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...Jones, director of the University Choir, opened the second half of the concert with Johann Sebastian Bach’s Cantata No. 140, “Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme.” The rich sound of the choir, accompanied by the baroque bass lines of the orchestra, filled Sanders Theatre with the graceful and light mood of the first movement...
...Upon the unexpected arrival of the Marschallin’s cousin, Baron Ochs auf Lerchenau (Erik Kroncke), Octavian assumes the disguise of a chambermaid, “Mariandel.” Ochs—who has come to discuss his engagement plans— mentions that he hopes to give his promised bride, Sophie von Faninal (Kate Woolf), a silver rose, and the Marschallin suggests he offer “Mariandel” as well...
...with English subtitles. The comic opera’s plot—full of surprise, deception, and intrigue—tells the story of the Marschallin Marie Therese, Princess von Werdenberg, and her lover Octavian. The opera begins when the Marschallin’s country cousin, the Baron Ochs auf Lerchenau, visits her to discuss his engagement plans. She suggests that he offer a chambermaid (actually Octavian in disguise) to his future fiancée, Sophie von Faninal, as an engagement gift in addition to a special silver rose. Unexpectedly, Ochs becomes infatuated with the disguised Octavian; from there...
...restaurant, order a picnic or bring your own. Dine in the all-weather tents or the Italian gardens with their yew hedges, statues and water features, which are sometimes used as scenery for productions. The 2007 season includes Richard Strauss's modern take on Greek mythology, Ariadne auf Naxos...
...told you it wasn't over until she sang. After London's Royal Opera House fired soprano DEBORAH VOIGT for being too portly for her signature role, Ariadne, in Richard Strauss's Ariadne auf Naxos in 2004, opera fans feared that the last refuge of the plus-size artist was gone. Two years later, Voigt has had gastric-bypass surgery and lost 135 lbs. (the equivalent, roughly, of one Mariah Carey) and the Royal Opera has rehired her for the 2007-08 season. Maybe the Royal Ballet will hire her next...