Thursday, 6 August 2015

Covent Garden Opera Company 1947 - 1948 season

1947-1948


RIGOLETTO Verdi
Elda Ribetti/Leni Lynn/Audrey Bowman, Gilda; Denise Francis-Sirou/Anne Finley, contessa Ceprano; Muriel Bennett, paggio; Lilian Simmons, Giovanna; Edith Coates/Denise Francis-Sirou, Maddalena; Kenneth Neate, duca di Mantova; Edgar Evans, Matteo Borsa; Paolo Silveri, Rigoletto; George Hancock/Arnold Matters, Monterone; Ernest Davies/Ronald Lewis, Marullo; Rhydderch Davies/Cecil Lloyd, Ceprano; David Franklin, Sparafucile; Ronald Lewis/Hubert Littlewood, usciere

Karl Rankl/Peter Gellhorn, conductor
Julius Gellner, director
James Bailey, set designer
Pre-War costumes used

31 October, 8, 21, 25 November, 5, 17 December 1947, 9 January, 6, 12 February 1948

Performances 1-9 of this opera


DER ROSENKAVALIER Richard Strauss
Doris Dorée/Elisabeth Abercrombie, Marschallin; Muriel Burnett, Marianne; Aileen Conway, Modistin; Leni Lynn/Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Sophie; Victoria Sladen, Octavian; Vera Evans, 1°Waise; Lilian Simmons, 2°Waise; Constance Shacklock, Annina; Margaret McColville, 3°Waise; Hubert Norville, Valzacchi; Kenneth Neate, Sänger; Edgar Evans/Anthony Pavilony, Haushofmeister bei Faninal; David Tree, Haushofmeister bei der Marschallin; David Tree/Edgar Evans, Wirt; Emlyn Jones, Tierhändler; J Arthur Kellet, 1°Lakai; Anthony Pavilony, 1°Kellner; James Benbridge, 3°Lakai; Alan Hobson, 3°Kellner: Grahame Clifford, Faninal; Ronald Lewis, 2°Lakai; John Campbell, Kellner; David Franklin, Baron Ochs; Rhydderch Davies, Polizeikommissär: Rhydderch Davies, Notar; ?, Arzt; Harry Gawler, 4°Lakai; Donald Gowing, Kellner

Karl Rankl/Peter Gellhorn, conductor

1 November, 2, 19 December 1947, 15 January, 17 February, 19 May 1948

Performances 11-16 of this opera


TURANDOT Puccini
Eva Turner, Turandot; Muriel Rae/Muriel Burnett, Liù; Walter Midgley, Calaf; Anthony Pavilony, Altoum; Hubert Norville, Pong; Edgar Evans, Pang; Grahame Clifford, Ping; Rhydderch Davies, mandarino; Marian Nowakowski, Timur

Reginald Goodall, conductor

4, 8, 10, 29 November 1947, 8 January, 28 February 1948

Performances 9-14 of this opera


IL TROVATORE Verdi
Doris Dorée/Audrey Bowman, Leonora; Denise Francis-Sirou, Ines; Edith Coates, Azucena; Arthur Carron/Walter Midgley, Manrico; Edgar Evans, Ruiz; Emlyn Jones, messo; Paolo Silveri, conte di Luna; Marian Nowakowski, Ferrando; Rhydderch Davies/Hubert Littlewood, vecchio zingaro

Reginald Goodall, conductor

5, 7, 17 November, 30 December 1947, 2, 23 January 1948

Performances 5-10 of this opera


PETER GRIMES Britten
Joan Cross/Doris Dorée, Ellen Orford; Blanche Turner, First Niece; Muriel Burnett/Muriel Rae, Second Niece; Edith Coates, Auntie; Constance Shacklock, Mrs. Sedley; Peter Pears/Richard Lewis, Peter Grimes; Hubert Norville, Bob Boles; David Tree, Rev. Horace Adams; Tom Williams, Balstrode; Grahame Clifford, Ned Keene; Owen Brannigan/Ernest Davies, Swallow; Rhydderch Davies, Hobson

Karl Rankl/Reginald Goodall, conductor
Tyrone Guthrie, director
Tanya Moiseiwitch, designer

6, 11, 13, 28 November, 9, 13 December 1947, 1, 6 January, 12, 17 March, 17, 26 April, 6, 22 May 1948

Performances 1-14 of this opera

CARMEN Bizet
Muriel Rae/Blanche Turner, Micaela; Audrey Bowman, Frasquita; Edith Coates, Carmen; Constance Shacklock, Mercédès; Kenneth Neate/Frank Sale, Don José; Hubert Norville, Remendado; Paolo Silveri/Tom Williams/George Hancock, Escamillo; Grahame Clifford, Dancairo; ?, Guide; Bruce Dargavel/Rhydderch Davies, Morales; David Franklin/Owen Brannigan/George Hancock, Zuniga; J Arthur Kellet, Lillas Pastia

