{"id":134,"date":"2013-02-13T18:52:33","date_gmt":"2013-02-13T22:52:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vpropera.wordpress.com\/?page_id=134"},"modified":"2026-01-21T20:44:43","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T00:44:43","slug":"der-rosenkavalier-the-true-story","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/vpropera.org\/site\/productions\/opera\/der-rosenkavalier-the-true-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Der Rosenkavalier, The True Story"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>March &amp; May 2009<\/h4>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom: 2px; line-height: 0px;\"><code>\r\n\t<ul id=\"slideshowgallery11150\" class=\"slideshowgallery11150\" style=\"display:none;\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- From all slides or gallery slides -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"opacity:70;\">Der Rosenkavalier<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span data-alt=\"der-rosenkavalier\">http:\/\/vpropera.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/slideshow-gallery\/ed-198 copy.jpg<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Photo by Nancy Bogen<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/vpropera\/der-rosenkavalier-2009\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Der Rosenkavalier\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"opacity:70;\">Der Rosenkavalier<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span data-alt=\"der-rosenkavalier\">http:\/\/vpropera.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/slideshow-gallery\/ed-273 copy.jpg<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Photo by Nancy Bogen<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/vpropera\/der-rosenkavalier-2009\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Der Rosenkavalier\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"opacity:70;\">Der Rosenkavalier<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span data-alt=\"der-rosenkavalier\">http:\/\/vpropera.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/slideshow-gallery\/rev-final-6-usm copy.jpg<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Photo by Nancy Bogen<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/vpropera\/der-rosenkavalier-2009\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Der Rosenkavalier\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"opacity:70;\">Der Rosenkavalier<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span data-alt=\"der-rosenkavalier\">http:\/\/vpropera.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/slideshow-gallery\/rev-final-16-usm copy.jpg<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Photo by Nancy Bogen<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/vpropera\/der-rosenkavalier-2009\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Der Rosenkavalier\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"opacity:70;\">Der Rosenkavalier<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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href=\"http:\/\/vpropera.org\/site\/wp-content\/plugins\/slideshow-gallery\/views\/default\/css-responsive.php?id=gallery11150\" type=\"text\/css\" media=\"all\" \/>\r\n\t\r\n\t<!--[if IE 6]>\r\n\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n\t.imglink, #imglink { display: none !important; }\r\n\t.linkhover { display: none !important; }\r\n\t<\/style>\r\n\t<![endif]-->\r\n\t\r\n\t<!-- Slideshow Gallery CSS END --><\/code><\/div>\n<div>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"800\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"10\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"50%\">\n<h2>By Richard Strauss<\/h2>\n<h2>Libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal<\/h2>\n<h3>Adaptation and additional dramatic material by Isidore Elias<\/h3>\n<p>Thursday, March 12th 2009, 8:00 PM<br \/>\nFriday, March 13th 2009, 8:00 PM<br \/>\nSunday, March 15th 2009, 8:00 PM<br \/>\nFriday, May 15th 2009, 8:00 PM<br \/>\nSunday, May 17th 2009, 4:00 PM<\/p>\n<p><strong>Behind the Door<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>219 Court Street<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Brooklyn, New York<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Richard Strauss&#8217;s great opera <i>Der Rosenkavalier <\/i>was originally entitled Baron Ochs von Lerchenau. How was the Baron deprived of his claim to the opera&#8217;s title? Join the disgruntled Baron Ochs Behind the Door at Vertical Player Repertory to listen to him tell his side of the story and hear some of the most glorious operatic ensembles ever written. Substantial excerpts from the opera are staged in period costume with an original narration written by Isidore Elias and performed by Tony Award nominee Paul Hecht as Baron Ochs.<\/p>\n<p><em>for production photos click<\/em><a title=\"VPR Pinterest Pages\" href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/vpropera\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> HERE<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"50%\">\n<div>\n<h3>Production Team<\/h3>\n<div>\n<h4><strong> Judith Barnes and Hayden DeWitt, <\/strong> concept and co-direction<br \/>\n<strong> Deborah Houston, <\/strong> costumes<br \/>\n<strong> Donald Grove, <\/strong>lighting<br \/>\n<strong> Audrey Saint-Gil (March) and Catherine Venable (May), <\/strong>piano<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<h3>The Cast<\/h3>\n<h4><strong> Baron Ochs von Lerchenau: <\/strong> Paul Hecht<br \/>\n<strong> Count Octavian Rofrano, known as Quin-Quin: <\/strong> Hayden DeWitt<br \/>\n<strong> The Feldmarschallin Princess Werdenberg: <\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/judithbarnes.org\">Judith Barnes<\/a><br \/>\n<strong> An Italian Tenor: <\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/noahstewart.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Noah Stewart<\/a> (March), Deryl Godshall (May)<br \/>\n<strong> Marianne Leitmetzerin, Sophie\u2019s Duenna: <\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.laurabohn.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Laura Bohn<\/a> (March), Sarah Downs (May)<br \/>\n<strong> Sophie von Faninal, Ochs\u2019s Betrothed: <\/strong> Beth Anne Hatton<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>March &amp; May 2009 By Richard Strauss Libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal Adaptation and additional dramatic material by Isidore Elias Thursday, March 12th 2009, 8:00 PM Friday, March 13th 2009, 8:00 PM Sunday, March 15th 2009, 8:00 PM Friday, May 15th 2009, 8:00 PM Sunday, May 17th 2009, 4:00 PM Behind the Door 219 Court [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":91,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/vpropera.org\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/134"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/vpropera.org\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/vpropera.org\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/vpropera.org\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/vpropera.org\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=134"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"http:\/\/vpropera.org\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/134\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4627,"href":"http:\/\/vpropera.org\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/134\/revisions\/4627"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/vpropera.org\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/91"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/vpropera.org\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=134"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}