father | baritone |
| Valzacchi | an intriguer | tenor |
| Annina | Valzacchi’s niece | contralto |
- Native title: Der Rosenkavalier
- Composers: Richard Strauss
- Librettist: Hugo von Hofmannsthal
- Language: German
- Premiere: January 26, 1911, Königliches Opernhaus, Dresden
- Running time: 3 hours 20 minutes (Act 1: 75 minutes, Act 2: 60 minutes, Act 3: 65 minutes)
Der Rosenkavalier: Short Synopsis
The Marschallin and Octavian are lovers. Baron Ochs comes to visit. Since their love is a secret, Octavian dresses up as a woman and pretends to be the maid, Mariandel. The Baron wants her to introduce the Marschallin to a knight who will deliver a silver rose to his bride. The Marschallin recommends Octavian to be the knight of the silver rose.
Octavian delivers a silver rose to Sophie, the Baron’s bride-to-be. Octavian and Sophie fall in love. Octavian traps Baron Ochs. When Marschallin learns of their relationship, she steps aside.