Saturday, 8 August 2015

Covent Garden Opera Company 1948 - 1949 season

1948-1949


AIDA Verdi
Ljuba Welitsch/Doris Doree/Joan Hammond/Willa Stewart, AidaElizabeth Abercrombie, sacerdotessa; Edith Coates/Constance Shacklock, Amneris Torsten Ralf/Franco Beval/Thorsteinn Hannesson, Radamès David Tree/Dennis Stephenson, messaggero; Paolo Silveri/Marko Rothmüller/Jess Walters, Amonasro; Marian Nowakowski, Re; David Franklin/Howell Glynne/Norman Walker, Ramfis 

Karl Rankl/Reginald Goodall/Warwick Braithwaite, conductor
Michael Benthall, director
Audrey Cruddas, designer

29 September, 2, 7, 11, 16, 22, 27 October, 2, 5 November, 31 December 1948, 4, 18 January, 7, 18, 26 February, 5, 17 May, 9 June 1949

Performances 1-18 of this opera


DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE Mozart
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf/Shirley Russell, Pamina; Audrey Bowman, Königin der Nacht; Doris Dorée/Denise Francis-Sitou/Willa Stewart, Erste Dame Adele Leigh, Erster Knabe; Valerie Thorne, Zweiter Knabe; Irene Baldry, Dritter Knabe; Barbara Britton/Norah Cannell, Papagena; Elizabeth Abercrombie, Zweite Dame; Constance Shacklock, Dritte Dame; Kenneth Neate/Murray Dickie/Rudolf Schock, Tamino; Hubert Norville, Monostatos; Thorsteinn Hannesson/Edgar Evans, Erster Priester; Thorsteinn Hannesson/Edgar Evans, Erster Geharnischter; Arnold Matters, Papageno; Marian Nowakowski, Sarastro; Tom Williams, Sprecher; Rhydderch Davies, Zweiter Priester; Rhydderch Davies, Zweiter Geharnischter

Peter Gellhorn/Karl Rankl, conductor

30 September, 13 October, 4 November, 28 December 1948, 13, 25 January, 1 March 1949

Performances 26-32 of this opera




DER ROSENKAVALIER Richard Strauss
Doris Dorée/Elisabeth Abercrombie, Marschallin; Muriel Rae, Marianne; Aileen Conway, Modistin; Elisabeth Schwarzkopf/Shirley Russell, Sophie; Constance Shacklock, Octavian; Vera Evans, 1°Waise; Lilian Simmons, 2°Waise; Denise Francis-Sirou, Annina; Lilian Simmons, 3°Waise; Hubert Norville, Valzacchi; Kenneth Neate/Rudolf Schock/Murray Dickie, Sänger; Edgar Evans, Haushofmeister bei Faninal; David Tree, Haushofmeister bei der Marschallin; Edgar Evans, Wirt; Emlyn Jones, Tierhändler; Thomas Fletcher, 1°Lakai; John Campbell, 1°Kellner; Hubert Littlewood, 3°Lakai; Afan Davies, 3°Kellner: Grahame Clifford, Faninal; Ronald Lewis, 2°Lakai; Alan Hobson, Kellner; David Franklin, Baron Ochs; Rhydderch Davies, Polizeikommissär: Rhydderch Davies, Notar; ?, Arzt; Hubert Littlewood, 4°Lakai; Kenneth MacDonald, Kellner

Karl Rankl/Peter Gellhorn, conductor

1, 28 October, 24 November 1948, 9 February 1949

Performances 17-20 of this opera


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

Karl Rankl/Reginald Goodall, conductor

4, 12, 20, 26 October, 12, 19, November, 7, 18 December 1948, 11, 21 January, 5 February, 28 April, 10, 26 May 1949

Performances 11-23 of this opera


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

Karl Rankl/Reginald Goodall/Peter Gellhorn, conductor

5, 23 October, 1 November 1948, 14 January, 3 March 1949

Performances 15-19 of this opera


IL TROVATORE Verdi
Joan Hammond/Doris Dorée, Leonora; Denise Francis-Sirou, Ines; Constance Shacklock/Edith Coates, Azucena; Libero de Luca/Arthur Carron, Manrico; Dennis Stephenson, Ruiz; Emlyn Jones, messo; Paolo Silveri/Jess Walters, conte di Luna; Marian Nowakowski, Ferrando; Rhydderch Davies/Hubert Littlewood, vecchio zingaro

