Anne Howells gives a sensitive performance as the 'Knight of the Rose'; Aage Haugland is the roguish Baron Ochs, and the International Herald Tribune described American soprano Barbara Bonney as "...an enchantingly vulnerable Sophie, as lovely to hear...as she is to behold".

“With a superb cast of principals… the evening turned out a resounding success” - The Daily Telegraph

“Rarely has this luscious, burnished score been realised with such emotional intensity or played with such flowing fervour” - The Daily Mail

“This deserves to be ranked… among her [Te Kanawa’s] finest achievements.” - The Financial Times

Cast:
- The Marschallin: Kiri Te Kanawa
- Octavian: Anne Howells
- Baron Ochs auf Lerchenau: Aage Haugland
- Sophie: Barbara Bonney
- Major Domo to the Marschallin: Kim Begley
- Notary: John Gibbs
- Valzacchi: Robert Tear
- Annina: Cynthia Buchan
- Singer: Dennis O’Neill
- Herr von Faninal: Jonathan Summers
- Marianne: Phyllis Cannan
- Major Domo to Faninal: John Dobson

Director: John Schlesinger
Set designs: William Dudley
Costume designs: Maria Bjornson
Choreographer: Eleanor Fazan
Directed for the screen by Brian Large

Duration: approx. 197 minutes
Audio: Dolby Digital Stereo
Subtitles: EN, FR, DE, ES, JP