Der Rosenkavalier, Houston September 25, 2009

After seeing Wiene's film Der Rosenkavalier, Richard Strauss adapted his sumptuous opera score for it. For decades the film was thought lost until recent painstaking reconstruction. See this charming gem of the silent movie era when Hans Graf and the Houston Symphony unite the classic film with Strauss' dazzling orchestral score, filled with virtuosity and passion.