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Der Rosenkavalier

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Metropolitan Opera House
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Richard Strauss’s German-language opera, with Hugo von Hofmannsthal’s Viennese libretto, returns to the Met.

Official source artwork for Der Rosenkavalier.

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Format
In person
Location
Metropolitan Opera House, 30 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023, Manhattan
Organizer
The Metropolitan Opera
Age guidance
Suggested ages 10+; see production content advisory
Languages
de

About this event

Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts Strauss’s Der Rosenkavalier, with Rachel Willis-Sørensen as the Marschallin, Emily D’Angelo as Octavian, Ying Fang as Sophie and Günther Groissböck as Baron Ochs. Robert Carsen’s production moves the story to the final years of the Habsburg Empire. Sung in German, with Met Titles available in English, German and Spanish. Estimated runtime: 4 hours 20 minutes.

The Met suggests ages 10+ and notes brief nudity and camera-flash effects.

Tickets start at $33 including a $10 fee on the production page. Each performance has its own seat-selection link. The March 16 and 20 Silent Night performances are filmed for the Met’s Live in HD series; these listings are for attendance at the opera house.

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Richard Strauss’s German-language opera, with Hugo von Hofmannsthal’s Viennese libretto, returns to the Met.