Opera In Three Act
This opulent production by Oscar-winning film 
director John Schlesinger, filmed in 1985, 
marked the 25th anniversary of Sir Georg Solt's 
spectacular debut at Covent Garden, conducting 
this very opera. "Rarely has this lusciuos, 
burnished score been realised with such 
emotional intensity or played with such glowing 
fervour" Daily Mail
It also features Kiri Te Kanawa as the 
Marschallin, a perfomance of wich the financial 
Times said, "This deserves to be ranked...among 
her finest archievements."
Anne Howells gives a sensitive perfomance as 
the 'Knight of The Rose', Aage Haugland is the 
roguish Baron Ochs, and the International 
Herald Tribune described American soprano 
Barbara Bonney as "... an enchatingly 
vulnerable Sophie, as lovely to hear ... as she 
is to behold".
"With a superb cast of principals...the evening 
turned out a resounding success." The Daily 
Telegraph

Libretto: Hugo Von Hofmannsthal
Director: John Schlesinger
Scenery: William Dudley
Costumes: Maria Björnson
Directed For Video By Brian Large

The Marschallin - Kiri Te Kanawa
Octavian - Anne Howells
Baron Ochs Auf Lerchenau - Aage Haugland
Sophie - Barbara Bonney
Major Domo To The Marschallin - Kim Begley
Notary - John Gibbs
Valzacchi - Robert Tear
Annia - Cynthia Buchan
Singer - Dennis O'Neil
Herr Von Faninal - Jonathan Summers
Marianne - Phyllis Cannan
Major Domo To Faninal - John Dobson
Host - Paul Crook
Police Commissar - Roderick Earle

The Royal Opera Chorus And The orchestra Of The 
Royal Opera House
Conductor: Georg Solti

Total Duration: Approx: 197 Mins
Picture Format: DVD-9
Region Code: 2,3,4,5,6
Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Subtitles: English, Francais, Deutsch, Espanol, 
Japanese