First performed in Dresden, on January 26, 1911, Strauss’s romantic comedy Der Rosenkavalier was immediately successful, and has since enjoyed a place as one of the best-loved operas in the canon.
The librettist, Hofmannsthal had already written Elektra for Strauss, so this was their second collaboration, and they now enjoyed a much closer working relationship. In Der Rosenkavalier, Hofmannsthal offers a full representation of Viennese society, under the reign of Empress Maria Theresa in the mid-18th century, through the specific accents and elements of language he gives to each character.
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