{"id":1830,"date":"2018-08-07T14:21:18","date_gmt":"2018-08-07T04:21:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/melbourneopera.com\/?post_type=project&#038;p=1830"},"modified":"2026-05-21T18:47:01","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T08:47:01","slug":"der-rosenkavalier","status":"publish","type":"project","link":"https:\/\/melbourneopera.com\/?project=der-rosenkavalier","title":{"rendered":"Der Rosenkavalier (2018)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/melbourneopera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/3f19daef-melbourne-opera-fidelio.jpg&#8221; da_disable_devices=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; da_is_popup=&#8221;off&#8221; da_exit_intent=&#8221;off&#8221; da_has_close=&#8221;on&#8221; da_alt_close=&#8221;off&#8221; da_dark_close=&#8221;off&#8221; da_not_modal=&#8221;on&#8221; da_is_singular=&#8221;off&#8221; da_with_loader=&#8221;off&#8221; 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make_equal=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;56%&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; min_height=&#8221;297px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;7px|auto||auto||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;PT Serif|700|||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#c8b89c&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;17px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.9em&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;dark&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Dates<\/span>:<br \/>\n9, 11, 15, 17th August, 2018.<br \/>\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Venues<\/span>:<br \/>\nAthenaeum Theatre, Melbourne.<br \/>\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Running Time<\/span>:<br \/>\n3hr 30m, with two intervals.<br \/>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; 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