Wednesday 15 August 2018

BAYERISCHE STAATSOPER, MÜNCHEN New Productions 1945 - 1959


The following lists new productions given by the Bayerische Staatsoper in the Prinzregenten Theater between 1945 and 1959 whilst swaiting its retun to the rebuilt Nationaltheater in 1962

15 November 1945
FIDELIO
Ludwig van Beethoven

Don Fernando.................................. Georg Hann
Don Pizarro.................................... Hans Hotter
Florestan....................................... Franz Völker
Leonore........................................ Helena Braun
Rocco...................................... Ferdinand Frantz
Marzelline........................... Gerda Sommerschuh
Jacqunio.................................... Walter Carnuth
First Prisoner..................................... Emil Graf
Second Prisoner.............................. Franz Reuter

Conductor............................. Bertil Wetzlsberger
Director................................... Günther Rennert
Set Designer.................................. Caspar Neher
Costume Designer......................... Liselotte Erler

17 November 1945
DER SCHAUSPIELDIREKTOR
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Schauspieldirektor................. Walter Höfermayer
Frau Silberklang................................ Adele Kern
Frau Pfeil............................ Anny van Kruyswyk
Eiler............................................... Georg Hann
Herz.......................................... Walter Carnuth
Frisch.............................................. Karl Hanft
Hausmeisterin.................................. Kate Zeiler

Conductor.............................. Hans-Georg Ratjen
Director.......................................... Walter Pohl
Designer...................................... Liselotte Erler


2 December 1945
TIEFLAND
Eugen d’Albert

Marta....................................... Marianne Schech
Pedro............................................ Julius Pölzer
Sebastiano................................. Carl Kronenberg
Tommaso................................. Ferdinand Frantz
Nuri........................................... Käthe Nentwig
Pepa............................................... Lisl Kadera
Antonia.......................................... Ina Gerheim
Rosalia................................ Hedwig Fichtmüller
Moruccio....................................... Karl Schmidt
Nando........................................ Walter Carnuth
Bauer............................... Hans Taubmann-Cuno

Conductor.............................. Hans-Georg Ratjen
Director......................................... Rudolf Hille
Set Designer............................... Liudwig Sievert
Costume Designer.................... Irmingard Prestel

13 January 1946
LES CONTES D’HOFFMANN
Jacques Offenbach

Coppelius/Dapertutto/Mirakel........... Hans Hotter
Hoffmann................................... Franz Klarwein
Giulietta..................................... Ljuba Welitsch
Olympia........................................... Adele Kern
Antonia.......................................... Maud Cunitz
Spalanzani........................................ Carl Seydel
Crespel.......................................... Georg Wieter
Schlemil....................................... Karl Schmidt
Andres/Cochenielle/Pitchinaccio/Franzl............... Walter Carnuth
Luther....................................... August Stephan
Nathanael.......................................... Emil Graf
Hermann........................................... Adolf Keil
Stella................................... Marianne Parnitzka
Niklaus...................................... Ruth Michaelis
Stimmer der Mutter.......................... Ina Gerhein

Conductor.............................. Hans Georg Ratjen
Director......................................... Rudolf Hille
Choreographer.............................. Marcel Luipart
Set Designer................................. Gerd Utescher
Costume Designer......................... Liselotte Erler

16 January 1946
HÄNSEL UND GRETEL
Engelbert Humperdinck

Peter........................................ Carl Kronenberg
Gertrud.................................... Marianne Schech
Hänsel....................................... Ruth Michaelis
Gretel................................. Gerda Sommerschuh
Knusperhexe................ Esther Mühlbauer-Boerck
Sandmann/Taumännchen.... Elisabeth Lindermeier

Conductor............................... Otto Wirthensohn
Director........................................ Walther Pohl

2 February 1946
LA SERVA PADRONA
Giovanni Battista Pergolesi

Pandolfo........................................ Georg Wieter
Zerbine............................................ Adele Kern
Scapine....................................... Walther Krohn

Conductor.............................. Hans Georg Ratjen
Director........................................ Walther Pohl
Designer...................................... Liselotte Erler

24 February 1946
OTELLO
Giuseppe Verdi

Otello............................................ Franz Völker
Iago............................................... Hans Hotter
Cassio........................................ Franz Klarwein
Desdemona..................................... Maud Cunitz
Roderigo........................................ Heinz Braun
Lodovico....................................... Georg Wieter
Montano........................................ Karl Schmidt
Herald...................................... Friedrich Busch
Emilia......................................... Irmgard Barth

Conductor........................... Bertil Wetzelsberger
Director and Set Designer........... Günther Rennert
Costume Designer......................... Liselotte Erler

28 April 1946
TOSCA
Giacomo Puccini

Tosca........................................... Maria Nezadal
Cavaradossi........................... Loren\ Fehenberger
Scarpia............................................ Georg Hann
Angelotti..................................... Albrecht Peter
Sacristan....................................... Georg Wieter
Spoletta............................... Hein\z Braun-Buran
Sciarrone........................................... Adolf Keil
Gaoler......................................... Willy Merkert
Shepherd \boy............................. Ruth Michaelis

Conductor.............................. Hans-Georg Ratjen
Director......................................... Rudolf Hille
Set Designer................................. Gerd Utescher
Costume Designer............................. Janni Loghi

8 May 1946
MADAMA BUTTERFLY
Giacomo Puccini

Cio-Cio-San..................................... Maud Cunitz
Pinkerton................................... Franz Klarwein
Suzuki........................................ Ruth Michaelis
Sharpless................................... Carl Kronenberg
Goro..................................... Heinz Braun-Buran
Yamadori........................................... Emil Graf
Bonze........................................... Karl Schmidt
Kate Pinkerton.................. Elisabeth Lindermeier

Conductor............................... Otto Wirthensohn
Dircctor........................................ Walther Pohl
Set Designer.......................... Friedrich Koburger
Costume Designer.............................. Lovis Révy


5 June 1946
DER FREISCHÜTZ
Carl Maria von Weber

Ottokar......................................... Franz Reuter
Kuno.......................................... Franz Schmidt
Agathe......................................... Erna Dietrich
Ännchen.............................. Gerda Sommerschuh
Kaspar.................................... Ferdinand Frantz
Max........................................... Franz Klarwein
Kilian.................................. Heinz Braun-Buran
Germit............................................ Georg Hann
Samiel............................................. Gert Keller

Conductor.................................... Kurt Eichhorn
Designer .................................... Herbert Strube
Set Designer.......................... Friedrich Koburger
Costume Designer.............................. Lovis Révy

26 July 1946
LE NOZZE DI FIGARO
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Figaro.......................................... Benno Kusche
Susanna............................ Elisabeth Lindermeier
Almaviva.................................... Peter Albrecht
Countess....................................... Erna Dietrich
Cherubino............................. Hildegard Kapferer
Marzelline........................................ Maria Wolf
Bartolo....................................... Rudolf Wünzer
Basilio.................................. Heinz Braun-Buran
Antonio......................................... Franz Reuter
Barbarina.................................... Käthe Nentwig
Don Curzio......................................... Emil Graf

Conductor.............................. Hans Georg Ratjen
Director.......................................... Walter Pohl
Choreographer.............................. Marcel Luipart
Set Designer................................. Jan Schlubach
Costume Designer.............................. Lovis Révy



19 November 1946
DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Sarastro........................................... Georg Hann
Queen of the Night.................. Barbara Kern-Eger
Tamino..................................... Walther Ludwig
Pamina.......................................... Maud Cunitz
Papageno..................................... Benno Kusche
Papagena.......................... Elisabeth Lindermeier
Sprecher........................................ Georg Wieter
First Lady................................ Marianne Schech
Second Lady.................................. Cäcilie Reich
Third Lady.................................. Ruth Michaelis
Monostatos................................. Walter Carnuth
First Priest......................................... Emil Graf
Second Priest.............................. Rudolf Wünzer
First Boy................................... Margret Werner
Second Boy................................. Elisabeth Carol
Third Boy.................... Katja Fischer-Dobbelstein
First Armoured Man............... Heinz Braun-Buran
Second Armoured Man.................... Karl Schmidt

Conductor............................... Ferdinand Leitner
Director..................................... Herbert Decker
Designer........................................... Leni Bauer

1 January 1947
CARMEN
Georges Bizet

Carmen........................................ Helena Braun
Don José.............................. Lorenz Fehenberger
Micaela.................................... Annelies Kupper
Escamillo....................................... Hans Hotter
Zuniga......................................... Benno Kusche
Morales....................................... Albrecht Peter
Frasquita............................. Gerda Sommerschuh
Mercedes.......................... Elisabeth Lindermeier
Dancairo......................... Wilhelm Walther Dicks
Remendado........................... Heinz Braun-Buran
Lilas Pastia............................ Heinz Helmstetter

Conductor......................................... Georg Solti
Director......................................... Peter Hamel
Choreography............................... Marcel Luipart
Designer.......................................... Janni Loghi



28 March 1947
EUGENE ONEGIN
Peter Il’yich Tchaikovsky

Onegin........................................ Hans Reinmar
Tatyana.................................... Annelies Kupper
Lensky...................................... Walther Ludwig
Larina......................................... Irmgard Barth
Olga................................................. Katja Sabo
Filipievna........................................ Ina Gerhein
Gremin.................................... Ferdinand Frantz
Zaretsky..................................... Albrecht Peter
Triquet................................. Heinz Braun-Buran

Conductor............................... Ferdinand Leitner
Director..................................... Arnulf Schröder
Choreographer.............................. Marcel Luipart
Designer........................................ Janni Longhi

