Anne Sofie von Otter: Profile of the superlative Oktavian in Der Rosenkavalier

Anne Sofie von Otter is widely considered to be the greatest mezzo-soprano of her generation. Filmed in Sweden, London, Paris and Salzburg, this profile combines interviews, performance extracts and archive material and also accompanies Anne Sofie to her idyllic country home in Sweden where she likes to spend time off with her family. Subscribe to wocomoMUSIC: Follow us on Facebook: The framework for the film is provided by one of the highlights of Anne Sofie’s career, her performance as Octavian in Richard Strauss’s Der Rosenkavalier for Carlos Kleiber. Felicity Lott who was the Marschallin in the same production contributes to the program. Performance extracts featuring Anne Sofie come from Abbatini’s La comica del cielo - her first professional stage appearance; a Robert Wilson production of Gluck’s Alceste; Sven David Sandstrom’s modern opera Staden; Ravel’s ShkhCrazade; and Handel’s Pasticcio. In a rousing finish, she is captured taking part in a s