The Rosenkavalier (1926)

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Movie
Original title The Rosenkavalier
Country of production Austria
original language German
Publishing year 1926
length 88 minutes
Rod
Director Robert Wiene
script Louis Mink
Robert Wiene
Hugo von Hofmannsthal
production Pan movie
music Richard Strauss
camera Hans Theyer
Ludwig Schaschek
Hans Androschin
cut Hans Androschin
occupation

Der Rosenkavalier is afilm adaptation of the opera Der Rosenkavalier ofthe same nameby Richard Strauss (music) and Hugo von Hofmannsthal (libretto),producedin 1925 under the direction of Robert Wiene . The first performance took place on January 10, 1926 in the Dresden Semperoper , where the opera had its premiere 15 years earlier, with orchestra accompaniment under the direction of the composer.

In order for the music to match the scenes in the silent film, the presenter had to adjust the playback speed to the orchestra. This projectionist was Hans Androschin , who, as the person responsible for the film editing, was the only one who knew the exact film sequence. In other theatrical performances, the orchestra was replaced by a record recording of the film music, also conducted by Richard Strauss.

A tour of the film with Richard Strauss and an orchestra through the United States was also planned, but this failed because the first sound films appeared in 1927, which made a large opera orchestra superfluous.

production

The shooting began on June 18 in the Schönbrunn Palace Theater, which lasted until the end of August after several weather-related interruptions. Other locations were both in Vienna and outside of it, in Lower Austria . Interior shots were Filmatelier the Listo film rotated. The production coincided with the worst crisis of the Austrian silent film, which at that time was facing tough competition from cheap but high-quality US productions. Numerous domestic production companies went bankrupt at this time . The Pan-Film was one of the few large companies that still continued its work. Although she landed her greatest artistic success with this film, she subsequently went bankrupt due to the enormous cost of this production.

In addition to the well-known opera actor Michael Bohnen , who played Ochs von Lerchenau, the French actress Huguette Duflos also played a leading role as Marshal alongside Paul Hartmann as Marshal. Karl Forest , Riki Raab and, according to his own statement, Fritz Eckhardt were seen in supporting roles . The whole thing was accompanied by around 10,000 extras.

The idea for a film adaptation of this opera came from the artistic director and dramaturge of Pan-Film, Louis Nerz .

music

Otto Singer and Carl Alwin arranged the instrumental version of the Strauss opera originally compiled for the film. They also added older Strauss pieces and a newly composed march to the score.

camera

With Hans Theyer, Ludwig Schaschek and Hans Androschin, three very well-known and experienced cameramen were hired for the camera recordings.

Furnishing

The numerous and elaborate Rococo costumes came from the Wiener Werkstätte für Dekorative Kunst Ges.mbH and the wigs from Ludwig Rudolf .

Others

After the restoration of the film and the reconstruction of the film final by the Filmarchiv Austria , the film was shown again for television recording by ZDF and Arte on September 6, 2006 at the location of its premiere, the Semperoper in Dresden. The musical accompaniment was provided by the Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden , the conductor was Frank Strobel .

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