29 April 1947
DIE WALKÜRE
Richard Wagner

Siegmund....................................... Franz Völker
Hunding................................. Friedrich Dalberg
Wotan............................................ Hans Hotter
Sieglinde.................................. Marianne Schech
Brunnhilde................................... Erna Schlüter
Fricka......................................... Irmgard Barth
Helmwige..................................... Erna Dietrich
Gerhilde.............................. Gerda Sommerschuh
Ortlinde........................ Esther Mühlbauer-Boeck
Waltraute......................... Elisabeth Lindermeier
Siegrune...................................... Irmgard Barth
Grimgerde......................................... Katja Sabo
Schwertleite.................................... Ina Gerhein
Rossweisse.................................. Ruth Michaelis

Conductor......................................... Georg Solti
Director..................................... Max Hofmüller
Designer.......................................... Janni Loghi



24 May 1947
IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA
Gioachino Rossini

Figaro............................................ Bernd Heyer
Rosina........................................ Käthe Nentwig
Almaviva............................. Lorenz Fehenberger
Bartolo.......................................... Georg Wieter
Basilio............................................ Paul Bender
Marcellina....................................... Ina Gerhein
Fiorillo.............................................. Emil Graf
Offizier........................................ Willy Merkert
Notary......................................... Paul Laugisch
Ambrogio......................................... Josef Maier

Conductor.................................... Kurt Eichhorn
Director............................. Alex Erwin Dieterich
Designer................................... Leni Bauer-Ecsy

6 July 1947
DIE BERNAUERIN
Carl Orff

Ansager..................................... Hans Winninger
Herzog Albrecht............................. Peter Pasetti
Kaspar Bernauer........................... Ernst Barthels
Agnes Bernauer.................. Heidemarie Hatheyer
Badegast...................................... Benno Kusche
Weischer Spielmann............... Heinz Braun-Buran
Tenor Solo............................ Lorenz Fehenberger
Kanzler von Albrecht.................. Friedrich Ulmer

Conductor............................... Ferdinand Leitner
Director................................... Hans Schweikart
Designer........................................ Caspar Neher



24 July 1947
DIE SCHWEIGSAME FRAU
Richard Strauss

Morosus.................................. Friedrich Dalberg
Barbier........................................... Josef Knapp
Henry........................................ Franz Klarwein
Aminta............................................ Clara Ebers
Haushälterin............................ Sigrid Rothermel
Isotta.................................. Anny van Kruyswyk
Carlotta....................................... Irmgard Barth
Morbio........................................ Albrecht Peter
Vanuzzi....................................... Benno Kusche
Farfallo...................................... Rudolf Wünzer

Conductor.............................. Hans-Georg Ratjen
Director..................................... Max Hofmüller
Designer................................... Leni Bauer-Ecsy

11 October 1947
ŤA KABANOVÁ
Leoš Janáček

ťa........................................ Marianne Schech
Dikoy........................................... Karl Schmidt
Boris.......................................... Franz Klarwein
Kabanicha................................... Irmgard Barth
Tichon................................... Walther Carnuthja
Kudrjaš............................................. Paul Kuen
Varvara............................................ Katja Sabo
Kuligin.............................................. Adolf Keil

Conductor.............................. Hans-Georg Ratjen
Director..................................... Max Hofmüller
Set Designer........................................ Loe Dahl
Costume Designer.............................. Lovis Révy

26 November 1947
TRISTAN UND ISOLDE
Richard Wagner

Tristan......................................... August Seider
Isolde........................................... Helena Braun
Kurwenal...................................... Robert Hager
Brangäne..................................... Irmgard Barth
König Marke............................ Friedrich Dalberg
Melot.......................................... Albrecht Peter
Hirt/Junge Seemann........................... Paul Kuen
Steuermann................................ Rudolf Wünzer

Conductor......................................... Georg Solti
Director................................... Georg Hartmann
Designer.................................... Richard Panzer

6 January 1948
LA FORZA DEL DESTINO
Giuseppe Verdi

Alvaro.................................. Lorenz Fehenberger
Carlos......................................... Albrecht Peter
Leonora.......................................... Maud Cunitz
Marquis of Calatrava....................... Georg Wieter
Padre Guardiano...................... Friedrich Dalberg
Fra Melitone................................. Benno Kusche
Preziosilla......................................... Katja Sabo
Trabuco..................................... Walter Carnuth

Conductor......................................... Georg Solti
Director................................... Georg Hartmann
Designer................................... Leni Bauer-Ecsy

22 January 1948
GIANNI SCHICCHI
Giacomo Puccini

Gianni Schicchi................................ Georg Hann
Lauretta............................ Elisabeth Lindemeier
Zita............................................ Irmgard Barth
Rinuccio.................................... Franz Klarwein
Gherardo........................................... Paul Kuen
Nella.................................. Gerda Sommerschuh
Gherardino......................... Hans-Dieter Schäffler
Simone................................... Friedrich Dalberg
Marco........................................... Karl Schmidt
Ciesca............................................. Ina Gerhein
Spinelocchio.......................... Heinz Braun-Buran
Notary....................................... Rudolf Wünzer
Pinellino........................................... Adolf Keil
Guccio.......................................... Josef Neufeld

Conductor.................................... Kurt Eichhorn
Director..................................... Max Hofmüller
Designer.......................................... Janni Loghi


13 March 1948
MATHIS DER MALER
Paul Hindemith

Mathis......................................... Hans Reinmar
Albrecht von Brandenburg............ Franz Klarwein
Ursula...................................... Marianne Schech
Lorenz von Pommersfelden............. Benno Kusche
Wolfgang Capito................................. Paul Kuen
Riedinger................................ Friedrich Dalberg
Hans Schwalb....................... Lorenz Fehenberger
Truchseß von Waldberg................ Rudolf Wünzer
Sylvester von Traumberg................. Willi Franter
Graf von Helfenstein................ Hansjakob Kröber
Pfeifer des Grafen................. Heinz Brauen-Buran
Regina................................ Gerda Sommerschuh
Gräfin Helfenstein........................ Irmgard Barth

Conductor......................................... Georg Solti
Director................................... Georg Hartmann
Designer.................................... Helmut Jürgens

15 April 1948
DIE KLUGE
Carl Orff

König.............................................. Georg Hann
Bauer......................................... Rudolf Wünzer
Seine Tochter............................ Annelies Kupper
Kerkemeister................................. Karl Schmidt
Mann mit dem Esel...................... Walter Carnuth
Mann mit dem Maulesel............. Albrevycht Peter
Strolch 1........................................... Paul Kuen
Strolch 2........................................ Bernd Heyer
Strolch 3...................................... Benno Kusche

Conductor............................... Ferdinand Leitner
Director................................... Günther Rennert
Stage Designer........................... Helmut Jürgens
Costume Designer.............................. Lovis Révy



20 June 1948
PAGLIACCI
Ruggero Leoncavallo

Canio............................................. Franz Völker
Nedda...................................... Annelies Kupper
Tonio.......................................... Hans Reinmar
Beppo........................................ Walter Carnuth
Silvio.......................................... Albrecht Peter

Conductor.............................. Hans-Georg Ratjen
Director..................................... Max Hofmüller
Designer.......................................... Janni Loghi

4 September 1948
SALOME
Richard Strauss

Herod........................................ Franz Klarwein
Herodias...................................... Irmgard Barth
Salome..................................... Annelies Kupper
Jochanaan.................................... Hans Reinmar
Narraboth............................. Lorenz Fehenberger
Page................................................. Katja Sabo
Erster Jude....................................... Paul Kuen
Zweiter Jude.................................. Willi Franter
Dritter Jude....................................... Emil Graf
Vierter Jude............................... Walter Carnuth
Fünfter Jude.................................. Georg Wieter
Erste Nazarener....................... Friedrich Dalberg
Zweiter Nazarener........................ Albrecht Peter
Erster Soldat................................. Karl Schmidt
Zweiter Soldat.............................. Benno Kusche
Cappadocian................................ Rudolf Wünzer

Conductor......................................... Georg Solti
Director................................... Georg Hartmann
Stage Designer........................... Helmut Jürgens
Costume Designer...................... Gudrun Buschan

13 September 1948
CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA
Pietro Mascagni

Santuzza....................................... Cäcilie Reich
Turiddu......................................... Willi Franter
Lucia.............................................. Ina Gerhein
Alfio............................................. Egmont Koch
Lola.................................... Gerda Sommerschuh

Conductor.................................... Kurt Eichhorn
Director..................................... Max Hofmüller
Designer........................................ Janni Longhi

21 October 1948
AIDA
Giuseppe Verdi

Aida.............................................. Maud Cunitz
Radames.............................. Lorenz Fehenberger
Amneris...................................... Irmgard Barth
Amonasro.................................... Hans Reinmar
Ramfis.................................... Friedrich Dalberg
Il Re........................................... Benno Kusche
Messenger......................................... Paul Kuen
Priestess........................... Elisabeth Lindermeier

Conductor......................................... Georg Solti
Director................................... Georg Hartmann
Choreography............................... Rudolf Kölling
Stage Designer........................... Helmut Jürgens
Costume Designer............................... Elly Ohms

24 November 1948
IL TABARRO
Giacomo Puccini

Michele....................................... Hans Reinmar
Giorgetta.................................. Annelies Kupper
Luigi................................................ Hans Hopf
Tinca......................................... Walter Carnuth
Talpa............................................ Georg Wieter
Frugola....................................... Ruth Michaelis
Song Seller........................................ Paul Kuen

