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21/12/2009 Der Rosenkavalier: not my cup of tea
On reflection, struggling into town through snow and ice on Friday to see Der Rosenkavalier at London’s Royal Opera House was a silly mistake. I generally like Richard Strauss/Hugo von Hoffmannsthal operas, but this sugary confection just wasn’t to my taste. Having ploughed diligently through the operatic repertoire for the last fifteen years, I should have realized much, much earlier – lightweight fluffy costume drama just isn’t my cup of tea. Der Rosenkavalier is one of the best-loved of all operas. I fail to see why. The singers in Act 1 were OK, Sophie Koch the pick. I can’t tell you anything about Acts 2 & 3, though – I hot-footed it back to the ‘burbs at the first interval. Gerry Smith
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