Performer: Nathaniel Merrill

Nathaniel Merrill’s production of Der Rosenkavalier opened at the Metropolitan Opera on 23 January 1969. Richard Nixon had been sworn in as President as the United States only a few days earlier. It is still in the repertory today, here revived with Edward Gardner conducting.

Read our review of Nathaniel Merrill's production of Der Rosenkavalier by Strauss, in its 2010 HD broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera in New York.