Conductor.................................... Kurt Eichhorn
Director......................................... Peter Hamel
Designer........................................ Janni Longhi

2 January 1949
LOHENGRIN
Richard Wagner

Lohengrin..................................... August Seider
Elsa............................................... Maud Cunitz
Telramund.................................... Egmont Koch
Ortrud.......................................... Helena Braun
Heerrufer.................................... Albrecht Peter
Heinrich der Vogler.......................... Georg Hann

Conductor.............................. Hans-Georg Ratjen
Director..................................... Max Hofmüller
Stage Designer........................... Helmut Jürgens
Costume Designer............................... Elly Ohms



26 February 1949
DON GIOVANNI
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Don Giovanni............................... Hans Reinmar
Donna Anna.............................. Annelies Kupper
Leporello...................................... Benno Kusche
Donna Elvira................................. Cäcilie Reich
Don Ottavio................................. Richard Holm
Zerlina................................ Gerda Sommerschuh
Masetto....................................... Albrecht Peter
Commendatore............................... Max Proebstl

Conductor......................................... Georg Solti
Director................................... Georg Hartmann
Stage Designer........................... Helmut Jürgens
Costume Designer............................... Elly Ohms

3 April 1949
PALESTRINA
Hans Pfitzner

Giovanni Morone........................ Carl Kronenberg
Bernardo Novagerio....................... Richard Holm
Kardinal Madruscht........................ Max Proebstl
Carlo Borromeo.............................. Egmont Koch
Abdisu....................................... Walter Carnuth
Graf Luna.................................... Albrecht Peter
Erzbischof von Prag........................ Georg Wieter
Bischof von Budoja......................... Willi Franter
Palestrina............................. Lorenz Fehenberger
Silla................................................. Katja Sabo
Bischof von Severolus..................... Benno Kusche

Conductor..................................... Robert Heger
Director........................................ Heinz Arnold
Stage Designer........................... Helmut Jürgens
Costume Designer............................... Elly Ohms


30 April 1949
RASKOLNIKOFF
Heinrich Sutermeier

Raskolnikoff............................... Franz Klarwein
Frau Raskolnikoff......................... Irmgard Barth
Rasumichin...................................... Carl Hoppe
Marmeladoff.................................. Georg Wieter
Frau Marmeladoff........................ Ruth Michaelis
Sonja................................ Elisabeth Lindermeier
Lene................................................ Ellen Kock
Poletschka................................... Anke ter Vehn
Wucherin................................... Constanze Lenz
Bärenführer................................... Karl Schmidt
Polizist...................................... Rudolf Wünzer

Conductor......................................... Georg Solti
Director................................... Georg Hartmann
Stage Designer........................... Helmut Jürgens
Costume Designer............................... Elly Ohms

11 June 1949
DER ROSENKAVALIER
Richard Strauss

Feldmarschallin............................. Helena Braun
Baron Ochs...................................... Georg Hann
Octavian........................................ Maud Cunitz
Sophie................................. Gerda Sommerschuh
Faninal......................................... Karl Schmidt
Marianne Leitmetzerin...................... Lisl Kadera
Valzacchi.......................................... Paul Kuen
Annina............................................ Ina Gerhein
Police Commissioner/Notary......... Rudolf Wünzer
Faninal’s Major Domo........................ Carl Hoppe
Landlord.................................... Walter Carnuth
Singer.......................................... Richard Holm

Conductor......................................... Georg Solti
Director................................... Georg Hartmann
Stage Designer........................... Helmut Jürgens
Costume Designer............................... Elly Ohms



26 July 1949
IL TROVATORE
Giuseppe Verdi

Manrico................................ Lorenz Fehenberger
Leonora.......................................... Maud Cunitz
Di Luna.................................... Carl Kronenberg
Azucena...................................... Irmgard Barth
Ferrando..................................... Rudolf Wünzer
Ruiz................................................. Paul Kuen
Ines...................................... Hildegard Limmer
Alte Zigeuner............................... Walter Bracht
Messenger.......................................... Emil Graf

Conductor.................................... Kurt Eichhorn
Director....................................... Robert Michal
Set Designer................................... Janni Longhi
Costume Designer............................... Elly Ohms

28 October 1949
TOBIAS WUNDERLICH
Joseph Haas

Tobias......................................... Albrecht Peter
Heilige Barbara......................... Annelies Kupper
Zigeuner Barbara............................... Katja Sabo
Bürgermeister................................ Karl Schmidt
Fink................................................. Paul Kuen
Wurm........................................ Walter Carnuth
Gemeindeschreiber.............. Fritz Richard Bender
Mister Brown................................. Max Proebstl
Rosenzweig................................. Rudolf Wünzer
Mesner............................................. Paul Hager

Conductor......................................... Georg Solti
Director................................... Georg Hartmann
Designer.................................... Helmut Jürgens



10 December 1949
DIE MEISTERSINGER VON NÜRNBERG
Richard Wagner

Hans Sachs..................................... Hans Hotter
Eva.......................................... Annelies Kupper
Walter..................................... Günther Treptow
Magdalene.................................. Ruth Michaelis
David............................................... Paul Kuen
Beckmesser.................................. Benno Kusche
Pogner.......................................... Max Proebstl
Kothner........................................ Egmont Koch
Vogelgesang................................ Franz Klarwein
Nachtigall........................................ Carl Hoppe
Zorn................................................ Karl Mücke
Eißlinger.......................................... Hans Kern
Moser.............................................. Karl Mösch
Ortel/Nightwatchman.......... Fritz Richard Bender
Schwarz....................................... Walter Bracht

Conductor.................................... Eugen Jochum
Director........................................ Heinz Arnold
Designer.................................... Helmut Jürgens

17 December 1949
HÄNSEL UND GRETEL
Engelbert Humperdinck

Peter.......................................... Albrecht Peter
Gertrud........................................... Ina Gerhein
Hänsel.............................................. Katja Sabo
Gretel......................................... Käthe Nentwig
Knusperhexe..................................... Paul Kuen
Sandmännchen............................... Ingrid Steger
Taumännchen......................... Hildegard Limmer

Conductor................................ Otto Wirthersohn
Producer................................... Siegfried Tittert
Designer.............................. Ludwig Hornsteiner



31 January 1950
BORIS GODUNOV
Modest Mussorgsky

Boris........................................... Hans Reinmar
Pimen............................................. Georg Hann
Dmitri.............................................. Hans Hopf
Feodor.............................................. Katja Sabo
Xenia................................. Gerda Sommerschuh
Schuisky.................................... Franz Klarwein
Marina............................. Elisabeth Lindermeier
Rangoni....................................... Benno Kusche
Varlaam........................................ Georg Wieter
Missail.............................................. Paul Kuen
Holy Fool................................... Walter Carnuth

Conductor......................................... Georg Solti
Director................................... Georg Hartmann
Set Designer.............................. Helmut Jürgens


14 March 1950
ZAR UND ZIMMERMANN
Albert Lortzing

Zar.................................................. Carl Hoppe
Peter Ivanov.............................. Walter Carnuth
Marie............................... Elisabeth Lindermeier
Van Bett....................................... Georg Wieter
Lefort............................... Franz Richard Bender
Lord Sydenham.............................. Max Proebstl
Chateauneuf................................. Richard Holm
Witwe Browe.................................... Maria Wolf

Conductor.................................... Kurt Eichhorn
Director......................................... Peter Hamel
Set Designer................................... Janni Longhi
Costume Designer............................ Anny Strauß



9 April 1950
RIGOLETTO
Giuseppe Verdi

Rigoletto..................................... Hans Reinmar
Gilda.......................................... Käthe Nentwig
Duke of Mantua................................. Hans Hopf
Maddalena........................................ Katja Sabo
Sparafucile.................................... Max Proebstl
Monterone.................................. Rudolf Wünzer
Ceprano............................. Fritz Richard Bender
Countess Ceprano....................... Gudrun Tucksen
Marullo............................................. Adolf Keil
Borsa................................................ Paul Kuen
Giovanna....................................... Ingrid Steger

Conductor......................................... Georg Solti
Director................................... Arnulf Schrödter
Set Designer.............................. Helmut Jürgens

29 May 1950
TANNHÄUSER
Richard Wagner

Tannhäuser............................. Conny Söderström
Elisabeth....................................... Maud Cunitz
Wolfram............................. Karl Schmitt-Walter
Venus...................................... Marianne Schech
Landgraf Hermann............................ Georg Hann
Walther von der Vogelweide........... Richard Holm
Biterolf......................................... Egmont Koch
Heinrich der Schreiber........................ Paul Kuen
Reinmar von Zweter..................... Rudolf Wünzer
Young Shepherd...................... Hildegard Limmer

Conductor......................................... Georg Solti
Director................................... Georg Hartmann
Designer.................................... Emil Preetorius

22 July 1950
DAPHNE
Richard Strauss

Daphne.................................... Annelies Kupper
Leukippos......................................... Hans Hopf
Apollo.................................. Lorenz Fehenberger
Peneios........................................... Georg Hann
Gaea............................................... Res Fischer
Schäfer 1..................................... Albrecht Peter
Schäfer 2........................................... Paul Kuen
Schäfer 3........................... Franz Richard Bender
Schäfer 4............................................ Adolf Keil
Magd 1........................................ Käthe Nentwig
Magd 2............................. Elisabeth Lindermeier

Conductor.................................... Eugen Jochum
Director................................... Georg Hartmann
Stage Designer........................... Helmut Jürgens
Costume Designer................. Rosemarie Jakameit

