Sunday, 16 August 2015

Covent Garden Opera Company 1951 - 1952 season

1951-1952


THE BOHEMIAN GIRL Balfe
Roberta Peters/Lorely Dyer, Arline; Winifred Watkins, Buda; Edith Coates/Janet Howe, gipsies' queen; Hubert Littlewood, 1°gypsy; Thomas Fletcher, 2°gypsy; Anthony Marlowe/John Lanigan, Thaddeus; Murray Dickie, Florestein; Hector Thomas, officer; Jess Walters/Bryan Drake, count Arnheim; Alan Hobson, huntsman; Howell Glynne/Martin Lawrence, Devilshoof

Thomas Beecham/Norman Del Mar, conductor
Dennis Arundell, director
Frederick Crooke, set designer
Beatrice Dawson, costume designer

15, 16, 17, 18 (m), 18(e), 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25(m), 25(e), 27, 28, 29, 30, 31 August, 1(m), 1(e) September 1951

Performances 1-19 of this opera

                                                                                                                                                                               
TURANDOT Puccini
Gertrude Grob-Prandl/Maria Kinasiewicz, Turandot; Blanche Turner, Liù; James Johnston/Edgar Evans, Calaf; David Tree, Altoum; Parry Jones, Pong; Thorsteinn Hannesson, Pang; Otakar Kraus, Ping; Rhydderch Davies, mandarino; Frederick Dalberg, Timur

John Barbirolli/Reginald Goodall, conductor

22, 24 October, 12, 22 November 1951, 12, 15, 29 January, 18 April, 10, 23 May 1952

Performances 15-24 of this opera


AIDA Verdi
Gré Brouwenstijn/Hilde Zadek, AidaRosina Raisbeck, sacerdotessa; Edith Coates/Constance Shacklock, Amneris Hans Hopf/James Johnston, Radamès William McAlpine/David Tree, messaggero; Jess Walters, Amonasro; Michael Langdon/Frederick Dalberg, Re; Marian Nowakowski, Ramfis 

John Barbirolli, conductor

27, 29 October, 5, 20 November 1951, 10, 19 January, 1 February, 14 April, 17 May, 26, 28 June 1952

Performances 37-47 of this opera


RIGOLETTO Verdi
Ilse Hollweg/Sári Barabás, Gilda; Adele Leigh/Leonne Mills, contessa Ceprano; Vera Hoddinott, paggio; Lilian Simmons, Giovanna; Edith Coates/Monica Sinclair, Maddalena; John Lanigan/Anthony Marlowe/Kenneth Neate, duca di Mantova; William McAlpine, Matteo Borsa; Tom Williams/Marko Rothmüller, Rigoletto; Rhydderch Davies, Monterone; Ronald Lewis, Marullo; Bryan Drake, Ceprano; Michael Langdon/Marian Nowakowski, Sparafucile; Hubert Littlewood, usciere

Franco Capuana, conductor

30 October, 3, 13, 17 November 1951, 14, 19, 24 June 1952

Performances 34-40 of this opera


THE PILGRIM’S PROGRESS Vaughan Williams
Iris Kells, woodcutter's boy; Monica Sinclair, heavenly being/2°shining; Adele Leigh, Voice of a Bird/Shining One; Vera Hoddinott, Shining One; Monica Sinclair, heavenly being/shining one; Barbara Howitt, Mme. Bubble; Olwen Davies, Mme. Wanton; Leah Roberts, Malice; Jeanne Bowden, Pickthank; Olga Frei, Angel of the Lord; Jean Watson, madam By-Ends; Elizabeth Goodall, Myfanwy Edwards, Voice from Celestial Choir; William McAlpine, Lord Lechery/1°shepherd; Edgar Evans, celestial messenger/ interpreter; Parry Jones, Mr.By-Ends; David Tree, Timorous/Usher; Arnold Matters, Pilgrim; Bryan Drake, watchful; Inia Te Wiata, John Bunyan; Norman Walker, Evangelist/Shepherd; Rhydderch Davies, Obstinate/Lord Hategood; Geraint Evans, Herald; 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, Pliable/Shepherd; William McAlpine, Shepherd/Mistrust/Shepherd;

Leonard Hancock, conductor

31 October, 9 November 1951, 12 February 1952

Performances 8-10 of this opera


DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE Mozart
Adele Leigh, Pamina; Ilse Hollweg/Sári Barabás/Kathryn Harvey, Königin der Nacht; Rosina Raisbeck, Erste Dame; Iris Kells, Erster Knabe; Leonne Mills, Zweiter Knabe; Monica Sinclair, Dritter Knabe; Adele Leigh, Papagena; Olwen Davies, Zweite Dame; Jean Watson, Dritte Dame; Peter Pears/John Lanigan, Tamino; Parry Jones, Monostatos; Edgar Evans/Thorsteinn Hannesson, Erster Priester; Edgar Evans/Thorsteinn Hannesson, Erster Geharnischter; Jess Walters/Theodor Uppman, Papageno; Marian Nowakowski/Norman Walker, Sarastro; Inia Te Wiata, Sprecher; Geraint Evans, Zweiter Priester; Geraint Evans, Zweiter Geharnischter

