Friday, 14 August 2015

Covent Garden Opera Company 1950 - 1951 season

1950-1951


DER FLIEGENDE HOLLÄNDER Wagner 
Sylvia Fisher/Rosina Raisbeck, Senta; Jean Watson, Mary; Thorsteinn Hannesson, Erik; Edgar Evans/Dennis Stephenson, Steuermann; Josef Metternich, Holländer; Norman Walker/Marian Nowakowski, Daland

Karl Rankl, conductor
Heinz Tietjen, director
Emil Preetorius, designer

19, 24, 30 October, 16, 24 November, 4 December 1950, 1 January 1951

Performances 1-7 of this opera


LA TRAVIATA Verdi
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf/Audrey Bowman/Clara Ebers/Hjordis Schymberg, Violetta; Enid Stone, Annina; Jean Watson, Flora; James Johnston/Walter Midgley/Richard Lewis, Alfredo; Charles Craig, Gastone; David Tree, Giuseppe; Emlyn Lewis, commissionario; Jess Walters/John Cameron, Germont; Geraint Evans/Bryan Drake, Douphol; Ernest Davies, Grenvil; Ronald Lewis, d'Obigny; Charles Morris, domestico

Peter Gellhorn, conductor

20 October, 7 November, 2, 20 December 1950, 3, 10, 29 January, 4, 19 April, 19 May 1951

Performances 32-41 of this opera


BORIS GODUNOV Mussorgsky
Adele Leigh, KsyeniyaJean Watson, mamka Ksyenii; Edith Coates, hozyayka korchmi; Constance Shacklock, Marina MnishyekMonica Sinclair/Vera Hoddinott, FyeodorParry Jones, knyaz' Vasiliy Shooyskiy Edgar Evans/Thorsteinn Hannesson, Samozvanyets pod imyenyem Grigoriya; David Tree, Misail, brodyachiy monahDennis Stephenson, Yoorodiviy; Rhydderch Davies, Andryey ShshyelkalovRhydderch Davies, iyezooit LavitskiyThomas Fletcher, boyarin Hrooshshov; Emlyn Jones, Boyarye; Ludwig Weber/Marian Nowakowski/Ludwig Weber/Boris Christoff, Boris Godoonov Norman Walker/Kenneth Stevenson, PimyenJohn Cameron, RangoniMichael Langdon/Howell Glynne, VarlaamHubert Littlewood, MityoohaGeraint Evans, MikitichRonald Lewis, ChyernikovskiyRonald Lewis/Geraint Evans, Policeman

Warwick Braithwaite, conductor

21, 23, 25 October, 14 November, 14 December 1950, 18 January, 26, 28 February 1951

Performances 10-17 of this opera


LA BOHÈME Puccini
Elizabeth Schwarzkopf/Victoria de los Angeles/Joan Hammond, Mimi; Blanche Turner/Audrey Bowman/Ljuba Welitsch, Musetta; Walter Midgley, Rodolfo; James Jones, Parpignol; Jess Walters, Marcello; Geraint Evans, Schaunard; Marian Nowakowski/Norman Walker, Colline; Grahame Clifford, Benoit; David Tree, Alcindoro; Hubert Littlewood, doganiere

Peter Gellhorn, conductor

26 October, 13, 29 November, 13, 19, 29 December 1950, 10 February, 15 May, 9, 25 June 1951

Performances 24-33 of this opera


AIDA Verdi
Joan Hammond/Hilde Zadek/Astrid Varnay, AidaElizabeth Abercrombie/Vera Evans, sacerdotessa; Edith Coates, Amneris Franz Lechleitner/Hans Hopf, Radamès Dennis Stephenson/David Tree, messaggero; Marko Rothmüller/Jess Walters, Amonasro; Michael Langdon, Re; Marian Nowakowski/Norman Walker, Ramfis 

