NCPA's Production of Richard Strauss' Opera - Der Rosenkavalier

Published on Feb 27, 2015

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Genre: NCPA

Dates: April 9 - 12, 2015

Prices: 100, 280, 380, 560, 680, 800, 1000

Features: Der Rosenkavalier is one of Richard Strauss' the most renowned works. From April 9th to April 12nd, the NCPA's Production of opera Der Rosenkavalier will stage in Opera House of NCPA in Beijing.

BRIEF INTRODUCTION

Der Rosenkavalier (The Knight of the Rose) is a three-act opera created in 1900, which is one of Richard Strauss' the most renowned works. The original German libretto was finished by Hugo von Hofmannsthal. On January 26, 1911, the opera was premiered at the Knigliches Opernhaus in Dresden.

Gilbert Deflo Director
Gilbert Deflo was born in Belgium in 1944. He graduated from Institut National Supérieur des Arts du spectacle et des techniques de diffusion (INSAS), and advanced his studies at Piccolo Teatro di Milano with famous director Giorgio Strehler. Deflo directed L'Amour des trois oranges, his first work in Frankfurt. As a resident director of Théatre Royal de la Monnaie, Deflo directed many different works during the period from 1981 to 1989. In 1989, he began his career in Italy and traveled around Palermo, Catania, Macerata and Milan. His productions included Carmen, Tosca, Falstaff, etc. Deflo is also an active director on the international stage. He had directed Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Danse macabre, Pelleas et Melisande in Hamburg, Die Frau Ohne Schatten in The Welsh National Opera, Aida in Scottish Opera, The Queen of Spades in Barcelona, etc. He produced many baroque operas, such as L'incoronazione di Poppea, Nostos Il Ritorno in Montpellier, Croesus in Berlin, etc.

His recent productions include Semiramide in Théatre des Champs-élysées, Cavalleria rusticana, Pagliacci in Arena di Verona, Manon Lescaut in Cagliari, etc. He was the director of NCPA's production of Verdi's Nabucco in 2014.