Live in HD: Strauss’ Der Rosenkavalier

Grinnell College will stream Richard Strauss’ grandest opera, Der Rosenkavalier, at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, May 13, 2017, as part of the “Metropolitan Live in HD” movie theatre transmissions program.

Der Rosenkavalier, which will be streamed in the Harris Center Cinema, is the last in the 2016–17 series of 10 operas. Soprano Randye Jones will present the opera talk at 11 a.m.

Jones, media collections coordinator for the libraries, earned her bachelor’s in music education from Bennett College and her master’s from Florida State University. She is currently a doctoral student in vocal literature at the University of Iowa. She has gained recognition for her research of and published writings on African-American vocalists and composers, in addition to being a performer and lecturer herself. 

Der Rosenkavalier explores class, conflict, age and love by following the aristocratic Marschallin, her young lover Octavian, her cousin Baron Ochs, and Sophie, a young woman of noble birth whom he is supposed to marry. When Octavian and Sophie fall in love, Marschallin is forced to accept her waning youth.

Sebastian Weigle conducts, and Renée Fleming, Elīna Garanča, and Erin Morley star as Marschallin, Octavian, and Sophie, respectively.

Refreshments will be available for sale in the lobby of the cinema before each opera and during intermission.

Tickets are available at the Pioneer Bookshop and at the door on the day of the show. Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for students, children, and Met Opera members.

The Office of the President has generously funded tickets for Grinnell College faculty, staff, and students, and tickets are available for free at all locations. Family members not employed by the College are required to purchase tickets.