Karl Rankl/Reginald Goodall, conductor

20 November, 4, 11 December 1947, 13, 30 January, 19 March, 29 April, 3 June 1948

Performances 22-29 of this opera


Victoria Sladen/Blanche Turner, Eva; Constance Shacklock, Magdalene; Frank Sale, Walter von Stolzing; Heddle Nash/Hubert Norville, David; Edgar Evans, Kunz Vogelgesang; Emlyn Jones, Balthasar Zorn; Anthony Pavilony/J. Arthur Kellet, Ulrich Eisslinger; David Tree, Augustin Moser; Grahame Clifford, Sixtus Beckmesser; Rhydderch Davies, Fritz Kothner; Hans Hotter/Tom Williams, Hans Sachs; George Hancock/Ernest Davies, Konrad Nachtigall; David Franklin, Veit Pogner; Marian Nowakowski, Hermann Ortel; Geraint Evans, Nachtwächter; Charles Morris, Hans Schwarz; Ronald Lewis, Hans Foltz

Karl Rankl/Reginald Goodall, conductor
Julius Gellner, producer
Pre-war designs

21, 26, 28 January, 4, 10 February, 7, 14, 22 April 1948

Performances 1-8 of this production


DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE Mozart
Elizabeth Schwarzkopf/Victoria Sladen/Blanche Turner, Pamina; Audrey Bowman, Königin der Nacht; Elizabeth Abercrombie, Erste Dame; Jean Carpenter, Erster Knabe; Valerie Thorne, Zweiter Knabe; Irene Baldry, Dritter Knabe; Joyce Edmanson, Papagena; Denise Francis-Sirou, Zweite Dame; Rosina Raisbeck, Dritte Dame; Kenneth Neate, Tamino; Hubert Norville/David Tree, Monostatos; Edgar Evans, Erster Priester; Edgar Evans, Erster Geharnischter; Arnold Matters, Papageno; David Franklin, Sarastro; Hans Hotter/Tom Williams, Sprecher; Rhydderch Davies, Zweiter Priester; Rhydderch Davies/Geraint Evans, Zweiter Geharnischter

Karl Rankl/Peter Gellhorn, conductor

3, 13 February, 1, 15, 22 March, 1 April, 7, 27 May 1948

Performances 18-25 of this production


TRISTAN UND ISOLDE Wagner
Kirsten Flagstad, Isolde; Constance Shacklock, Brangäne; August Seider, Tristan; Hubert Norville, Melot; Edgar Evans, Seemann; David Tree, Hirt; Hans Hotter/Tom Williams, Kurwenal; Rhydderch Davies, Steuermann; Norman Walker/David Franklin, König Marke

Karl Rankl/Reginald Goodall, conductor
Friedrich Schramm, director
Pre-war designs

19, 21, 24, 27 February, 5, 11, 16, 20, 25 March, 2 April 1948

Performances 1-8 of this production


DIE WALKÜRE Wagner
Doris Dorée, Sieglinde; Kirsten Flagstad, Brünnhilde; Elizabeth Abercrombie, Gerhilde; Muriel Rae, Ortlinde; Audrey Bowman, Helmwige; Elisabeth Harbutt, Schwertleite; Constance Shacklock, Grimgerde; Denise Francis-Sirou, Siegrune; Rosina Raisbeck, Rossweisse Edith Coates, Fricka; Edith Coates, Waltraute; Arthur Carron, Siegmund; Hans Hotter, Wotan; David Franklin, Hunding

Karl Rankl, conductor
Friedrich Schramm, director
Reece Pemberton, designer Act 1,
Pre-war designs Act 2 and 3

3, 8, 13, 18, 23, 30 March 1948

Performances 1-6 of this production


LA TRAVIATA Verdi
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf/Blanche Turner, Violetta; Aileen Corway, Annina; Rosina Raisbeck, Flora; Kenneth Neate, Alfredo; Edgar Evans, Gastone; David Tree, Giuseppe; J Arthur Kellet, commissionario; Paolo Silveri, Germont; Marian Nowakowski, Douphol; Ernest Davies, Grenvil; Geraint Evans, d'Obigny; Charles Morris, domestico

Reginald Goodall, conductor
Tyrone Guthrie, director
Sophie Fedorovitch, designer

6, 9, 15, 20, 24, 28 April, 4, 15, 24 May, 1 June 1948

Performances 1-10 of this production


BORIS GODUNOV (Mussorgsky)
Jean Carpenter, Ksyeniya; Beatrice Gibson, mamka Ksyenii; Edith Coates, hozyayka korchmi; Constance Shacklock, Marina Mnishyek; Barbara Britton, Fyeodor; Hubert Norville, knyaz' Vasiliy Shooyskiy;  Edgar Evans, Samozvanyets pod imyenyem Grigoriya; David Tree, Misail, brodyachiy monahRichard Lewis, Yoorodiviy; Rhydderch Davies, Andryey Shshyelkalov; Rhydderch Davies, iyezooit Lavitskiy; Thomas Fletcher, boyarin Hrooshshov; Emlyn Jones, Boyarye; Paolo Silveri/Marion Nowakowski, Boris Godoonov;  David Franklin, Pimyen;  Tom Williams, Rangoni;  Howell Glynne, Varlaam;  Hubert Littlewood, Mityooha;  Ronald Lewis, Mikitich;  Ronald Lewis, Chyernikovskiy;  Geraint Evans, Policeman.

Karl Rankl/Peter Gellhorn, conductor
Peter Brook, director
Georges Wakhevitch, designer

12, 14, 21, 28 May, 5 June 1948

Performances 1-5 of this production


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