Details

Vienna, in the golden age of the Empress Maria Theresa. The Feldmarschallin, beautiful and married, has a besotted young lover, Count Octavian. But Octavian is half her age, and the Feldmarschallin knows that one day she must give him up to a younger woman. How soon will that time come? When the boorish Baron Ochs charges Octavian to present a silver rose (a traditional engagement gift) on his behalf, Octavian comes face to face with the delightful Sophie; the Feldmarschallin is the first to realise what is going on.

Cast/Performers

Joan Rodgers (Feldmarschallin), Stella Doufexis (Octavian), Manfred Hemm (Baron Ochs), Alasdair Elliott (Valzacchi), Leah Marian Jones (Annina), Peter Bronder (Italian tenor), Andrew Slater (Faninal), Henriette Bonde-Hansen (Sophie)

Creatives/Company

Music: Strauss
Lyrics: Hofmannsthal
Company: Scottish Opera
Director: David McVicar
Conductor: Richard Armstrong
Design(s): David McVicar, Michael Vale (associate set designer)
Costume: Tanya McCallin
Lighting: Tina MacHugh