DER ROSENKAVALIER
Der Rosenkavalier, a comedy of disguise, explores time's passage, holding on, and letting go. The Marschallin's passionate affair with young Octavian unfolds against a backdrop of ceremony. Octavian, a comedian disrupting tradition, becomes the Rosenkavalier, leading him to Sophie, whose arranged marriage to Baron Ochs adds comic, coarse notes. A complex intrigue begins, blending Hofmannsthal's poetry with Strauss's music.