22 October 1950
DER FLIEGENDE HOLLÄNDER
Richard Wagner

Holländer................................ Ferdinand Frantz
Senta........................................... Helena Braun
Daland.......................................... Max Proebstl
Mary.......................................... Ruth Michaelis
Erik............................................. August Seider
Steuermann.................................. Richard Holm

Conductor......................................... Georg Solti
Director................................... Georg Hartmann
Stage Designer........................... Helmut Jürgens
Costume Designer................. Rosemarie Jakameit


25 December 1950
UN BALLO IN MASCHERA
Giuseppe Verdi

Riccardo.............................. Lorenz Fehenberger
Amelia........................................... Maud Cunitz
Renato........................................ Hans Reinmar
Ulrica......................................... Irmgard Barth
Oscar.......................................... Käthe Nentwig
Silvano............................................ Carl Hoppe
Samuel....................................... Rudolf Wünzer
Tom.............................................. Georg Wieter

Conductor.................................... Eugen Jochum
Director................................... Georg Hartmann
Stage Designer........................... Helmut Jürgens
Costume Designer................. Rosemarie Jakameit

10 January 1951
ANTIGONAE
Carl Orff

Antigonae..................................... Christel Goltz
Ismene........................................ Irmgard Barth
Chorführer.................................... Benno Kusche
Kreon........................................ Hermann Uhde
Wächter............................................ Paul Kuen
Hämon......................................... Karl Ostertag
Tiresias...................................... Ernst Haefliger
Bote............................................... Kurt Böhme
Eurydice.................................. Marianne Schech

Conductor......................................... Georg Solti
Stage Designer........................... Helmut Jürgens
Costume Designer................. Rosemarie Jakameit

13 February 1951
SIEGFRIED
Richard Wagner

Siegfried................................... Bernd Aldenhoff
Brünnhilde............................... Marianne Schech
Wanderer......................... Hans Hermann Nissen
Mime................................................ Paul Kuen
Alberich....................................... Benno Kusche
Erda........................................... Irmgard Barth
Fafner........................................... Max Proebstl
Waldvogel........................... Anny van Kruyswyk

Conductor.......................... Hans Knappertsbusch
Director........................................ Heinz Arnold
Stage Designer........................... Helmut Jürgens

1 April 1951
COSÌ FAN TUTTE
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Fiordiligi.................................. Annelies Kupper
Ferrando...................................... Richard Holm
Dorabella....................................... Maud Cunitz
Guglielmo........................... Karl Schmitt-Walter
Despina...................................... Käthe Nentwig
Don Alfonso.................................. Benno Kusche

Conductor......................................... Georg Solti
Director........................................ Heinz Arnold
Stage Designer........................... Helmut Jürgens
Costume Designer................. Rosemarie Jakameit

27 May 1951
LES CONTES D’HOFFMANN
Jacques Offenbach

Hoffmann................................... Franz Klarwein
Coppelius/Dappertutto/Mirakel....... Hans Reinmar
Antonia/Olympia/Giulietta.......... Annelies Kupper
Spalanzani...................................... Carl Hopper
Crespel.......................................... Max Proebstl
Schlemil..................................... Albrecht Peter
Andreas/Cochenille/Pitichinaccio/Franz............... Walter Carnuth
Lutter......................................... Walter Bracht
Nathanael........................................ Karl Mösch
Hermann........................................... Adolf Keil
Nicklausse......................................... Paul Kuen

Conductor..................................... Robert Heger
Director................................... Georg Hartmann
Designer........................... Wolfgang Znamenacek


22 June 1951
ARIADNE AUF NAXOS
Richard Strauss

Prima Donna/Ariadne...................... Maud Cunitz
Tenor/Bacchus...................... Lorenz Fehenberger
Zerbinetta................................... Käthe Nentwig
Composer.................................. Annelies Kupper
Musiklehrer................................. Albrecht Peter
Haushofmeister.......................... Kurt von Ruffin
Offizier............................................. Hans Kern
Tanzmeister/Scaramuccio.................... Paul Kuen
Harlekin............................. Karl Schmitt-Walter
Truffaldin...................................... Georg Wieter
Brighella.................................... Walter Carnuth
Naide................................... Gerd Sommerschuh
Dryade....................................... Ruth Michaelis
Echo............................................. Hanna Scholl

Conductor......................................... Georg Solti
Director........................................ Heinz Arnold
Designer.................................... Emil Preetorius

14 October 1951
DON CARLO
Giuseppe Verdi

Don Carlo.......................................... Hans Hopf
Elisabeth....................................... Maud Cunitz
Rodrigo.............................. Karl Walter-Schmitt
Eboli...................................... Elisabeth Höngen
Philip II........................................ Hans Hotter
Grand Inquisitor.............................. Kurt Böhme
Mönch........................................... Georg Wieter
Tebaldo......................................... Hanna Scholl
Lerma........................................... Karl Ostertag
Voice from Above......................... Käthe Nentwig

Conductor......................................... Georg Solti
Director........................................ Heinz Arnold
Stage Designer........................... Helmut Jürgens
Costume Designer................. Rosemarie Jakameit


12 December 1951
GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG
Richard Wagner

Siegfried................................... Bernd Aldenhoff
Brünnhilde................................... Helena Braun
Gunther..................................... Hermann Uhde
Gutrune........................................ Cäcilie Reich
Hagen............................................ Kurt Böhme
Norn 1............................................. Ina Gerhein
Norn 2/Waltraute.......................... Irmgard Barth
Norn 3........................................... Bruni Falcon
Alberich..................................... Rudolf Wünzer
Woglinde......................................... Valerie Bak
Wellgunde........................ Elisabeth Lindermeier
Flosshilde................................... Ruth Michaelis

Conductor.......................... Hans Knappertsbusch
Director........................................ Heinz Arnold
Stage Designer........................... Helmut Jürgens
Costume Designer.............................. Lovis Révy

15 January 1952
ELEKTRA
Richard Strauss

Klytämnestra................................... Res Fischer
Elektra............................................ Inge Borkh
Chrysothemis............................ Annelies Kupper
Orest....................................... Ferdinand Frantz
Aegisth...................................... Franz Klarwein
Pfleger des Orest.......................... Rudolf Wünzer
Vertraute............................... Hildegard Limmer

Conductor......................................... Georg Solti
Director........................................ Heinz Arnold
Stage Designer........................... Helmut Jürgens
Costume Designer................. Rosemarie Jakameit


15 March 1952
PEER GYNT
Werner Egk

Peer Gynt................................... Hermann Uhde
Solveig............................................ Valerie Bak
Rothaarige........................ Elisabeth Lindermeier
Aase........................................... Ruth Michaelis
Ingrid............................................ Bruni Falcon
Mads......................................... Walter Carnuth
Der Alte..................................... Franz Klarwein
Unbekannter.................................. Max Proebstl
Hoftroll........................................ Karl Ostertag
Präsident...................................... Georg Wieter

Conductor....................................... Werner Egk
Director........................................ Heinz Arnold
Stage Designer........................... Helmut Jürgens
Costume Designer................. Rosemarie Jakameit

4 May 1952
DIE ENTFÜHRUNG AUS DEM SERAIL
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Belmonte..................................... Richard Holm
Constanze........................................ Valerie Bak
Osmin............................................ Kurt Böhme
Bassa Selim................................ Ulrich Folkmar
Blonde........................................ Käthe Nentwig
Pedrillo............................................ Paul Kuen
Klaas........................................... Walter Bracht

Conductor.................................... Eugen Jochum
Director........................................ Heinz Arnold
Designer.............................. Ludwig Hornsteiner


22 May 1952
DAS RHEINGOLD
Richard Wagner

Wotan..................................... Ferdinand Frantz
Donner....................................... Albrecht Peter
Froh............................................ Richard Holm
Loge.......................................... Franz Klarwein
Alberich....................................... Benno Kusche
Mime................................................ Paul Kuen
Fasolt........................................... Max Proebstl
Fafner............................................ Kurt Böhme
Fricka......................................... Irmgard Barth
Freia............................................. Bruni Falcon
Erda............................................. Ruth Siewert
Woglinde............................. Gerda Sommerschuh
Wellgunde......................... Elisabeth Lindemeier
Flosshilde................................... Ruth Michaelis

Conductor......................................... Georg Solti
Director........................................ Heinz Arnold
Stage Designer........................... Helmut Jürgens
Costume Designer................. Rosemarie Jakameit

8 June 1952
DIE WALKÜRE
Richard Wagner

Wotan..................................... Ferdinand Frantz
Brünnhilde................................... Helena Braun
Siegmund................................. Günther Treptow
Sieglinde.................................. Marianne Schech
Hunding......................................... Kurt Böhme
Fricka..................................... Elisabeth Höngen
Helmwige...................................... Bruni Falcon
Gerhilde.............................. Gerda Sommerschuh
Ortlinde.......................................... Valerie Bak
Waltraute......................... Elisabeth Lindermeier
Siegrune.................................... Elisabeth Sippel
Grimgerde..................................... Ingrid Steger
Schwertleite.................................... Ina Gerhein
Roßweisse................................... Ruth Michaelis

Conductor......................................... Georg Solti
Director........................................ Heinz Arnold
Stage Designer........................... Helmut Jürgens


28 September 1952
FIDELIO
Ludwig van Beethoven

Leonore........................................ Astrid Varnay
Florestan.......................................... Hans Hopf
Don Pizarro.................................... Hans Hotter
Rocco.......................................... Ludwig Weber
Marzelline........................ Elisabeth Lindermeier
Jacquino........................................... Paul Kuen
Don Fernando...................... Karl Schmitt-Walter
Prisoner 1...................................... Karl Ostertag
Prisoner 2.......................................... Adolf Keil

