"In his new production, Robert Carsen places the action at the end of the Habsburg Empire, underscoring the opera’s subtext of class and conflict against a rich backdrop of gilt and red damask"
Renée Fleming
as The Marschallin
Elina Garanca
as Octavian
Günther Groissböck
as Baron Ochs
Patrick Stoffer
as Leopold
Helene Schneiderman
as Annina
Billy Conahan
as Mohammed
Alan Oke
as Valzacchi
Markus Brück
as Herr von Faninal
Erin Morley
as Sophie
Susan Neves
as Marianne Leitmetzerin
MET Orchestra
as
Robert Carsen
Stage Director
Philippe Giraudeau
Choreographer
Brigitte Reiffenstuel
Costume Design
Sebastian Weigle
Conductor
Richard Strauss
Music
Elissa T. Iberti
Wardrobe Master
John Bowen
Sound Editor
William Malloy
Wardrobe Supervisor
Sylvia Nolan
Wardrobe Designer
Ken Hahn
Sound Mixer
Tom Watson
Makeup & Hair
Gary Halvorson
Director
Hugo von Hofmannsthal
Writer