Monday, 10 August 2015

Covent Garden Opera Company 1949 - 1950 season

1949-1950


THE OLYMPIANS Bliss
Shirley Russell/Adele Leigh, MadeleineMargherita Grandi, Diana;  Edith Coates, mme BardeauMurray Dickie/Parry Jones, priest; James Johnston/Rudolf Schock, Hector de FloracThorsteinn Hannessonn, Bacchus; Kenneth Schon/Jess Walters, Jupiter; Ronald Lewis, JeanRhydderch Davies, AlfredHowell Glynne, Joseph LavatteDavid Franklin, Mars; Moyra Fraser, Venus

Karl Rankl/Peter Gellhorn, conductor
Peter Brook, director
John Bryan, designer

29 September, 1, 7, 18, 24 October, 1, 29 November, 22 December 1949, 9 January, 3 February 1950

Performances 1-10 of this opera


LA TRAVIATA Verdi
Stella Andreva/Audrey Bowman/Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Violetta; Enid Stone, Annina; Rosina Raisbeck/Jean Watson, Flora; Kenneth Neate/Rudolf Schock, Alfredo; Edgar Evans, Gastone; David Tree/Emlyn Jones, Giuseppe; J Arthur Kellet, commissionario; Jess Walters/John Cameron, Germont; Marian Nowakowski, Douphol; Ernest Davies, Grenvil; Geraint Evans/Ronald Lewis, d'Obigny; Charles Morris, domestico

Reginald Goodall, conductor

30 September, 10, 26 October, 10 November, 16 December 1949, 19 January, 24 February, 13 May 1950

Performances 24-31 of this opera


LA BOHÈME Puccini
Stella Andreva/Victoria de los Angeles/Elizabeth Schwarzkopf/Shirley Russell, Mimi; Ljuba Welitsch/Audrey Bowman, Musetta; Rudolf Schock/Kenneth Neate, Rodolfo; Dennis Stephenson, Parpignol; Jess Walters, Marcello; Geraint Evans, Schaunard; David Franklin/Marian Nowakowski, Colline; Grahame Clifford, Benoit; David Tree, Alcindoro; Hubert Littlewood/Ernest Rosser, doganiere

Warwick Braithwaite, conductor

3, 22, 31 October, 17, 28 November, 14 December 1949, 1 February, 1 March, 11 May 1950

Performances 15-23 of this opera


LE NOZZE DI FIGARO Mozart
Sylvia Fisher/Elisabeth Abercrombie, contessa Rosina; Shirley Russell/Elisabeth Schwarzkopf/Emmy Loose, Susanna; Iris Kells, Barbarina; Adele Leigh, Cherubino; Edith Coates/Jean Watson, Marcellina; Murray Dickie/Dennis Stephenson, Don Basilio; David Tree, Don Curzio; Geraint Evans, Figaro; John Brownlee/Jess Walters, conte Almaviva; Howell Glynne, Bartolo; Rhydderch Davies, Antonio

Karl Rankl/Peter Gellhorn, conductor

4, 13, 21 October, 21 November, 13 December 1949, 10 January, 14 February, 29 May 1950

Performances 10-17 of this opera


AIDA Verdi
Ljuba Welitsch/Doris Dorée, AidaRosina Raisbeck, sacerdotessa; Edith Coates/Constance Shacklock, Amneris Franz Lechleitner/Thorsteinn Hannesson, Radamès Dennis Stephenson, messaggero; Jess Walters/Kenneth Schon, Amonasro; Marian Nowakowski/Kenneth Stevenson, Re; Norman Walker/David Franklin, Ramfis 

Warwick Braithwaite, conductor

5, 12, 15, 19, 27 October, 2 November, 23, 29 December 1949

Performances 19-26 of this opera


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

Karl Rankl/Peter Gellhorn, conductor

11 October, 12 November 1949, 3 January 1950

Performances 9-11 of this opera


DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE Mozart
Shirley Russell/Elisabeth Schwarzkopf/Blanche Turner, Pamina; Erna Berger/Audrey Bowman/Maria Stader, Königin der Nacht; Sylvia Fisher, Erste Dame Adele Leigh, Erster Knabe; Megan Thomas-Davies, Zweiter Knabe; Monica Sinclair, Dritter Knabe; Norah Cannell, Papagena; Rosina Raisbeck, Zweite Dame; Jean Watson, Dritte Dame; Kenneth Neate/Murray Dickie/Rudolf Schock, Tamino; Parry Jones/David Tree, Monostatos; Edgar Evans/Thorsteinn Hannesson, Erster Priester; Edgar Evans/Thorsteinn Hannesson, Erster Geharnischter; John Brownlee/Jess Walters, Papageno; Marian Nowakowski/Norman Walker, Sarastro; Rhydderch Davies/Tom Williams/Kenneth Schon/John Cameron, Sprecher; Geraint Evans/Rhydderch Davies, Zweiter Priester; Geraint Evans/Rhydderch Davies, Zweiter Geharnischter

