Der Rosenkavalier

The Semperoper caused a sensation in November 2007 when it visited Japan for the first time in twentysix years The demand for tickets and the audiences enthusiasm were unprecedented not least because the company was staging a piece that is performed more authentically in Dresden than anywhere else in the world Richard Strauss Der Rosenkavalier which received its first performance in Dresden in 1911 Leading the ensemble was the radiantvoiced and profoundly thoughtful Marschallin of Anne Schwanewilms