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Strauss’ romance brings the glamour of 19th-century Vienna
Strauss’ romance brings the glamour of 19th-century Vienna to the Met stage in a production by legendary Otto Schenk. Soprano Rachel Willis-Sørensen makes her role debut as Arabella, a young noblewoman in search of love on her own terms. Soprano Louise Alder makes her Met debut as her sister, Zdenka, and bass-baritone Tomasz Konieczny is the count who sweeps Arabella off her feet.
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"Great Performances at the Met: Arabella" Preview
Preview: Season 53 Episode 20 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
Strauss’ romance brings the glamour of 19th-century Vienna to the Met stage in a production by legendary Otto Schenk. Soprano Rachel Willis-Sørensen makes her role debut as Arabella, a young noblewoman in search of love on her own terms. Soprano Louise Alder makes her Met debut as her sister, Zdenka, and bass-baritone Tomasz Konieczny is the count who sweeps Arabella off her feet.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship♪♪ In this Richard Strauss comic opera, it's a tale of two sisters.
Every man in town loves Arabella, but not her sister, because her sister was raised as a boy.
♪♪ And now he — she's fallen for a lieutenant who only wants him.
♪ Arabella ♪ And Arabella is waiting for her own Mr.
Right.
Just for fun, look for “Arabella” ♪ Arabella ♪ on Great Performances at the Met.
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Rachel Willis-Sørensen as Arabella at the Met Opera
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Clip: S53 Ep20 | 1m 3s | Rachel Willis-Sørensen, as Arabella, sings "Das war sehr gut, Mandryka." (1m 3s)
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