Seattle Opera’s orchestra, fresh from their first <i>Ring</i>, made the most out of Richard Strauss’s remarkable score.

Irmgard Stadler (Octavian) in Strauss’s Der Rosenkavalier, 1975

Shirley Lee Harned (Marianne), Krisztina Laki (Sophie) and Irmgard Stadler (Octavian) in Strauss’s Der Rosenkavalier, 1975

Arlene Saunders (the Marschallin) and Irmgard Stadler (Octavian) in Strauss’s Der Rosenkavalier, 1975

Andrew Foldi (Baron Ochs) in Strauss’s Der Rosenkavalier, 1975

Archie Drake (Police Commissioner) and Andrew Foldi (Baron Ochs) in Strauss’s Der Rosenkavalier, 1975

Charles Sherwood (Major-Domo), Arlene Saunders (Marschallin), and Wayne Gerou (Hairdresser) in Strauss’s Der Rosenkavalier, 1975

Arlene Saunders (the Marschallin) and Irmgard Stadler (Octavian) in Strauss’s Der Rosenkavalier, 1975

Robert Peterson (Faninal) and Carolyn Maia (Annina) in Strauss’s Der Rosenkavalier, 1975