1933. Lotte Lehmann, soprano: Die Feldmarschallin Fürstin Werdenberg; Richard Mayr, bass: der Baron Ochs von Lerchenau; Maria Olszewska, mezzo-soprano: Octavian, a young nobleman; Victor Madin, baritone: Herr von Faninal, a rich, newly-enobled contractor; Elisabeth Schumann, soprano: Sophie, Faninal`s daughter; Änne Michalsky, soprano: Marianne Leitmetzerin, her duenna; Hermann Gallos, tenor: Valzacchi, an Italian intriguer; Bella Paalen, contralto: Annina, his accomplice.