Conductor.................................... Rudolf Kempe
Director.................................. Rudolf Hartmann
Designer.................................... Emil Preetorius

22 October 1952
THE CONSUL
Gian-Carlo Menotti

John Sorel................................... Albrecht Peter
Magda Sorel.............................. Lilian Beningsen
Mother........................................ Irmgard Barth
Secret Policeman........................... Robert Hager
Secretary...................................... Herta Töpper
Kofner.............................. Hans Hermann Nissen
Italienerin..................................... Cäcilie Reich
Anna Gomez.................................... Ina Gerhein
Vera Boronel......................... Erika Zimmermann
Magician.................................... Franz Klarwein
Assan................................................ Adolf Keil

Conductor..................................... Hans Gierster
Director........................................ Heinz Arnold
Designer................................ Wilhelm Reinking


28 October 1952
ARABELLA
Richard Strauss

Arabella...................................... Lisa della Casa
Mandryka................................... Hermann Uhde
Zdenka................................ Gerda Sommerschuh
Matteo................................ Howard Vandenburg
Graf Waldner................................ Benno Kusche
Adelaide........................................ Ira Malaniuk
Elemer..................................... Bernd Aldenhoff
Dominik.......................................... Carl Hoppe
Lamoral...................................... Albrecht Peter
Fiakermilli.................................. Käthe Nentwig

Conductor.................................... Rudolf Kempe
Director.................................. Rudolf Hartmann
Stage Designer........................... Helmut Jürgens
Costume Designer................. Rosemarie Jakameit

16 December 1952
MACBETH
Giuseppe Verdi

Macbeth................................... Josef Metternich
Lady Macbeth................................. Ira Malaniuk
Banquo......................................... Max Proebstl
Maid.......................................... Ruth Michaelis
Macduff............................... Howard Vandenburg
Malcolm..................................... Franz Klarwein
Doctor............................................... Adolf Keil
Servant..................................... Franz Guggemos

Conductor..................................... Robert Heger
Director........................................ Heinz Arnold
Stage Designer........................... Helmut Jürgens
Costume Designer................. Rosemarie Jakameit


22 January 1953
JEANNE D’ARC AU BÛCHER
Arthur Honegger

Stimme des Prologes/Bruder Dominik... Hans Baur
Jeanne...................................... Anna Dammann
Stimme der Erde......................... Franz Klarwein
Stimme der Heiligen Margarete........................... Elisabeth Lindermeier
Stimme der Heiligen Katharina........ Herta Töpper
Stimme der Heiligen Jungfrau..... Marianne Schech
Porcus.......................................... August Seider
Schreiber.......................................... Paul Kuen
Zeremonienmeister...................... Franz Klarwein
Herold 1........................................ Karl Ostertag
Herold 2........................................ Georg Wieter
Herold 3..................................... Rudolf Günther

Conductor.................................... Rudolf Kempe
Director.................................. Rudolf Hartmann
Stage Designer........................... Helmut Jürgens
Costume Designer................. Rosemarie Jakameit

4 March 1953
ORFEO ED EURIDICE
ChristophWillibald Gluck

Orfeo............................................. Ira Malaniuk
Euridice................................... Annelies Kupper
Götterbotin............................... Antonie Fahberg

Conductor.......................... Hans Knappertsbusch
Director and Designer................. Wieland Wagner


31 March 1953
TURANDOT
Giacomo Puccini

Turandot.......................................... Inge Borkh
Calaf.................................... Lorenz Fehenberger
Liu................................................ Maud Cunitz
Timur........................................... Max Proebstl
Ping................................................ Carl Hoppe
Pong............................................. Karl Ostertag
Pang.......................................... Franz Klarwein
Altoum.............................................. Emil Graf
Mandarin...................................... Robert Hager
Prince of Persia......................... Walther Matthes

Conductor............................... Victor Reinshagen
Director.................................. Rudolf Hartmann
Stage Designer........................... Helmut Jürgens
Costume Designers Ludwig Sievert, Rosemarie Jakameit, Lovis Révy

29 April 1953
LA TRAVIATA
Giuseppe Verdi

Violetta.......................................... Wilma Lipp
Alfredo........................................ Richard Holm
Germont............................. Karl Schmitt-Walter
Flora........................................ Antonie Fahberg
Annina....................................... Ruth Michaelis
Gaston.......................................... Karl Ostertag
Douphol.......................................... Josef Knapp
Doctor Grenvil............................... Georg Wieter

Conductor.................................... Rudolf Kempe
Director........................................ Heinz Arnold
Stage Designer........................... Helmut Jürgens
Costume Designer................. Rosemarie Jakameit


22 July 1953
DIE LIEBE DER DANAE
Richard Strauss

Danae...................................... Annelies Kupper
Jupiter.................................... Ferdinand Frantz
Midas....................................... Bernd Aldenhoff
Merkur....................................... Franz Klarwein
Pollux.......................................... August Seider
Xanthe....................................... Käthe Nentwig
König 1............................................. Paul Kuen
König 2...................................... Walter Carnuth
König 3............................................ Carl Hoppe
König 4......................................... Georg Wieter
Semele................................ Gerda Sommerschuh
Alkmene....................................... Herta Töpper
Conductor.................................... Rudolf Kempe
Director.................................. Rudolf Hartmann
Stage Designer........................... Helmut Jürgens
Costume Designer................. Rosemarie Jakameit

16 August 1953
SALOME
Richard Strauss

Salome..................................... Annelies Kupper
Jochanaan................................. Josef Metternich
Herodias................................. Lilian Benningsen
Herodes........................................ August Seider
Narraboth............................ Howard Vandenburg
Jude 1............................................... Paul Kuen
Jude 2......................................... Peter Kaussen
Jude 3................................................ Emil Graf
Jude 4........................................ Walter Carnuth
Jude 5........................................... Georg Wieter
Page............................................. Herta Töpper
Nazarene 1........................ Hans Hermann Nissen
Nazarene 2......................................... Adolf Keil
Soldat 1........................................ Benno Kusche
Soldat 2...................................... Rudolf Wünzer
Cappadocian................................. Willy Schmitz
Slave..................................... Hildegard Limmer

Conductor.................................. Georg Sebastian
Director........................................ Heinz Arnold
Designer..................................... Josef Fenneker


28 October 1953
DER FREISCHÜTZ
Carl Maria von Weber

Ottakar............................................ Carl Hoppe
Kuno.......................................... Rudolf Wünzer
Agathe..................................... Annelies Kupper
Aennchen.................................... Käthe Nentwig
Kaspar.......................................... Max Proebstl
Max................................................. Hans Hopf
Kilian........................................... Karl Ostertag
Eremit.......................................... Georg Wieter
Samiel.......................................... Jochen Hauer

Conductor..................................... Erich Kleiber
Director........................................ Heinz Arnold
Designer.................................... Emil Preetorius

26 November 1953
THE RAKE’S PROGRESS
Igor Stravinsky

Trulove......................................... Max Proebstl
Anne Trulove.................................... Erika Köth
Tom Rakewell.............................. Richard Holm
Nick Shadow................................ Albrecht Peter
Mother Goose................................... Ina Gerhein
Baba the Turk.............................. Irmgard Barth
Sellem.......................................... Karl Ostertag
Asylum Keeper................................... Adolf Keil

Conductor..................................... Robert Heger
Director................................ Hans Zimmermann
Designer................................ Max Röthlisberger


1 December 1953
CARMEN
Georges Bizet

Carmen................................... Lilian Beninngsen
Don José........................................... Hans Hopf
Micaela............................ Elisabeth Lindermeier
Escamillo................................... Hermann Uhde
Zuniga........................................ Rudolf Wünzer
Morales............................................ Carl Hoppe
Frasquita.................................. Antonie Fahberg
Mercedes..................................... Irmgard Barth
Dancairo....................................... Karl Ostertag
Remendado................................ Walter Carnuth
Lilas Pastia............................ Heinz Helmstetter

Conductor.................................... Rudolf Kempe
Director........................................ Heinz Arnold
Choreography.................................. Pino Mlakar
Designer........................................ Max Bignens

8 January 1954
FALSTAFF
Giuseppe Verdi

Falstaff....................................... Otto Edelmann
Alice Ford...................................... Maud Cunitz
Ford........................................... Albrecht Peter
Nanetta............................................ Erika Köth
Fenton......................................... Richard Holm
Mistress Quickly........................... Irmgard Barth
Caius................................................ Paul Kuen
Bardolfo........................................ Karl Ostertag
Pistol............................................ Georg Wieter
Landlord........................................ Erich Ringel
Robin.......................................... Peter Sandner

Conductor.................................... Rudolf Kempe
Director........................................ Heinz Arnold
Stage Designer........................... Helmut Jürgens
Costume Designer................. Rosemarie Jakameit


25 February 1954
DER BERNAUERIN
Carl Orff

Ansager..................................... Hans Winninger
Herzog Albrecht................................. Hans Baur
Kaspar Bernauer........................... Ernst Barthels
Agnes Bernauer.................. Heidemarie Hatheyer
Badegast......................................... Josef Knapp
Weischer Spielmann.................... Walter Carnuth
Tenor Solo............................ Lorenz Fehenberger
Kanzler von Albrecht........................ Kurt Stieler
Junge Adeliger........................... Helmut Buchen
Junge Adeliger................................... Rolf Assell
Junge Adeliger................ Alexander Malachowsky
Hauptmann................................ Paul Kürzinger
Richter........................................ Jochen Hauer
Mönch......................................... Robert Michal
Junge Dienerin......................... Ursula Wondrack