Warwick Braithwaite, conductor

27 October, 10, 20 November, 18 December 1950, 5, 16 January, 6 February, 14, 27 April, 4 June 1951

Performances 27-36 of this opera

               
MANON Massenet
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf/Victoria de los Angeles, Manon; Adele Leigh, Poussette; Elizabeth Goodall, servante; Iris Kells, Javotte; Monica Sinclair, Rosette; Walter Midgley/Edgar Evans, chevalier Des Grieux; Parry Jones, Guillot de Morfontaine; Afan Davies, joueur; Geraint Evans, Lescaut; Hubert Littlewood, 1°garde; Ernest Davies, De Brétigny; Hubert Littlewood, sergent; Kenneth Stevenson, hôtelier; Jess Walters, comte Des Grieux; Charles Morris, 2°garde; Hector Thomas, joueur

Warwick Braithwaite, conductor

28 October, 15 November, 5, 9 December 1950, 1 June 1951

Performances 17-21 of this opera


IL TROVATORE Verdi
Joan Hammond/Doris Dorée, Leonora; Leonne Mills, Ines; Edith Coates/Monica Sinclair, Azucena; Walter Midgley/James Johnston, Manrico; Dennis Stephenson/David Tree, Ruiz; Emlyn Jones, messo; Marko Rothmüller/Jess Walters, conte di Luna; Marian Nowakowski/Michael Langdon, Ferrando; Hubert Littlewood, vecchio zingaro

Peter Gellhorn, conductor

31 October, 7 December 1950, 2, 11 January, 3, 17 February, 2, 17 April, 25 May 1951

Performances 22-30 of this opera


DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE Mozart
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf/Uta Graf, Pamina; Wilma Lipp/Muriel Burnett/Rayen Quitral, Königin der Nacht; Rosina Raisbeck, Erste Dame; Adele Leigh, Erster Knabe; Patricia Howard, Zweiter Knabe; Monica Sinclair, Dritter Knabe; Iris Kells, Papagena; Elizabeth Abercrombie, Zweite Dame; Jean Watson, Dritte Dame; Richard Lewis/Peter Pears, Tamino; Parry Jones, Monostatos; Edgar Evans/Dennis Stephenson/Thorsteinn Hannesson, Erster Priester; Edgar Evans/Dennis Stephenson/Thorsteinn Hannesson, Erster Geharnischter; Jess Walters, Papageno; Marian Nowakowski/Norman Walker, Sarastro; John Cameron/Inia Te Wiata, Sprecher; Geraint Evans/Rhydderch Davies, Zweiter Priester; Geraint Evans/Rhydderch Davies, Zweiter Geharnischter

Karl Rankl/Peter Gellhorn/Erich Kleiber, conductor

1, 9, 25 November 1950, 6, 17, 26 January, 7, 19 February 1951

Performances 41-48 of this opera


CARMEN Bizet
Patricia Howard/Uta Graf/Blanche Turner, Micaela; Audrey Bowman, Frasquita; Martha Mödl/Constance Shacklock, Carmen; Rosina Raisbeck/Barbara Howitt, Mercédès; James Johnston/Edgar Evans, Don José; David Tree, Remendado; Geraint Evans, Escamillo; Grahame Clifford, Dancairo; ?, Guide; Rhydderch Davies/John Cameron, Morales; Ernest Davies, Zuniga; Charles Morris, Lillas Pastia

Karl Rankl/Erich Kleiber/Warwick Braithwaite, conductor

2, 30 November 1950, 12, 15, 20, 24 February, 17 May, 11 June 1951

Performances 49-56 of this opera


MADAMA BUTTERFLY Puccini
Joan Hammond/Blanche Turner/Victoria de los Angeles, Butterfly; Monica Sinclair, Suzuki; Adele Leigh, Kate Pinkerton; Walter Midgley/James Johnston, Pinkerton; David Tree, Goro; Ernest Davies, Yamadori; Tom Williams/Jess Walters, Sharpless; Rhydderch Davies/Ronald Lewis, zio Bonzo; Ronald Firmager, commissario imperiale

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

3, 17 November, 12, 27 December 1950, 22 January, 5, 14 February, 12, 20 April, 19, 27 June 1951

