La Cieca has a review coming (slowly) of the new Decca DVD of Der Rosenkavalier, but while we’re waiting, here are some clips from the telecast upon which this release is based. Feel free to discuss while La Cieca continues to scribble. 

Festspielhaus Baden-Baden, January 31, 2009. Feldmarschallin: Renée Fleming; Octavian: Sophie Koch; Sophie: Diana Damrau; Baron Ochs auf Lerchenau: Franz Hawlata; Ein Sänger: Jonas Kaufmann; Herr von Faninal: Franz Grundheber. Conductor: Christian Thielemann; Production: Herbert Wernicke.