the Marschallin in Richard Strauss’s "Der Rosenkavalier"

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The Marschallin in Richard Strauss’s "Der Rosenkavalier" is a reflective, aristocratic Viennese noblewoman whose bittersweet acceptance of aging and lost love forms the emotional core of the opera.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character ⓘ
opera character ⓘ
soprano role ⓘ
appearsIn Der Rosenkavalier ⓘ
associatedWithTheme lost love ⓘ
nostalgia ⓘ
time ⓘ
centralTheme acceptance of aging ⓘ
passage of time ⓘ
renunciation of love ⓘ
characterTrait compassionate ⓘ
melancholic ⓘ
noble ⓘ
reflective ⓘ
createdBy Richard Strauss ⓘ
dramaticArc from passionate attachment to renunciation ⓘ
dramaticFunction embodiment of bittersweet maturity ⓘ
emotional core of Der Rosenkavalier ⓘ
moral center of the opera ⓘ
firstAppearanceAct Act I ⓘ
genreContext comic opera with bittersweet elements ⓘ
hasLover Octavian ⓘ
linked to: Augustus
hasSocialStatus high nobility ⓘ
language German ⓘ
letsGoOf Octavian ⓘ
linked to: Augustus
librettoBy Hugo von Hofmannsthal ⓘ
majorScene Act I monologue on time and aging ⓘ
Act III final trio ⓘ
motivatedBy awareness of social conventions ⓘ
sense of propriety ⓘ
nationality Austrian (fictional) ⓘ
notableAriaOrSection "Da geht er hin" monologue ⓘ
participation in the final trio "Hab’ mir’s gelobt" ⓘ
occupation aristocrat ⓘ
premiereWork Der Rosenkavalier, Dresden 1911 ⓘ
relationshipToBaronOchs cousin by marriage ⓘ
relationshipToOctavian eventual renouncer ⓘ
older lover ⓘ
relationshipToSophie benevolent elder figure ⓘ
residence Vienna ⓘ
settingContext Habsburg aristocracy ⓘ
linked to: Austrian nobility
spouse Field Marshal von Werdenberg ⓘ
stageAge middle-aged woman ⓘ
symbolizes dignified renunciation ⓘ
transience of youth ⓘ
timePeriod 18th-century Vienna ⓘ
title Princess von Werdenberg ⓘ
voiceType lyric soprano ⓘ

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Renée Fleming → notableRole → the Marschallin in Richard Strauss’s "Der Rosenkavalier" ⓘ
Julia Varady → notableRole → The Marschallin in Strauss's "Der Rosenkavalier" ⓘ
linked to: the Marschallin in Richard Strauss’s "Der Rosenkavalier"
Regine Crespin → notableRole → Marschallin in Strauss's "Der Rosenkavalier" ⓘ
linked to: the Marschallin in Richard Strauss’s "Der Rosenkavalier"