Performances 10-20 of this opera


DER ROSENKAVALIER Richard Strauss
Sylvia Fisher, Marschallin; Muriel Burnett, Marianne; Jacqueline Browning, Modistin; Elisabeth Schwarzkopf/Uta Graf, Sophie; Constance Shacklock, Octavian; Vera Evans, 1°Waise; Vera Hoddinott, 2°Waise; Jean Watson, Annina; Lilian Simmons, 3°Waise; Parry Jones, Valzacchi; Murray Dickie/James Johnston, Sänger; Edgar Evans/Dennis Stephenson/Thomas Fletcher, 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; Wilfred Jones, 3°Kellner: Grahame Clifford, Faninal; Hector Thomas, 2°Lakai Afan Davies, Kellner; Howell Glynne, Baron Ochs; Rhydderch Davies, Polizeikommissär: Rhydderch Davies, Notar; ?, Arzt; Hubert Littlewood, 4°Lakai; Emlyn Lewis, Kellner

Karl Rankl/Erich Kleiber, conductor

4, 23 November, 6, 15 December 1950, 4, 20 January, 9, 22 February 1951

Performances 27-34 of this opera


RIGOLETTO Verdi
Wilma Lipp/Audrey Bowman/Hjordis Schymberg/Erna Berger, Gilda; Adele Leigh, contessa Ceprano; Vera Hoddinott, paggio; Lilian Simmons, Giovanna; Edith Coates, Maddalena; Walter Midgley/James Johnston, duca di Mantova; Edgar Evans/Dennis Stephenson, Matteo Borsa; Marko Rothmüller/Tom Williams/Jess Walters, Rigoletto; Rhydderch Davies, Monterone; Ernest Davies, Marullo; Bryan Drake, Ceprano; Marian Nowakowski, Sparafucile; Ronald Lewis, usciere

Peter Gellhorn/Erich Kleiber/Emanuel Young, conductor

6, 28 November 1950, 15, 23, 27, 31 January, 16 February, 28 May, 13 June 1951

Performances 25-33 of this opera


LOHENGRIN Wagner
Sylvia Fisher/Victoria de los Angeles, Elsa; Rosina Raisbeck, Ortrud; Myfanwy Edwards, 1°Edelknabe; Elizabeth Goodall, 2°Edelknabe; Adele Leigh, 3°Edelknabe; Monica Sinclair, 4°Edelknabe; Franz Lechleitner/Thorsteinn Hannesson, Lohengrin; John Cameron, 1°brabantische Edle; Ernest Davies, 2°brabantische Edle; Tom Williams, Telramund; Rhydderch Davies, Heerrufer; Norman Walker, Heinrich der Vogler; Dennis Stephenson, 3°brabantische Edle; David Tree, 4°brabantische Edle

Karl Rankl/Peter Gellhorn, conductor

8 November, 1, 16 December 1950, 9 January, 1 February, 13 April 1951

Performances 10-15 of this opera


LE NOZZE DI FIGARO Mozart
Sylvia Fisher, contessa Rosina; 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; Jess Walters, conte Almaviva; Howell Glynne, Bartolo; Rhydderch Davies, Antonio

Karl Rankl/Peter Gellhorn, conductor

11, 27 November, 8, 9 December 1950, 13 January, 13 February, 6 June 1951

Performances 18-24 of this opera


TOSCA Puccini
Hilde Zadek/Sara Menkes/Ljuba Welitsch, Tosca; Walter Midgley/James Johnston/Anthony Marlowe, Mario Cavaradossi; David Tree, Spoletta; Kenneth Nash/Roy Overs/Anthony Scott/Brian Ettridge, pastorello; Marko Rothmüller/Otakar Kraus, Scarpia; Geraint Evans, sagrestano; Ernest Davies/John Cameron, Cesare Angelotti; Ronald Lewis, Sciarrone; Michael Langdon, carceriere

Warwick Braithwaite/Peter Gellhorn/Karl Rankl, conductor
Christopher West, director
Pre Second World War sets

18, 22 November, 11, 22, 26 December 1950, 8, 24 January, 3 April, 1 May, 23, 28 June 1951