Karl Rankl/Peter Gellhorn, conductor

6, 17 October, 4, 24 November, 7 December 1949, 5 January, 10 February, 22 May 1950

Performances 33-40 of this opera


RIGOLETTO Verdi
Erna Berger/Audrey Bowman, Gilda; Adele Leigh, contessa Ceprano; Vera Hoddinott, paggio; Lilian Simmons, Giovanna; Edith Coates/Monica Sinclair, Maddalena; Kenneth Neate/Murray Dickie, duca di Mantova; Edgar Evans, Matteo Borsa; Tom Williams/Jess Walters, Rigoletto; Rhydderch Davies, Monterone; Ernest Davies, Marullo; Geraint Evans, Ceprano; David Franklin, Sparafucile; Ronald Lewis, usciere

Peter Gellhorn, conductor

8, 25 October, 7, 16 November, 9 December 1949, 4 January 1950

Performances 19-24 of this opera


IL TROVATORE Verdi
Margherita Grandi, Leonora; Jean Watson, Ines; Edith Coates, Azucena; Libero de Luca/Arthur Carron, Manrico; Dennis Stephenson, Ruiz; Emlyn Jones, messo; Jess Walters, conte di Luna; Marian Nowakowski/Hervey Alan, Ferrando; Hubert Littlewood, vecchio zingaro

Peter Gellhorn, conductor

20 October, 5 November, 6, 19 December 1949, 12 January 1950

Performances 17-21 of this opera


DER ROSENKAVALIER Richard Strauss
Sylvia Fisher/Doris Dorée, Marschallin; Muriel Rae/Muriel Burnett, Marianne; Jacqueline Browning, Modistin; Erna Berger/Elisabeth Schwarzkopf/Emmy Loose, Sophie; Constance Shacklock, Octavian; Vera Evans, 1°Waise; Vera Hoddinott, 2°Waise; Jean Watson, Annina; Lilian Simmons, 3°Waise; Parry Jones, Valzacchi; Kenneth Neate/Murray Dickie/Rudolf Schock, Sänger; Edgar Evans, Haushofmeister bei Faninal; David Tree/Dennis Stephenson, Haushofmeister bei der Marschallin; David Tree, Wirt; Emlyn Jones, Tierhändler; Thomas Fletcher, 1°Lakai; John Campbell, 1°Kellner; Ronald Lewis, 3°Lakai; Alan Hudson, 3°Kellner: Grahame Clifford/Ronald Lewis, Faninal; Arthur Kellet, 2°Lakai Afan Davies, Kellner; Howell Glynne/David Franklin, Baron Ochs; Rhydderch Davies, Polizeikommissär: Rhydderch Davies, Notar; ?, Arzt; Hubert Littlewood, 4°Lakai; Kenneth MacDonald, Kellner

Karl Rankl/Peter Gellhorn, conductor

28 October, 15 November, 10, 20 December 1949, 16 February, 9 May 1950

Performances 21-26 of this opera


CARMEN Bizet
Blanche Turner/Patricia Howard, Micaela; Audrey Bowman, Frasquita; Martha Mödl/Constance Shacklock/Eugenia Zareska/Edith Coates, Carmen; Rosina Raisbeck, Mercédès; Franz Vroons/Kenneth Neate/Edgar Evans/James Johnston, Don José; David Tree, Remendado; Geraint Evans/Jess Walters, Escamillo; Grahame Clifford, Dancairo; ?, Guide; Rhydderch Davies, Morales; Ernest Davies, Zuniga; J Arthur Kellet, Lillas Pastia

Warwick Braithwaite/Karl Rankl. Peter Gellhorn, conductor

29 October, 3, 8, 25 November, 3, 8 December 1949, 3 January, 3 March, 26 May 1950

Performances 40-48 of this opera


SALOME Richard Strauss
Ljuba Welitsch, SalomeConstance Shacklock, Herodias;  Jean Watson, Page; Vera Hoddinott, Sklave;
Franz Lechleitner, Herodes; Edgar Evans, Narraboth; Murray Dickie, 1°Jude; David Tree, 2°Jude; Dennis Stephenson, 3°Jude; Emlyn Jones, 4°Jude; Thorsteinn Hannesson, 2°Nazarener; Kenneth Schon, Jochanaan; Kenneth Stevenson, Kappadozier; Rhydderch Davies, 5°Jude; Norman Walker, 1°Soldat; Geraint Evans, 2°Soldat; Marian Nowakowski, 1°Nazarener;

Karl Rankl/Peter Gellhorn, conductor
Peter Brook, director
Salvador Dali, designer

