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...artistic aspirations of the Lowell House Opera are also high, and “Der Rosenkavalier” fills the stage with four hours of romance, intrigue, and deception. The performance—sung in German, with projected English subtitles—opens on the affair of the Marschallin, Princess Marie Therese von Werdenberg (Annette Betanski), with her young lover, Octavian (Emily Marvosh...

Author: By Nan N. Ransohoff, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: ARTSMONDAY: Stars Make ‘Der Rosenkavalier’ a Success | 3/12/2007 | See Source »

...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...

Author: By Nan N. Ransohoff, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: ARTSMONDAY: Stars Make ‘Der Rosenkavalier’ a Success | 3/12/2007 | See Source »

...From there, the plot thickens, as Ochs becomes smitten with the disguised Octavian, who falls in love with Sophie von Faninal, who is promised to Ochs. Each of the three acts is packed with deception and bittersweet moments between Octavian, the Marschallin and Sophie...

Author: By Nan N. Ransohoff, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: ARTSMONDAY: Stars Make ‘Der Rosenkavalier’ a Success | 3/12/2007 | See Source »

...Similarly, Betanski, as the Marschallin, acts with poise and sings with effortless clarity. Betanski and Woolf complement each other extremely well; their harmonies during the aria “Marie Theres’!/Hab’ mir’s gelobt” are breathtaking on multiple occasions, and a true highlight of the production...

Author: By Nan N. Ransohoff, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: ARTSMONDAY: Stars Make ‘Der Rosenkavalier’ a Success | 3/12/2007 | See Source »

...work’s original form, staging it with full orchestral accompaniment and keeping Hugo von Hofmannsthal’s libretto in German, albeit 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...

Author: By Rachel M. Green, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: A Motley Crew in ‘Rosenkavalier’ | 3/8/2007 | See Source »

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