And in the ‘how’
Our selected Rosenkavalier video overview closes out the 20th-century selections, crosses the millennial mark, and includes the first of our performances to depart from the opera’s prescribed 18th-century setting.
Kiri Te Kanawa
54 pieces since 2006 — in 8 roles, at 6 companies, most often at Metropolitan Opera.
54
pieces
8
roles
6
companies
21
years
By role
3 pieces as Marschallin — stats above show all coverage for Kiri Te Kanawa.
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Mad about the boy
It’s easy to see why the Met has chosen to include this 1982 performance of Der Rosenkavalier in their James Levine: Celebrating 40 Years at the Met – DVD Box Set: the marathon evening is a triumph for Levine from the frenzied blend of waltz melodies in the overture to the final, birdsong-like notes of […]
A drop of eau de Cologne
Saturday evening Kiri te Kanawa sang the first of her final two Marschallins at the Cologne Opera House. The reason for this rather unexpected return to one of her signature parts seems to have been a sentimental one: