Opera: Der Rosenkavalier

Saturday 29 May

 Opera House, Artscape

Cape Town Opera and the CPO present Richard Strauss' opera "Der Rosenkavalier"

Conductor:  Sebastian Lang-Lessing
Director:  Christine Crouse
Design: Michael Mitchell & Maritha Visagie

Cast:  
Octavian – Violina Anguelov
The Marschallin - Andrea Catzel
Baron Ochs –  Andrew Greenan
Annina – Elizabeth Fransden
Valzacchi – Given Nkosi
Italian Tenor – Sunnyboy Dladla
Herr von Faninal –  Aubrey Lodewyk
Marianne – Arline Jaftha
Sophie – Kimmy Skota
Commissioner - Xolela Sixaba
 

Chief Conductor and Artistic Director of the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, SEBASTIAN LANG-LESSING is regarded as one of the most talented award-winning German conductors. He has released numerous compact disc recordings on ABC Classics. His discography includes the complete symphonies of Schumann, music by Saint-Saëns, D’Indy, Franck, Ravel, Bruch, Brett Dean and other Australian composers, a CD with Mozart arias and a recording of Romantic Overtures. Among his guest appearances have been engagements in Japan, Germany, France and Australia. In 2008 he conducted Porgy and Bess for Cape Town Opera and Den Norske Opera in Oslo and in 2009 he conducted Cape Town Opera’s 10th Anniversary Gala Concert

Also see the website of Cape Town Opera

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