Reginald Goodall, conductor

6, 25 October, 8, 16 November 1948, 14 May 1949, 4 June 1949

Performances 11-16 of this opera


BORIS GODUNOV Mussorgsky
Adele Leigh, KsyeniyaValetta Iacopi, mamka Ksyenii; Edith Coates, hozyayka korchmi; Constance Shacklock, Marina MnishyekBarbara Britton, FyeodorHubert Norville, knyaz' Vasiliy Shooyskiy Edgar Evans/Richard Lewis, Samozvanyets pod imyenyem Grigoriya; David Tree, Misail, brodyachiy monahRichard Lewis, Yoorodiviy; Rhydderch Davies, Andryey ShshyelkalovRhydderch Davies, iyezooit LavitskiyThomas Fletcher, boyarin Hrooshshov; Emlyn Jones, Boyarye; Paolo Silveri, Boris Godoonov David Franklin, PimyenTom Williams, RangoniHowell Glynne, VarlaamHubert Littlewood, MityoohaGeraint Evans, MikitichRonald Lewis, ChyernikovskiyGeraint Evans, Policeman

Karl Rankl/Peter Gellhorn, conductor

8, 21 October, 3 November 1948

Performances 6-8 of this opera


CARMEN Bizet
Blanche Turner/Muriel Rae, Micaela; Audrey Bowman/Elisabeth Abercrombie, Frasquita; Else Brems/Edith Coates/Winifred Heidt/Constance Shacklock, Carmen; Denise Francis-Sirou, Mercédès; Franz Vroons/Kenneth Neate, Don José; David Tree, Remendado; Paolo Silveri/Tom Williams/Jess Walters/Marko Rothmüller, Escamillo; Grahame Clifford, Dancairo; ?, Guide; Rhydderch Davies, Morales; David Franklin/Ernest Davies, Zuniga; J Arthur Kellet, Lillas Pastia

Karl Rankl/Peter Gellhorn/Warwick Braithwaite, conductor

9, 19, 29 October, 6, 22 November 1948, 12 January, 1, 15 February, 24 May, 1 June 1949

Performances 30-39 of this opera


RIGOLETTO Verdi
Solange Delmas/Audrey Bowman/Elisabeth Schwarzkopf/Erna Berger, Gilda; Denise Francis-Sirou, contessa Ceprano; Adele Leigh/Vera Hoddinott, paggio; Lilian Simmons, Giovanna; Edith Coates, Maddalena; Kenneth Neate/Eugene Conley/Murray Dickie, duca di Mantova; Edgar Evans, Matteo Borsa; Tom Williams/Paolo Silveri/Marko Rothmüller, Rigoletto; Rhydderch Davies, Monterone; Ernest Davies, Marullo; Geraint Evans, Ceprano; Marian Nowakowski/David Franklin, Sparafucile; Ronald Lewis, usciere

Peter Gellhorn, conductor

14 October, 10, 29 November 1948, 6 January, 11, 19, 21 February, 4, 21 May 1949

Performances 10-18 of this opera


LA BOHÈME Puccini
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf/Joan Hammond/Shirley Russell, Mimi; Ljuba Welitsch/Audrey Bowman/Blanche Turner, Musetta; Rudolf Schock/Kenneth Neate/Eugene Conley, Rodolfo; Dennis Stephenson, Parpignol; Paolo Silveri/Jess Walters, Marcello; Geraint Evans, Schaunard; David Franklin/Marian Nowakowski, Colline; Grahame Clifford, Benoit; David Tree, Alcindoro; Hubert Littlewood, doganiere

Karl Rankl/Warwick Braithwaite/Peter Gellhorn, conductor
Peter Brook, producer
Pre-war designs

15, 18, 30 October, 9, 18 November, 3, 10, 20 December 1948, 1, 24 January, 16 February, 7, 18, 23 May 1949

Performances 1-14 of this opera


SIEGFRIED Wagner
Astrid Varnay/Kirsten Flagstad, Brünnhilde; Shirley Russell, Waldvogel; Edith Furmedge/Edith Coates, Erda; Set Svanholm, Siegfried; Peter Klein/Peter Markwort, Mime; Hans Hotter/Kenneth Schon, Wanderer/Wotan; Grahame Clifford, Alberich; Norman Walker, Fafner

Karl Rankl, conductor
Friedrich Schramm, director
Pre-war designs

11, 20, 30 November 1948, 19 May, 2 June 1949

Performances 1-5 of this opera


DIE WALKÜRE Wagner
Doris Dorée, Sieglinde; Astrid Varnay/Kirsten Flagstad, Brünnhilde; Elizabeth Abercrombie, Gerhilde; Muriel Rae, Ortlinde; Audrey Bowman, Helmwige; Valetta Iacopi, Schwertleite; Constance Shacklock, Grimgerde; Denise Francis-Sirou, Siegrune; Rosina Raisbeck, Rossweisse Edith Coates, Fricka; Edith Coates, Waltraute; Set Svanholm, Siegmund; Hans Hotter, Wotan; David Franklin, Hunding