Performances 1-11 of this opera


FIDELIO Beethoven
Sylvia Fisher/Christel Goltz/Kirsten Flagstad, Leonore; Elisabeth Schwarzkopf/Uta Graf, Marzelline; Thorsteinn Hannesson/Peter Anders/Julius Patzak, 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

21 November, 28 December 1950, 30 January, 16, 21 May 1951

Performances 12-16 of this opera


PIKOVAYA DAMA Tchaikovsky
Hilde Zadek, Liza; Leonne Mills, Masha; Monica Sinclair, Polina; Edith Coates, Countess; Elizabeth Harbutt, Governess; Edgar Evans, Herman; Parry Jones, Chekalinsky; Dennis Stephenson/Wilfred Jones, Chaplitsky; David Tree, Master of Ceremonies; Marko Rothmüller, Count Tomsky; Jess Walters, Prince Yeletsky; Ronald Lewis, Surin; Michael Langdon, Narumov

Erich Kleiber, conductor
Michael Benthall, director
Oliver Messel, designer

21, 23, 30 December 1950, 12, 19 January, 8 February 1951

Performances 1-6 of this opera


SALOME Richard Strauss
Christel Goltz/Astrid Varnay, SalomeConstance Shacklock/Edith Coates, Herodias;  Jean Watson, Page; Vera Hoddinott, Sklave; Arthur Carron, Herodes; Edgar Evans, Narraboth; Murray Dickie/William McAlpine, 1°Jude; David Tree, 2°Jude; Dennis Stephenson/Wilfred Jones, 3°Jude; Emlyn Jones, 4°Jude; Thorsteinn Hannesson, 2°Nazarener; Marko Rothmüller, Jochanaan; Kenneth Stevenson, Kappadozier; Rhydderch Davies, 5°Jude; Norman Walker, 1°Soldat; Geraint Evans, 2°Soldat; Marian Nowakowski, 1°Nazarener;

Karl Rankl, conductor
Christopher West, director
Clement Glock, designer

25 January, 2 February, 7, 12 June 1951

Performances 7-10 of this opera


THE PILGRIM’S PROGRESS Vaughan Williams
Iris Kells, woodcutter's boy/1°shining/1°celestialmessenger; Monica Sinclair, heavenly being/mrs.Illusion/2°shining; Adele Leigh, Voice of a Bird; Patricia Howard, Vera Hoddinott, Shining Ones; Elisabeth Abercrombie, heavenly being; Barbara Howitt, Mme. Bubble; Audrey Bowman, Mme. Wanton; Leah Roberts, Malice; Jeanne Bowden, Pickthank; Olga Frei, Angel of the Lord; Jean Watson, madam By-Ends/3°shining/2°celestial messenger; Edgar Evans, Lord Lechery/1°shepherd/interpreter; Parry Jones, Mr.By-Ends; David Tree, Timorous/Usher; Dennis Stephenson, Mistrust/Lechery; Arnold Matters, Pilgrim; Bryan Drake, watchful/2°shepherd; Ernest Davies, Pliable; Inia Te Wiata, John Bunyan/Lord Hate-Good/3°shepherd; Jess Walters, Apollyon; Norman Walker, Evangelist/Shepherd; Rhydderch Davies, Obstinate/Lord Hategood; Geraint Evans, Herald; Keith McMillan, Jester; Hubert Littlewood, Demas; Ronald Firmager, Judas Iscariot; Andrew Sellars, Simon Magus; Thomas Fletcher, Worldly Glory; Basil Hemming, Pontius Pilate; Andrew Daniels, Superstition; John Campbell, Envy; Parry Jones, Mr. By-Ends; John Cameron, William McAlpine, Shepherds;

Leonard Hancock, conductor
Nevill Coghill, director
Hal Burton, designer

26, 30 April, 5, 30 May, 14, 21, 26 June 1951

Performances 1-7 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; Peter Klein, Mime; Hans Hotter, Wotan; Marian Nowakowski, Fasolt; Otakar Kraus, Alberich; Rhydderch Davies, Donner; Gottlob Frick, Fafner

