Strauss' Der Rosenkavalier
with Cincinnati Opera

June 27th & 29th, 2013

Chris Alexander, Director
Christof Perick, Conductor

Cast:
Octavian- Ruxandra Donose
Baron Ochs- Runi Brattaberg
Sophie- Sarah Coburn
Marschallin- Twyla Robinson
Herr von Faninal- Hans-Jaochim Ketelson
Italian Singer- Marco Panuccio
Annina- Fredrika Brillembourg
Valzacchi- Richard Clement
Marianne- Meghan Tarkington
Police Commissar- Hunter Enoch
Notary- Thomas Dreeze
Leopold- Timothy J. Bruno
Major-Domo to Faninal- Edwin Vega
Major-Domo to the Marshallin- Grant Knox
Milliner- Samina Aslam
Animal Tamer- Brian Moore
An Inkeeper- M. Andrew Jones

For my return to the company that first hired me, I played Leopold, the illegitimate son of Baron Ochs. This role is usually quite small, but the fantastic Chris Alexander actually made my role integral and on stage nearly all of the opera. This quickly became my favorite opera in the repertoire with its balance of rauchus humor and very human romance.

Photos by Philip Groshong