Conductor............................... Ferdinand Leitner
Director................................... Hans Schweikart
Designer........................................ Caspar Neher


11 March 1954
DER ROSENKAVALIER
Richard Strauss

Marschallin............................... Marianne Schech
Oktavian....................................... Herta Töpper
Sophie.............................................. Erika Köth
Ochs.......................................... Otto Edelmann
Faninal......................................... Robert Hager
Marianne Leitmetzerin...................... Lisl Kadera
Valzacchi.......................................... Paul Kuen
Annina....................................... Ruth Michaelis
Police Commissioner....................... Georg Wieter
Marschallin’s Major Domo.................. Carl Hoppe
Faninal’s Major Domo.......................... Emil Graf
Notary....................................... Rudolf Wünzer
Landlord.................................... Walter Carnuth
Italian Singer............................ Hans Hopfbusch

Conductor.......................... Hans Knappertsbusch
Director.................................. Rudolf Hartmann
Stage Designer........................... Helmut Jürgens
Costume Designer........................... Alfred Roller


20 March 1954
AIDA
Giuseppe Verdi

Aida.............................................. Maud Cunitz
Radames.............................. Howard Vanderburg
Amneris................................. Lillian Benningsen
Amonasro................................. Josef Metternich
Ramfis........................................... Kurt Böhme
Il Re............................................. Georg Wieter
Messenger.................................. Walter Carnuth
Priestess........................... Elisabeth Lindermeier

Conductor.................................... Eugen Jochum
Stage Designer........................... Helmut Jürgens

10 April 1954
JENŮFA
Leoš Janáček

Laca.................................... Lorenz Fehenberger
Jenůfa........................................... Maud Cunitz
Steva......................................... Franz Klarwein
Kostelnicka.............................. Marianne Schech
Grandma Burya................................ Ina Gerhein
Stárek......................................... Albrecht Peter
Mayor........................................... Georg Wieter
Mayor’s Wife.................................... Lisl Kadera
Karolka............................ Elisabeth Lindermeier
Barena............................ Anny Fischer-Walgreen
Jano...................................... Hildegard Limmer

Conductor..................................... Robert Heger
Director........................................ Heinz Arnold
Stage Designer........................... Helmut Jürgens
Costume Designer................. Rosemarie Jakameit


15 May 1954
BORIS GODUNOV
Modest Mussorgsky

Boris........................................... Hans Reinmar
Pimen........................................... Max Proebstl
Dmitri...................................... Bernd Aldenhoff
Fyodor...................................... Antonie Fahberg
Xenia......................................... Käthe Nentwig
Shuisky...................................... Franz Klarwein
Nurse.............................................. Ina Gerhein
Schchelakov................................ Rudolf Wünzer
Marina............................. Elisabeth Lindermeier
Rangoni....................................... Benno Kusche
Varlaam....................................... Rudolf Wieter
Missail.............................................. Paul Kuen
Landlady of the Inn....................... Irmgard Barth
Holy Fool................................... Walter Carnuth
Nikitich............................................ Adolf Keil
Captain......................................... Robert Hager

Conductor.................................... Kurt Eichhorn
Director........................................ Heinz Arnold
Stage Designer........................... Helmut Jürgens
Costume Designer................. Rosemarie Jakameit



11 July 1954
DIE FRAU OHNE SCHATTEN
Richard Strauss

Emperor........................................... Hans Hopf
Empress.................................... Leonie Rysanek
Barak....................................... Josef Metternich
Barak’s Wife............................. Marianne Schech
Nurse..................................... Lilian Benningsen
Spirit Messenger.............................. Kurt Böhme
Guardian of the Temple/Servant 1........ Erika Köth
Apparition of a Youth............ Howard Vandenburg
Voice of the Falcon................ Gerda Sommerschuh
Voice from Above............................. Ina Gerhein
Einäugiger/Wächter 2........................ Carl Hoppe
Einarmiger................................. Rudolf Wünzer
Buckliger...................................... Karl Ostertag
Stimmen der Ungeborenen Erika Köth, Anny van Kruyswyk, Antonie Fahberg, Ruth Michaelis, Elisabeth Lindermeier, Ina Gerhein
Wächter 1...................................... Max Proebstl
Wächter 3......................... Hans Hermann Nissen
Dienerin 2................................. Antonie Fahberg
Dienerin 3................................... Ruth Michaelis

Conductor.................................... Rudolf Kempe
Director.................................. Rudolf Hartmann
Designer.................................... Emil Preetorius

21 October 1954
SIMON BOCCANEGRA
Giuseppe Verdi

Simon Boccanegra...................... Josef Metternich
Amelia........................................... Maud Cunitz
Fiesco........................................... Gottlob Frick
Gabriele............................... Lorenz Fehenberger
Paolo.......................................... Albrecht Peter
Hauptmann................................... Karl Ostertag

Conductor............................ Wolfgang Sawallisch
Director........................................ Heinz Arnold
Stage Designer........................... Helmut Jürgens
Costume Designer................. Rosemarie Jakameit


25 November 1954
DIE ZAUBERGEIGE
Werner Egk

Kaspar......................................... Marcel Cordes
Gretl................................................ Erika Köth
Ninabella.......................... Elisabeth Lindermeier
Bauer......................................... Albrecht Peter
Amandus..................................... Richard Holm
Guldensack.................................... Max Proebstl
Cuperus............................ Hans Hermann Nissen
Fangauf......................................... Karl Ostertag
Schnapper....................................... Josef Knapp
Burgermeister.................................... Adolf Keil
Richter............................................. Paul Kuen

Conductor....................................... Werner Egk
Director.................................. Rudolf Hartmann
Stage Designer........................... Helmut Jürgens
Costume Designer................. Rosemarie Jakameit

21 December 1954
LOHENGRIN
Richard Wagner

Lohengrin............................ Howard Vandenburg
Elsa......................................... Annelies Kupper
Telramund.................................. Hermann Uhde
Ortrud..................................... Marianne Schech
Heinrich der Vogler........................ Gottlob Frick
Heerrufer....................................... Hans Hotter

Conductor.......................... Hans Knappertsbusch
Director.................................. Rudolf Hartmann
Stage Designer........................... Helmut Jürgens
Costume Designer................. Rosemarie Jakameit


10 March 1955
LOUISE
Gustav Charpentier

Louise....................................... Leonie Rysanek
Julien................................. Howard Vandenberg
Father............................................ Hans Hotter
Mother........................................ Irmgard Barth
The Noctambulist/King of the Fools...... Paul Kuen
Painter...................................... Walter Carnuth
Sculptor.................................. Paul Krusenbaum
Poet............................................. Karl Ostertag
Student..................................... Franz Guggemos
Philosopher........................................ Adolf Keil
Ragpicker..................................... Robert Hager
Ragpicker....................................... Bertl Barthe

Conductor.......................... Hans Knappertsbusch
Director........................................ Heinz Arnold
Stage Designer........................... Helmut Jürgens
Costume Designer............................ Anny Strauß

12 May 1955
DIE TOTE STADT
Erich Wolfgang Korngold

Paul................................................. Hans Hopf
Marietta................................... Marianne Schech
Brigitte....................................... Irmgard Barth
Frank/Pierrot................................ Marcel Cordes
Juliette................................ Gerda Sommerchuh
Lucienne.......................... Elisabeth Lindermeier
Gaston..................................... Walther Matthes
Victorin..................................... Franz Klarwein
Fritz................................................. Adolf Keil
Graf Albert................................. Walter Carnuth

Conductor..................................... Robert Heger
Director......................................... Otto Erhardt
Stage Designer........................... Helmut Jürgens
Costume Designer................. Rosemarie Jakameit


15 June 1955
A KÉKSZAKÁLLÚ HERCEG VÁRA
Béla Bartók

Bluebeard....................................... Kieth Engen
Judith.......................................... Herta Töpper
Narrator....................................... Jochen Hauer

Conductor.................................... Kurt Eichhorn
Director........................................ Heinz Arnold
Stage Designer........................... Helmut Jürgens
Costume Designer................. Rosemarie Jakameit

15 June 1955
DIE HEIMKEHR
Mihail Mihalovici

Mother................................... Lilian Benningsen
Marie............................................. Hilde Rehm
Fremder........................................ Max Proebstl
Father........................................ Franz Klarwein
Estelle.......................................... Lotte Schedle
Chicot............................................... Paul Kuen
Sprecher....................................... Jochen Hauer

Conductor............................. Heinrich Hollreiser
Director........................................ Heinz Arnold
Stage Designer........................... Helmut Jürgens
Costume Designer................. Rosemarie Jakameit


29 June 1955
SALOME
Richard Strauss

Salome......................................... Birgit Nilsson
Herodes.................................... Bernd Aldenhoff
Herodias................................. Lilian Benningsen
Jochanaan................................. Josef Metternich
Narraboth............................. Lorenz Fehenberger
Page to Herodias............................ Herta Töpper
Jew 1................................................ Paul Kuen
Jew 2............................................ Karl Ostertag
Jew 3................................................. Emil Graf
Jew 4......................................... Walter Carnuth
Jew 5......................................... Rudolf Wünzer
Nazarene 1..................................... Max Proebstl
Nazarene 2....................................... Carl Hoppe
Soldat 1............................................. Adolf Keil
Soldat 2............................ Hans Hermann Nissen
Cappadocian................................. Walter Bracht
Slave.............................. Anny Fischer-Walgreen

