Met Opera 25/26: Arabella (TBC)
World premiere: Staatsoper, Dresden, 1933.
The romantic comedy Arabella was the final collaboration of Richard Strauss and his great librettist Hugo von Hofmannsthal. While certain elements of operatic farce are present, there is great elegance about the work, and its characters’ journeys are moving and affecting in their own way. The title character—honest, pure, well-meaning—is one of opera’s most appealing and believable characters.
Cast
Arabella - Rachel Willis-Sørensen
Zdenka - Louise Alder
Fiakermilli - Julie Roset
Adelaide - Karen Cargill
Matteo - Pavol Breslik
Mandryka - Tomasz Konieczny
Waldner - Brindley Sherratt
Conductor
Nicholas Carter
Composer
Richard Strauss
Sung in German with English subtitles
ESTIMATED RUN TIME
4 HRS 10 MINS, WITH TWO INTERMISSIONS