11, 14, 18, 22, 26, 30 November 1949

Performances 1-6 of this opera


BORIS GODUNOV Mussorgsky
Adele Leigh, KsyeniyaValetta Iacopi, mamka Ksyenii; Edith Coates, hozyayka korchmi; Constance Shacklock, Marina MnishyekMonica Sinclair, FyeodorParry Jones/Thorsteinn Hannesson, knyaz' Vasiliy Shooyskiy Edgar Evans, Samozvanyets pod imyenyem Grigoriya; David Tree, Misail, brodyachiy monahDennis Stephenson, Yoorodiviy; Rhydderch Davies, Andryey ShshyelkalovRhydderch Davies, iyezooit LavitskiyThomas Fletcher, boyarin Hrooshshov; Emlyn Jones, Boyarye; Boris Cristoff, Boris Godoonov David Franklin, PimyenJohn Cameron, RangoniHowell Glynne, VarlaamHubert Littlewood, MityoohaGeraint Evans, MikitichRonald Lewis, ChyernikovskiyRonald Lewis, Policeman

Warwick Braithwaite, conductor

19, 23 November, 2, 5 December 1949

Performances 6-9 of this opera


LOHENGRIN Wagner
Sylvia Fisher, Elsa; Edith Coates/Rosina Raisbeck/Muriel Brunskill, Ortrud; Myfanwy Edwards, 1°Edelknabe; Elizabeth Goodall, 2°Edelknabe; Adele Leigh, 3°Edelknabe; Monica Sinclair, 4°Edelknabe; Franz Lechleitner/Arthur Carron/Thorsteinn Hannesson/Karl Friedrich, Lohengrin; John Cameron, 1°brabantische Edle; Ernest Davies, 2°brabantische Edle; Tom Williams, Telramund; Rhydderch Davies, Heerrufer; Norman Walker/Marian Nowakowski/Norman Stear, Heinrich der Vogler; Dennis Stephenson, 3°brabantische Edle; David Tree, 4°brabantische Edle

Karl Rankl/Peter Gellhorn, conductor
Otto Erhardt, director
Pre-war set designs

15, 17, 21, 27 December 1949, 18 January, 8, 23 February, 3 May, 3 June 1950

Performances 1-9 of this opera


MADAMA BUTTERFLY Puccini
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf/Victoria Sladen/Doris Dorée, Butterfly; Monica Sinclair, Suzuki; Adele Leigh, Kate Pinkerton; Kenneth Neate/Rudolf Schock, Pinkerton; David Tree, Goro; Ernest Davies, Yamadori; Tom Williams/Jess Walters, Sharpless; Rhydderch Davies/Ronald Lewis, zio Bonzo; Hubert Littlewood, commissario imperiale

Warwick Braithwaite, conductor
Robert Helpmann, director
Sophie Fedorovitch, designer

17, 25, 28, 30 January, 7, 22, 27 February, 6, 15 May 1950

Performances 1-9 of this opera


MANON Massenet
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Manon; Adele Leigh, Poussette; Monica Sweeney, servante; Iris Kells, Javotte; Monica Sinclair, Rosette; Walter Midgley, chevalier Des Grieux; Parry Jones, Guillot de Morfontaine; Afan Davies, joueur; Geraint Evans, Lescaut; Hubert Littlewood, 1°garde; Ernest Davies, De Brétigny; Eric Thornton, sergent; Kenneth Stevenson, hôtelier; Jess Walters, comte Des Grieux; Charles Morris, 2°garde; Ieuan Evans, joueur

Warwick Braithwaite, conductor

18, 24, 27, 31 May 1950

Performances 13-16 of this opera


DAS RHEINGOLD Wagner
Blanche Turner, Freia; Audrey Bowman, Woglinde; Rosina Raisbeck, Wellgunde; Edith Coates/Constance Shacklock, Fricka; Monica Sinclair, Flosshilde; Jean Watson, Erda; Edgar Evans, Froh; Set Svanholm, Loge; Erich Zimmermann/Peter Klein, Mime; Andreas Boehm, Wotan; Ludwig Weber, Fasolt; Grahame Clifford, Alberich; Rhydderch Davies, Donner; Marian Nowakowski, Fafner

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

8, 19 June 1950

Performances 3-4 of this opera


DIE WALKÜRE Wagner
Sylvia Fisher, Sieglinde; Kirsten Flagstad, Brünnhilde; Elizabeth Abercrombie, Gerhilde; Blanche Turner, Ortlinde; Audrey Bowman, Helmwige; Jean Watson, Schwertleite; Constance Shacklock, Grimgerde; Monica Sinclair, Siegrune; Rosina Raisbeck, Rossweisse Edith Coates/Constance Shacklock, Fricka; Edith Coates, Waltraute; Set Svanholm, Siegmund; Andreas Boehm, Wotan; Ludwig Weber, Hunding

Karl Rankl, conductor

10, 21 June 1950

Performances 11-12 of this opera


SIEGFRIED Wagner
Kirsten Flagstad, Brünnhilde; Audrey Bowman, Waldvogel; Jean Watson, Erda; Set Svanholm, Siegfried; Erich Zimmermann/Peter Klein, Mime; Andreas Boehm, Wanderer/Wotan; Grahame Clifford, Alberich; Norman Walker, Fafner

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

14, 23 June 1950

Performances 6-7 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; Paul Schoeffler, Gunther; Grahame Clifford, Alberich; Ludwig Weber, Hagen

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

17, 26 June 1950


Performances 3-4 of this opera

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