Peter Gellhorn, conductor

1, 8, 15 November 1951, 16, 23 April, 5 May, 3 June 1952

Performances 49-55 of this opera


LOHENGRIN Wagner
Sylvia Fisher, Elsa; Rosina Raisbeck, Ortrud; Myfanwy Edwards, 1°Edelknabe; Elizabeth Goodall, 2°Edelknabe; Leah Roberts, 3°Edelknabe; Lilian Finnons, 4°Edelknabe; Franz Lechleitner/Thorsteinn Hannesson, Lohengrin; John Cameron, 1°brabantische Edle; Bryan Drake, 2°brabantische Edle; Tom Williams, Telramund; Rhydderch Davies, Heerrufer; Norman Walker, Heinrich der Vogler; William McAlpine, 3°brabantische Edle; David Tree, 4°brabantische Edle

Peter Gellhorn, conductor

2, 7, 16 November 1951

Performances 16-18 of this opera


LA BOHÈME Puccini
Suzanne Danco/Elizabeth Schwarzkopf, Mimi; Blanche Turner/Christel Goltz/Victoria Sladen, Musetta; John Lanigan/James Johnston/Anthony Marlowe, Rodolfo; James Jones, Parpignol; Jess Walters/Otakar Kraus, Marcello; Geraint Evans/Ronald Lewis, Schaunard; Howell Glynne, Colline; Ronald Lewis/David Tree, Benoit; Ronald Lewis/David Tree, Alcindoro; Hubert Littlewood, doganiere

Franco Capuana, conductor

6, 10, 26 November 1951, 21 February, 20, 23, 25 June 1952

Performances 34-40 of this opera


PIKOVAYA DAMA Tchaikovsky
Hilde Zadek, Liza; Leonne Mills, Masha; Monica Sinclair, Polina; Edith Coates, Countess; Barbara Howitt/Winifred Watkins, Governess; Edgar Evans, Herman; Parry Jones, Chekalinsky; William McAlpine, Chaplitsky; David Tree, Master of Ceremonies; Otakar Kraus/John Cameron/Marko Rothmüller, Count Tomsky; Jess Walters, Prince Yeletsky; Ronald Lewis, Surin; Michael Langdon, Narumov

Vilem Tausky, conductor

14 November, 4 December 1951, 4 January 1952

Performances 7-9 of this opera


TOSCA Puccini
Margherita Grandi/Maria Kinasiewicz/Hilde Zadek, Tosca; James Johnston/Anthony Marlowe, Mario Cavaradossi; David Tree, Spoletta; Iris Kells, pastorello; Otakar Kraus/Arnold Matters/Marko Rothmüller, Scarpia; Ronald Lewis, sagrestano; Michael Langdon, Cesare Angelotti; Ronald Lewis, Sciarrone; Michael Langdon, carceriere

Franco Capuana/Reginald Goodall, conductor

19, 27 November, 5, 10 December 1951, 22, 29 April 1952

Performances 12-17 of this opera


BILLY BUDD Britten
Peter Pears/Edgar Evans, Edward Fairfax Vere; Anthony Marlowe, Red Whiskers; David Tree, Squeak; Emlyn Jones/Ernest Russer, Maintop; William McAlpine/Max Worthley, novice; Theodor Uppman, Billy Budd; Hervey Alan/Laurence Mott, Redburn; Bryan Drake, Donald; Ronald Lewis, Bosun; Rhydderch Davies, 1°mate; Hubert Littlewood, 2°mate; Alan Hobson, Arthur Jones; John Cameron, novice's friend; Geraint Evans, Flint; Frederick Dalberg, John Claggart; Michael Langdon, Ratcliffe; Inia Te Wiata, Dansker; Brian Ettridge, Kenneth Nash, Peter Spencer, Colin Waller, midshipmen

Benjamin Britten, conductor
Basil Coleman, director
John Piper, designer

1, 8, 11, 15, 21, 27 December 1951, 17, 21, 26 April, 1, 8, 13 May 1952

Performances 1-12 of this opera


DIE MEISTERSINGER VON NÜRNBERG (Wagner)
Elisabeth Grummer, Eva; Constance Shacklock, Magdalene; Hans Hopf, 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; Bryan Drake, Konrad Nachtigall; Ludwig Weber, Veit Pogner; Marian Nowakowski, Hermann Ortel; Geraint Evans, Nachtwächter; Charles Morris, Hans Schwarz; Ronald Lewis, Hans Foltz

Thomas Beecham, conductor

14, 17 December 1951

Performances 16-17 of this opera


IL TROVATORE Verdi
Gré Brouwenstijn/Hilde Zadek/Lucia Kelston/Victoria Elliott, Leonora; Leonne Mills, Ines; Edith Coates/Jean Watson/Ebe Stignani, Azucena; James Johnston/Primo Zambruno, Manrico; Edgar Evans/Thomas Fletcher/William McAlpine, Ruiz; Emlyn Jones, messo; Jess Walters, conte di Luna; Michael Langdon, Ferrando; Hubert Littlewood, vecchio zingaro