Karl Rankl, conductor

4, 7 May 1951

Performances 3-4 of this opera


DIE WALKÜRE Wagner
Sylvia Fisher/Kirsten Flagstad, Sieglinde; Anny Konetzni/Astrid Varnay, Brünnhilde; Elizabeth Abercrombie, Gerhilde; Blanche Turner, Ortlinde; Audrey Bowman, Helmwige; Jean Watson, Schwertleite; Constance Shacklock, Grimgerde; Monica Sinclair, Siegrune; Rosina Raisbeck, Rossweisse Edith Coates, Fricka; Edith Coates, Waltraute; Set Svanholm, Siegmund; Hans Hotter/Sigurd Björling, Wotan; Gottlob Frick, Hunding

Karl Rankl, conductor

10, 14, 31 May 1951

Performances 13-15 of this opera


SIEGFRIED Wagner
Astrid Varnay, Brünnhilde; Audrey Bowman, Waldvogel; Jean Watson, Erda; Set Svanholm, Siegfried; Peter Klein, Mime; Hans Hotter, Wanderer/Wotan; Otakar Kraus, Alberich; Norman Walker, Fafner

Karl Rankl, conductor

18, 22 May 1951

Performances 8-9 of this opera


GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG Wagner
Kirsten Flagstad, Brünnhilde; Sylvia Fisher, Gutrune; Audrey Bowman, Woglinde; Rosina Raisbeck, Wellgunde; Rosina Raisbeck, 3°Norn; Constance Shacklock, 1°Norn; Edith Coates, Waltraute; Monica Sinclair, Flosshilde; Barbara Howitt, 2°Norn; Set Svanholm, Siegfried; Marko Rothmüller, Gunther; Otakar Kraus, Alberich; Gottlob Frick, Hagen

Karl Rankl, conductor

24, 26 May 1951

Performances 3-4 of this opera


TRISTAN UND ISOLDE Wagner
Kirsten Flagstad, Isolde; Constance Shacklock, Brangäne; Set Svanholm, Tristan; Geraint Evans, Melot; Edgar Evans, Seemann; David Tree, Hirt; Sigurd Björling, Kurwenal; Rhydderch Davies, Steuermann; Norman Walker, König Marke

Clemens Krauss/Karl Rankl, conductor

29 May, 2, 5, 8, 30 June 1951

Performances 13-17 of this opera


PARSIFAL Wagner
Kirsten Flagstad, Kundry; Blanche Turner, 5°Blumenmädchen; Audrey Bowman, 4°Blumenmädchen; Barbara Howitt, 6°Blumenmädchen; Adele Leigh, 1°Blumenmädchen; Patricia Howard, 2°Blumenmädchen; Leonne Mills, 3°Blumenmädchen; Franz Lechleitner, Parsifal; Thorsteinn Hannesson, 1°Gralsritter; Sigurd Bjorling, Amfortas; Otakar Kraus, Klingsor; Michael Langdon, Titurel; Ludwig Weber, Gurnemanz; Rhydderch Davies, 2°Gralsritter

Karl Rankl, conductor
Heinz Tietjen, director
Joseph Harker, set designer
Attilio Comelli, costume designer

16, 18, 20, 22 June 1951

Performances 1-4 of this opera


DIE MEISTERSINGER VON NÜRNBERG (Wagner)
Elisabeth Grummer, Eva; Constance Shacklock, Magdalene; Peter Anders, Walter von Stolzing; Murray Dickie, David; Edgar Evans, Kunz Vogelgesang; Emlyn Jones, Balthasar Zorn; Dennis Stephenson, Ulrich Eisslinger; David Tree, Augustin Moser; Benno Kusche, Sixtus Beckmesser; Rhydderch Davies, Fritz Kothner; Karl Kamann, Hans Sachs; Ernest Davies, Konrad Nachtigall; Ludwig Weber, Veit Pogner; Marian Nowakowski, Hermann Ortel; Geraint Evans, Nachtwächter; Charles Morris, Hans Schwarz; Ronald Lewis, Hans Foltz

Thomas Beecham, conductor

29 June, 2, 5, 7 July 1951

Performances 12-15 of this opera


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