Details

Set in Vienna in 1860 a man with big gambling debts has two daughters, one he's brought up as a boy the other he's trying to marry off to a rich man, particularly a man who his boy-daughter is in love with (secretly). Many confusions and misunderstandings lead in the end to a happy ending. Sung in German with English surtitles. Running time: 3 hours.

Cast/Performers

Karita Mattila (Arabella ex. Jun 7), Nancy Gustafson (Arabella Jun 7), Thomas Hampson (Mandryka), Barbara Bonney (Zdenka), Artur Korn (Waldner), Cornelia Kallisch (Adelaide), Diana Damrau (Fiakermilli), John Daszak (Elemer), Raymond Very (Matteo), Quentin Hayes (Count Dominik), Iain Patterson (Count Lamoral), Mary Lloyd Davies (Fortune Teller)

Creatives/Company

Music: R Strauss
Lyrics: Hugo von Hofmannsthal
Producer(s): Royal Opera, Theatre du Chatelet (Paris 2002)
Director: Peter Mussbach
Design: Erich Wonder
Costume: Andrea Schmidt-Futterer
Lighting: Alexander Koppelmann
Conductor: Christoph von Dohnanyi