Franco Capuana, conductor

18, 22 December 1951, 1, 5 January, 7, 11, 13, 16 June 1952

Performances 31-38 of this opera


FIDELIO Beethoven
Sylvia Fisher, Leonore; Adele Leigh, Marzelline; Thorsteinn Hannesson/Julius Patzak, Florestan; William McAlpine, Jaquino; Lewis Powell/Andrew Daniels, 1°Gefangener; Tom Williams, Don Pizarro; Howell Glynne, Rocco; Marko Rothmüller, Don Fernando; Charles Morris, 2°Gefangener

Peter Gellhorn, conductor

20 December 1951, 24 January, 25, 30 April 1952

Performances 17-20 of this opera


DER ROSENKAVALIER Richard Strauss
Sylvia Fisher, Marschallin; Muriel Burnett/Olwen Davies, Marianne; Jacqueline Browning, Modistin; Ruth Guldbaek/Adele Leigh, Sophie; Constance Shacklock, Octavian; Vera Evans, 1°Waise; Vera Hoddinott, 2°Waise; Jean Watson, Annina; Lilian Simmons, 3°Waise; Parry Jones, Valzacchi; Anthony Marlowe, Sänger; Thomas Fletcher, Haushofmeister bei Faninal; David Tree, Haushofmeister bei der Marschallin; David Tree, Wirt; Emlyn Jones, Tierhändler; Afan Davies, 1°Lakai; John Campbell, 1°Kellner; Wilfred Jones, 3°Lakai; Alan Hobson, 3°Kellner: Ronald Lewis, 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


Erich Kleiber/Peter Gellhorn, conductor

28 December 1951, 3, 8, 16 January, 2 February, 19 April, 2, 29 May 1952

Performances 35-42 of this opera


WOZZECK Berg
Christel Goltz, Marie; Brian Buck, Marie's Sohn; Monica Sinclair/Edith Coates, Margret; Thorsteinn Hannesson, Tambourmajor; Edgar Evans/William McAlpine, Andres; Parry Jones/Max Worthley, Hauptmann; David Tree/Andrew Daniels, Narr; Marko Rothmüller/Jess Walters, Wozzeck; Ronald Lewis/Emlyn Jones, 2°Handwerksbusch; John Cockerill, Soldat; Frederick Dalberg/Otakar Kraus, Doktor; Michael Langdon, 1°Handwerksbusch

Erich Kleiber, conductor
Sumner Austin, director
Caspar Neher, designer

22, 25, 30 January, 5, 13, 18 February 1952

Performances 1-6 of this opera


LE NOZZE DI FIGARO Mozart
Sylvia Fisher, contessa Rosina; Ruth Guldbaek/Adele Leigh, Susanna; Iris Kells, Barbarina; Monica Sinclair/Constance Shacklock, Cherubino; Edith Coates, Marcellina; Max Worthley/William McAlpine, Don Basilio; David Tree, Don Curzio; Geraint Evans, Figaro; Bruce Boyce/Jess Walters, conte Almaviva; Howell Glynne, Bartolo; Rhydderch Davies, Antonio

Erich Kleiber/Peter Gellhorn, conductor

8, 11, 16, 20, 28 April, 6 June 1952

Performances 25-30 of this opera


SALOME Richard Strauss
Christel Goltz/Dorothy Dow, Salome; Edith Coates, Herodias;  Monica Sinclair, Page; Vera Hoddinott, Sklave; Arthur Carron, Herodes; Edgar Evans, Narraboth; William McAlpine, 1°Jude; David Tree, 2°Jude; Wilfred Jones, 3°Jude; Emlyn Jones, 4°Jude; Thorsteinn Hannesson, 2°Nazarener; Marko Rothmüller, Jochanaan; Michael Langdon, Kappadozier; Rhydderch Davies, 5°Jude; Norman Walker, 1°Soldat; Douglas Parnell, 2°Soldat; Marian Nowakowski, 1°Nazarener

Vilem Tausky, conductor

22 February, 15, 24 April 1952

Performances 11-13 of this opera


TRISTAN UND ISOLDE Wagner
Helena Braun, Isolde; Constance Shacklock, Brangäne; Set Svanholm, Tristan; Edgar Evans, Melot; John Lanigan, Seemann; David Tree, Hirt; Rudolf Grossmann, Kurwenal; Rhydderch Davies, Steuermann; Frederick Dalberg, König Marke

Erich Kleiber, conductor

12, 15, 22 May 1952

Performances 18-20 of this opera


MADAMA BUTTERFLY Puccini
Vixctoria Sladen, Butterfly; Monica Sinclair, Suzuki; Joyce Livingstone, Kate Pinkerton; James Johnston, Pinkerton; David Tree, Goro; Ronald Lewis, Yamadori; Tom Williams, Sharpless; Rhydderch Davies, zio Bonzo; Ronald Firmager, commissario imperiale

Franco Capuana, conductor

31 May, 5, 9 June 1952

Performances 21-23 of this opera


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