Der Rosenkavalier

Der Rosenkavalier

192 mins | Music | Oct. 9, 1962

The legendary soprano Elisabeth Schwarzkopf stars in this acclaimed film of Richard Strauss' delightful opera, Der Rosenkavalier. This Salzburg Festival production of Strauss' great work toured the world, and this filmed version was hailed by The New York Times as "Superb." Schwarzkopf performs her signature role as Princess von Werdenberg, an aging beauty involved with a younger man, Octavian. But when Octavian agrees to assist Baron Ochs by delivering the Baron's proposal of marriage to the beautiful young Sophie, the messenger and bride-to-be fall in love with each other!

Der Rosenkavalier

192 mins | Music | Oct. 9, 1962

Der Rosenkavalier
The legendary soprano Elisabeth Schwarzkopf stars in this acclaimed film of Richard Strauss' delightful opera, Der Rosenkavalier. This Salzburg Festival production of Strauss' great work toured the world, and this filmed version was hailed by The New York Times as "Superb." Schwarzkopf performs her signature role as Princess von Werdenberg, an aging beauty involved with a younger man, Octavian. But when Octavian agrees to assist Baron Ochs by delivering the Baron's proposal of marriage to the beautiful young Sophie, the messenger and bride-to-be fall in love with each other!
IMDb rating 8.6
Producers Rank Organisation, The
Original title Der Rosenkavalier
Directors Paul Czinner
Writers

Cast

Herbert von Karajan

as Self - Conductor

Elisabeth Schwarzkopf

as Marschallin

Otto Edelmann

as Der baron Ochs von Lerchenau

Sena Jurinac

as Octavian

Erich Kunz

as Herr von Faninal

Judith Hellwig

as Jungfer Marianne leitmetzerin

Renato Ercolani

as Valzacchi