Strauss's Der Rosenkavalier (Ep 1 2021)

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Episode 1, 2021: Strauss’s Der Rosenkavalier Thursday 25 March 2021 In 1911 Richard Strauss’s Der Rosenkavalier (The Cavalier of the Rose) premiered in Dresden, Germany when the aftermath of World War I caused the cultures of Vienna to fade. A bittersweet romantic comedy set in the 1740s in old Vienna, a half-real and half-imagined Utopia, one that Strauss and Der Rosenkavalier’s librettist Hugo von Hofmannsthal are nostalgic of. In this new episode of ANAM Radio, Phil Lambert (ANAM Music Librarian) talks to renowned oboist Nigel Shore and former ANAM Artistic Director Nick Deutsch about Nigel’s wind arrangement of Der Rosenkavalier. Nigel discusses how the oboe, clarinet and horn are the protagonists in operas, just as much as the singers. Nick also shares his most memorable performances of this masterpiece throughout his career. Nigel Shore’s wind arrangement of Der Rosenkavalier will premiere on 1 April 2021 at The Good Shepherd Chapel, Abbotsford, Victoria. To purchase tickets, visit https://anam.com.au/whats-on/events/rosenkavalier.