Opera on 3 - Strauss's Der Rosenkavalier

Presented by Andrew McGregor. In an ENO production from London's Coliseum, David McVicar directs Strauss's comedy of manners about notions of age and class, featuring soprano Janice Watson, mezzo Sarah Connolly and bass John Tomlinson, with the company's music director Edward Gardner conducting. The story tells of the love triangle between the noble Marschallin, her young lover Octavian and Sophie, daughter of the nouveau riche Herr von Faninal. The boorish Baron Ochs has his sights set on Sophie and Octavian has to deal with him as well as his own feelings for the two women in his life. The cast includes Janice Watson (soprano), Sarah Connolly (mezzo-soprano), John Tomlinson (bass), Sarah Tynan (soprano), Andrew Shore (bass), Madeleine Shaw (mezzo-soprano), Stuart Kale (tenor), Janice Cairns (soprano), Dwayne Jones (tenor), Nicholas Folwell (baritone), James Gower (bass). Orchestra and Chorus of English National Opera Edward Gardner (conductor).