Conductor................................... Josef Keilberth
Director.................................. Rudolf Hartmann
Stage Designer........................... Helmut Jürgens
Costume Designer................. Rosemarie Jakameit

12 August 1955
GIULIO CESARE IN EGITTO
Georg Friedrich Händel

Giulio Cesare............................. Josef Metternich
Cornelia......................................... Ira Malaniuk
Cleopatra.................................... Lisa Della Casa
Sesto........................................... Richard Holm
Curio................................ Hans Hermann Nissen
Ptolomeo..................................... Benno Kusche
Achillas...................................... Albrecht Peter
Nireno........................................ Rudolf Wünzer

Conductor.................................... Eugen Jochum
Director.................................. Rudolf Hartmann
Choreography................................... Alan Carter
Stage Designer........................... Helmut Jürgens
Costume Designer................. Rosemarie Jakameit


14 October 1955
CARMINA BURANA
Carl Orff

Soprano.................................... Annelies Kupper
Tenor................................................ Paul Kuen
Baritone....................................... Marcel Cordes
Hilde Rehm, Lotte Schädle, Doris Pilling, Gertrud Vollath, Franz Klarwein, Ferry Gruber, Paul Kuen, Carl Hoppe. Adolf Keil, Georg Wieter

Conductor............................ Wolfgang Sawallisch
Director........................................ Heinz Arnold
Stage Designer........................... Helmut Jürgens
Costume Designer................. Rosemarie Jakameit

14 October 1955
DIE KLUGE
Carl Orff

König............................................. Kieth Engen
Bauer......................................... Rudolf Wünzer
Tochter............................ Elisabeth Lindermeier
Kerkermeister............................... Jochen Bauer
Mann mit dem Esel......................... Karl Ostertag
Mann mit dem Maulesel................ Albrecht Peter
Strolch 1........................................... Paul Kuen
Strolch 2.......................................... Carl Hoppe
Strolch 3........................................ Max Proebstl

Conductor............................ Wolfgang Sawallisch
Director........................................ Heinz Arnold
Stage Designer........................... Helmut Jürgens
Costume Designer................. Rosemarie Jakameit

17 November 1955
IDOMENEO
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Idomeneo............................ Howard Vandenburg
Idamante..................................... Richard Holm
Ilia.................................................. Erika Köth
Elektra.......................................... Maud Cunitz
High Priest.................................... Max Proebstl
Arbace....................................... Rudolf Wünzer
Voice............................................ Georg Wieter

Conductor..................................... Robert Heger
Director........................................ Heinz Arnold
Stage Designer........................... Helmut Jürgens
Costume Designer................. Rosemarie Jakameit


9 December 1955
LA BOHÈME
Giacomo Puccini

Mimi.................................. Gerda Sommerschuh
Rodolfo................................ Lorenz Fehenberger
Musetta.......................................... Sari Barabas
Marcello....................................... Marcel Cordes
Schaunard....................................... Josef Knapp
Colline.......................................... Max Proebstl
Benoit.......................................... Karl Ostertag
Alcindoro........................................... Emil Graf
Parpignol.................................... Wilhelm Klein

Conductor..................................... Hans Gierster
Director........................................ Heinz Arnold
Designer.............................. Ludwig Hornsteiner

27 January 1956
DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Sarastro......................................... Max Proebstl
Tamino........................................ Richard Holm
Sprecher........................... Hans Hermann Nissen
Priest............................................... Paul Kuen
Queen of the Night............................. Erika Köth
Pamina...................................... Liselotte Fölser
Lady 1...................................... Marianne Schech
Lady 2......................................... Ingeborg Weiß
Lady 3.................................... Lilian Benningsen
Boy 1............................................. Luise Camer
Boy 2........................................... Ursula Köster
Boy 3......................................... Gertrud Vollath
Papageno...................................... Marcel Cordes
Papagena.................................... Rosl Schwaiger
Monostatos..................................... Ferry Gruber
Armoured Man 1................... Howard Vandenburg
Armoured Man 2........................... Albrecht Peter

Conductor.......................... Hans Knappertsbusch
Director.................................. Rudolf Hartmann
Designer.................................... Emil Preetorius


29 March 1956
DON JUAN DE MAÑARA
Henri Tomasi

Don Miguel Mañara..................... Bernd Aldenhoff
Girolama...................................... Magda Gabory
Don Fernando................................ Max Proebstl
Himmlische Geist...................... Marianne Schech
Erdgeist................................... Josef Metternich
Johannes Melendez.......................... Keith Engen
Abt.................................. Hans Hermann Nissen
Don Jaime..................................... Karl Ostertag
Klosterbruder 1.............................. Georg Wieter
Klosterbruder 2.................................. Paul Kuen

Conductor................................... André Cluytens
Director.................................. Rudolf Hartmann
Stage Designer........................... Helmut Jürgens
Costume Designer................. Rosemarie Jakameit

9 May 1956
OTELLO
Giuseppe Verdi

Otello............................................... Hans Hopf
Desdemona............................... Annelies Kupper
Iago......................................... Josef Metternich
Cassio.......................................... Richard Holm
Rodrigo............................................. Paul Kuen
Lodovico........................................ Keith Engen
Montano..................................... Rudolf Wünzer
Herald.......................................... Robert Hager
Emilia.......................................... Herta Töpper

Conductor.................................... Ferenc Fricsay
Director.................................. Rudolf Hartmann
Stage Designer........................... Helmut Jürgens
Costume Designer................. Rosemarie Jakameit


28 June 1956
DANTONS TOD
Gottfried von Einem

Danton..................................... Frans Andersson
Camille........................................ Richard Holm
Julie............................................ Lotte Schädle
Herault de Séchelles........................... Paul Kuen
Robespierre.................................. August Seider
St. Just....................................... Albrecht Peter
Herrmann........................................ Carl Hoppe
Simon........................................ Rudolf Wünzer
Junge Mensch.................................... John Kuhn
Lucile................................. Gerda Sommerschuh

Conductor............................... Lovro von Matačić
Director........................................ Heinz Arnold
Stage Designer........................... Helmut Jürgens
Costume Designer................. Rosemarie Jakameit

10 August 1956
DIE AEGYPTISCHE HELENA
Richard Strauss

Helena...................................... Leonie Rysanek
Menelas.................................... Bernd Aldenhoff
Aithra...................................... Annelies Kupper
Hermione.................................. Margit Schäffler
Altair......................................... Hermann Uhde
Da-ud.......................................... Richard Holm
The Allknowing Mussel.................... Ira Malaniuk

Conductor................................... Josef Keilberth
Director.................................. Rudolf Hartmann
Stage Designer........................... Helmut Jürgens
Costume Designer................. Rosemarie Jakameit


8 November 1956
KHOVANSHCHINA
Modest Mussorgsky

Khovansky.................................... Gottlob Frick
Andrei.............................................. Hans Hopf
Marfa............................................ Herta Töpper
Golitsin....................................... Richard Holm
Shaklovitzky............................. Josef Metternich
Dosifei........................................... Keith Engen
Clerk................................................ Paul Kuen
Anna.......................................... Liselotte Fölser
Varsonofiev........................................ Adolf Keil
Kushka............................................ Carl Hoppe

Conductor.................................... Ferenc Fricsay
Director.................................. Rudolf Hartmann
Designer......................................... Gustav Olah

21 December 1956
LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR
Gaetano Donizetti

Lucia............................................... Erika Köth
Ashton..................................... Josef Metternich
Alisa............................................. Herta Töpper
Raimondo....................................... Keith Engen
Edgardo....................................... Josef Simandy
Arturo......................................... Richard Holm
Normanno.................................. Franz Klarwein

Conductor.................................... Ferenc Fricsay
Director......................................... Herbert List
Designer.............................. Ludwig Hornsteiner


19 January 1957
DIE LUSTIGEN WEIBER VON WINDSOR
Otto Nicolai

Falstaff......................................... Max Proebstl
Frau Fluth................................ Annelies Kopper
Frau Reich.............................. Lilian Benningsen
Herr Fluth.................................... Marcel Cordes
Herr Reich..................................... Kieth Engen
Fenton......................................... Richard Holm
Junker Spärlich.................................. Paul Kuen
Cajus.......................................... Rudolf Wünzer
Anna Reich................................. Liselotte Fölser

Conductor.......................... Hans Knappertsbusch
Director........................................ Heinz Arnold
Stage Designer........................... Helmut Jürgens
Costume Designer................. Rosemarie Jakameit

22 March 1957
IRISCHE LEGENDE
Werner Egk

Cathleen................................. Anneliese Kupper
Aleel.............................................. Kieth Engen
Oona............................................. Herta Töpper
Verwalter...................................... Georg Wieter
Hirte 1.......................................... Karl Ostertag
Hirte 2....................................... Rudolf Wünzer
Tiger....................................... Ferdinand Frantz
Geier..................................... Kurt Weihofschitz
Eule 1........................................ Liselotte Fölser
Eule 2..................................... Lilian Benningsen
Kaufmann 1................................ Franz Klarwein
Kaufmann 2...................................... Carl Hoppe
The Ghost of Faust............. Hans Hermann Nissen
Schlange....................................... Hilde Stadler
Voice behind the Stage.................... Lotte Schädle

Conductor....................................... Werner Egk
Director........................................ Heinz Arnold
Stage Designer........................... Helmut Jürgens


