The Royal Opera - Der Rosenkavalier Reviews
29 March 2024
Matthew Rose (Baron Ochs), Renée Fleming (The Marschallin)
Sophie Bevan (Sophie von Faninal)
General scene
Matthew Rose (Baron Ochs), Alice Coote (Octavian)
Renée Fleming (The Marschallin)

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Der Rosenkavalier

The Royal Opera


No. of reviews: 19

Au revoir Mme Fleming
25 Jan 17 / toutelaculture.com
Tristes adieux
17 Jan 17 / Forum Opéra
El caballero de las putas
12 Jan 17 / Mundo Clásico (Spanish)
Has the subtlety of a howitzer
5 Jan 17 / The Spectator
Your money or your love
27 Dec 16 / The Critics' Circle
A return to Robert Carsen's new production to hear two very different singers as the Marschallin and Octavian
26 Dec 16 / Planet Hugill
Amber and gold from a second Marschallin and Octavian
24 Dec 16 / The Arts Desk
Renée Fleming bids farewell to the UK stage in Robert Carsen's new production
22 Dec 16 / What's on Stage
Richard Strauss's Rosenkavalier is not an easy opera to produce
22 Dec 16 / Express
Renée Fleming was an elegant and beautifully nuanced Marschallin
21 Dec 16 / Mark Ronan's Theatre Reviews
Handsome production is a springboard to new ideas
20 Dec 16 / Evening Standard
Robert Carsen’s felicitous production sails triumphantly past inherent problems in the work
20 Dec 16 / Independent
Fleming's farewell to London
20 Dec 16 / Opera Today
Not as romantic as usual
20 Dec 16 / The Stage
This glamorous Rosenkavalier is a much-needed hit for Covent Garden
19 Dec 16 / Telegraph
Big guns and young lovers overcome stage obstacles
19 Dec 16 / The Guardian
This long, virtuosic score came across with incomparable style
19 Dec 16 / Classical Source
The Royal Opera’s new Der Rosenkavalier: rather a missed opportunity
19 Dec 16 / Seen and Heard
Stop all the clocks: Renée Fleming's valedictory Marschallin at the Royal Opera
19 Dec 16 / Bachtrack
Production details
Cast
Fleming/Willis-Sørensen, Coote/Stéphany, Rose, Bevan, Schmeckenbecher, Keys, Ablinger-Sperrhacke, Schneiderman/Simkin, White, Berrugi, Lyness, Price, Atkins, Conner, Sakker, Elliott
(c) Nelsons (d) Carsen
Performance dates
17, 20, 22 December 2016, 8, 11, 14, 17, 24 January 2017
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