Karl Rankl, conductor

13, 17 November 1948, 16, 31 May 1949

Performances 7-10 of this opera


TRISTAN UND ISOLDE Wagner
Astrid Varnay/Kirsten Flagstad, Isolde; Constance Shacklock, Brangäne; Set Svanholm, Tristan; Hubert Norville, Melot; Edgar Evans, Seemann; David Tree, Hirt; Hans Hotter/Paul Schöffler, Kurwenal; Rhydderch Davies, Steuermann; Norman Walker, König Marke

Karl Rankl, conductor

15, 26 November 1948, 28 May, 10 June 1949

Performances 9-12 of this opera


DIE MEISTERSINGER VON NÜRNBERG (Wagner)
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf/Irmgard Seefried, Eva; Constance Shacklock, Magdalene; Set Svanholm/Thorsteinn Hannesson/Franz Lechleitner, Walter von Stolzing; Murray Dickie/Hubert Norville, David; Edgar Evans, Kunz Vogelgesang; Emlyn Jones, Balthasar Zorn; Dennis Stephenson, Ulrich Eisslinger; David Tree, Augustin Moser; Grahame Clifford, Sixtus Beckmesser; Rhydderch Davies, Fritz Kothner; Tom Williams, Hans Sachs; Ernest Davies, Konrad Nachtigall; David Franklin/Norman Walker, Veit Pogner; Marian Nowakowski, Hermann Ortel; Geraint Evans, Nachtwächter; Charles Morris, Hans Schwarz; Ronald Lewis, Hans Foltz

Karl Rankl/Warwick Braithwaite, conductor

23 November 1948, 4, 22 February 1949

Performances 9-11 of this opera


FIDELIO Beethoven
Sylvia Fisher/Joan Hammond, Leonore; Elisabeth Schwarzkopf/Shirley Russell, Marzelline; Thorsteinn Hannesson, Florestan; Dennis Stephenson, Jaquino; Charles Craig, 1°Gefangener; Tom Williams, Don Pizarro; David Franklin/Rhydderch Davies, Rocco; Marian Nowakowski, Don Fernando; Edward Thomas, 2°Gefangener

Karl Rankl/Peter Gellhorn, conductor
Friedrich Schramm, director
Rex Whistler, set designer
Pre-war costumes

9, 11, 17, 22, 29 December 1948, 7 January, 29 April, 27 May 1949


LE NOZZE DI FIGARO Mozart
Sylvia Fisher, contessa Rosina; Elisabeth Schwarzkopf/Irmgard Seefried/Shirley Russell, Susanna; Adele Leigh/Iris Kells, Barbarina; Eugenia Zareska/Adele Leigh, Cherubino; Edith Coates, Marcellina; Murray Dickie, Don Basilio; David Tree, Don Curzio; Geraint Evans, Figaro; Hans Braun/Jess Walters, conte Almaviva; Howell Glynne, Bartolo; Rhydderch Davies, Antonio;

Karl Rankl/Peter Gellhorn, conductor
Peter Brook, director
Rolf Gérard, designer

22, 26, 28 January, 8, 24 February, 5 March, 26 April, 20 May, 11 June 1949

Performances 1-9 of this opera


DAS RHEINGOLD Wagner
Blanche Turner, Freia; Muriel Rae, Woglinde; Rosina Raisbeck, Wellgunde; Edith Coates, Fricka; Jean Watson, Flosshilde; Edith Furmedge, Erda; Edgar Evans, Froh; Set Svanholm, Loge; Peter Klein/Peter Markwort, Mime; Hans Hotter, Wotan; Marian Nowakowski, Fasolt; Grahame Clifford, Alberich; Rhydderch Davies, Donner; David Franklin, Fafner;

Karl Rankl, conductor
Friedrich Schramm, producer
Pre-war designs

12, 30 May 1949

Performances 1-2 of this opera


GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG Wagner
Kirsten Flagstad, Brünnhilde; Doris Dorée, Gutrune; Audrey Bowman, Woglinde; Elizabeth Abercrombie, Wellgunde; Sylvia Fisher, 3°Norn; Constance Shacklock, 1°Norn; Edith Coates, Waltraute; Constance Shacklock, Flosshilde; Rosina Raisbeck, 2°Norn; Set Svanholm, Siegfried; Hans Hotter, Gunther; Grahame Clifford, Alberich; Dezső Ernster, Hagen

Karl Rankl, conductor
Friedrich Schramm, director
Pre-war designs

25 May, 8 June 1949

Performances 1-2 of this opera



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