Der Rosenkavalier – review

Coliseum, LondonRichard Strauss's lavish romantic comedy returns to the Coliseum in David McVicar's much travelled production, an entirely traditional presentation of a piece that revels in the nostalgic glamour of Vienna in its 18th-century heyday. What marks the current revival as special is the fine stagecraft McVicar applies to it, combined with the vocal and dramatic excellence of its cast.As the Rose Knight of the title, Sarah Connolly succeeds in impersonating a teenage boy, and in the e...

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