14 April 1957
PARSIFAL
Richard Wagner

Amfortas.................................. Josef Metternich
Titurel.......................................... Max Proebstl
Gurnemanz.............................. Ferdinand Frantz
Parsifal............................... Howard Vandenburg
Klingsor...................................... Albrecht Peter
Kundry.................................... Marianne Schech
Gralsritter 1............................. Kurt Wehofschitz
Gralsritter 2................................ Rudolf Wünzer
Knappe 1/Zaubermädchen 1............ Lottle Schädle
Knappe 2.................................... Emmy Argauer
Knappe 3..................................... Hans Koervers
Knappe 4........................................... Adolf Keil
Zaubermädchen 2............... Elisabeth Lindermeier
Zaubermädchen 3/Voice from Above.. Herta Töpper
Zaubermädchen 4........................ Liselotte Fölser
Zaubermädchen 5................. Gerda Sommerschuh
Zaubermädchen 6..................... Lilian Benningsen

Conductor.................................... Eugen Jochum
Director........................................ Heinz Arnold
Stage Designer........................... Helmut Jürgens
Costume Designer........... Alexander Stenz-Hentze

29 May 1957
WOZZECK
Alban Berg

Wozzeck..................................... Albrecht Peter
Marie............................... Elisabeth Lindermeier
Tambourmajor............................ Franz Klarwein
Andreas................................ Lorenz Fehenberger
Hauptmann....................................... Paul Kuen
Doktor........................................... Kieth Engen
Handwerksbursch 1......................... Max Proebstl
Handwerksbursch 2.......................... Josef Knapp
Knarr........................................ Walter Carnuth
Margret....................................... Irmgard Barth
Boy............................................... Monika Jung
Soldat......................................... Hans Koervers

Conductor.................................... Ferenc Fricsay
Director.................................. Rudolf Hartmann
Stage Designer........................... Helmut Jürgens
Costume Designer................. Rosemarie Jakameit


11 August 1957
DIE HARMONIE DER WELT
Paul Hindemith
World Première

Kaiser Rudolf II/Sol......................... Kieth Engen
Kaiser Ferdinand II........................... Carl Hoppe
Johannes Keppler/Erde............... Josef Metternich
Wallenstein/Jupiter...................... Richard Holm
Ulrich Grüsser/Mars.................. Kurt Wehofschitz
Daniel Hizler/Merkur....................... Josef Knapp
Tansur/Saturn............................... Marcel Cordes
Baron Starhemburg......................... Max Proebstl
Christoph................................... Franz Klarwein
Susanna/Venus............................ Liselotte Fölser
Katharina/Luna.............................. Herta Töpper
Die kleine Susanna........................... Luise Carner
Vogt........................................... Albrecht Peter
Anwalt/Mörder............................ Rudolf Wünzer
Mörder.......................................... Karl Ostertag
Mörder.............................................. Adolf Keil

Conductor................................. Paul Hindemith
Director.................................. Rudolf Hartmann
Stage Designer........................... Helmut Jürgens
Costume Designer................. Rosemarie Jakameit

15 October 1957
DAPHNE
Richard Strauss

Daphne.................................... Annelies Kupper
Leukippos............................. Lorenz Fehenberger
Apollo................................................ Fritz Uhl
Peneios......................................... Max Probestl
Gaea........................................... Irmgard Barth
Schäfer 1..................................... Albrecht Peter
Schäfer 2..................................... Friedrich Lenz
Schäfer 3....................................... Georg Wieter
Schäfer 4............................................ Adolf Keil
Magd 1...................................... Antonie Fahberg
Magd 2....................................... Emmy Argauer

Conductor........................ Meinhard von Zallinger
Director........................................ Heinz Arnold
Stage Designer........................... Helmut Jürgens
Costume Designer........................ Sophie Schröck


19 November 1957
OEDIPUS REX
Igor Stravinsky

Orpheus..................................... Ernst Haefliger
Kreon...................................... Ferdinand Frantz
Jokaste......................................... Herta Töpper
Teiresias......................................... Kieth Engen
Hirte................................................ Paul Kuen
Bote........................................... Albrecht Peter

Conductor.................................... Ferenc Fricsay
Director........................................ Heinz Arnold
Stage Designer........................... Helmut Jürgens
Costume Designer........................ Sophie Schröck

22 December 1957
UN BALLO IN MASCHERA
Giuseppe Verdi

Gustavus...................................... Josef Simandy
Anckarström............................. Josef Metternich
Amelia........................................... Maud Cunitz
Ulrica..................................... Lilian Benningsen
Oscar........................................... Hanny Steffek
Cristian............................................ Carl Hoppe
Count Horn................................. Albrecht Peter
Count Ribbing................................ Max Proebstl
Judge........................................... August Seider
Amelia’s Servant.......................... Friedrich Lenz

Conductor.................................... Ferenc Fricsay
Director.................................. Rudolf Hartmann
Stage Designer........................... Helmut Jürgens
Costume Designer........................ Sophie Schröck


5 February 1958
DER MOND
Carl Orff

Bursche 1........................................ Josef Knapp
Bursche 2......................................... Carl Hoppe
Bursche 3.......................................... Paul Kuen
Bursche 4...................................... Georg Wieter
Erzähler............................... Lorenz Fehenberger
Bauer......................................... Albrecht Peter
Schultheiß.................................. Walter Carnuth
Wirt.......................................... Paul Würzinger
Anderer Schultheiß........................ Max Jonetzko
Längste Gestorbener.............. Konstantin Delcroix
Petrus........................................... Max Proebstl

Conductor.................................... Kurt Eichhorn
Director.................................. Rudolf Hartmann
Stage Designer........................... Helmut Jürgens
Costume Designer........................ Sophie Schröck

5 February 1958
DIE KLUGE
Carl Orff

König............................................. Kieth Engen
Bauer......................................... Rudolf Wünzer
Tochter........................................ Hanny Steffek
Kerkermeister........................... Walter Ehrengut
Mann mit dem Esel......................... Karl Ostertag
Mann mit dem Maulesel................ Albrecht Peter
Strolch 1........................................... Paul Kuen
Strolch 2.......................................... Carl Hoppe
Strolch 3........................................ Max Proebstl

Conductor......................... Konrad Peter Mannert
Director........................................ Heinz Arnold
Stage Designer........................... Helmut Jürgens
Costume Designer........................ Sophie Schröck


12 March 1958
DER REVISOR
Werner Egk

Chlestakov................................... Richard Holm
Town Captain................................. Max Proebstl
Ossip.............................................. Josef Knapp
Anna........................................ Lilian Beningsen
Marja.......................................... Hanny Steffek
Mischka..................................... Walter Carnuth
Postmeister................................... Karl Ostertag
Curator......................................... Georg Wieter
Judge............................................. Kieth Engen
Bobchinsky............................. Kurt Wehofschitz
Dobchinsky...................................... Carl Hoppe
Young Widow............................. Liselotte Fölser
Frau des Schlossers........................ Irmgard Barth
Kellner.......................................... Erich Ringel

Conductor....................................... Werner Egk
Director........................................ Heinz Arnold
Choreography................................... Alan Carter
Stage Designer........................... Helmut Jürgens
Costume Designer........................ Sophie Schröck

17 April 1958
FAUST
Charles Gounod

Faust................................... Lorenz Fehenberger
Mephistopheles......................... Ferdinand Frantz
Marguerite.................................. Liselotte Fölser
Valentin................................... Josef Metternich
Martha..................................... Lilian Beningsen
Siebel....................................... Antonie Fahberg
Brander...................................... Albrecht Peter

Conductor............................... Lovro von Matačić
Director......................................... Otto Erhardt
Choreography................................... Alan Carter
Designer..................................... Hein Heckroth


10 August 1958
TRISTAN UND ISOLDE
Richard Wagner

Tristan...................................... Ludwig Suthaus
Isolde............................................ Martha Mödl
Kurwenal.................................. Josef Metternich
Brangäne....................................... Herta Töpper
König Marke............................... Walter Kreppel
Melot.......................................... Albrecht Peter
Hirt............................................ Friedrich Lenz
Steuermann................................ Rudolf Wünzer
Young Sailor......................... Lorenz Fehenberger

Conductor................................... Josef Keilberth
Director.................................. Rudolf Hartmann
Designer.................................... Emil Preetorius

14 August 1958
FEUERSNOT
Richard Strauss

Diemut.......................................... Maud Cunitz
Kunrad........................................ Marcel Cordes
Schweiker von Gundelfingen............ Karl Ostertag
Ortolf Sentlinger............................. Max Proebstl
Lisbeth..................................... Antonie Fahberg
Wigelis........................................ Irmgard Barth
Margret...................................... Liselotte Pölser
Jörg Pöschel.................................. Georg Wieter
Hämerlein........................................ Carl Hoppe
Kofel............................................. Kieth Engen
Kunz Gilgenstock......................... Rudolf Wünzer
Ortlieb Tulbeck.................................. Paul Kuen
Ursula............................................. Ina Gerhein
Ruger Aspeck............................. Walter Carnuth
Walpurg.............................. Gerda Sommerschuh

Conductor.................................... Rudolf Kempe
Director......................................... Herbert Graf
Stage Designer................................ Max Bignens
Costume Designer........................ Sophie Schröck


19 October 1958
IPHIGÉNIE EN TAURIDE
Christoph Wilibald Gluck

Iphigénie.................................. Annelies Kupper
Oreste......................................... Hermann Prey
Pylades....................................... Richard Holm
Thoas............................................. Kieth Engen
Diana........................................... Herta Töpper
Greek Woman................................ Cäcilie Reich
Priestess 1................................. Antonie Fahberg
Priestess 2.................................. Emmy Argauer
Overseer of the Temple.................... Georg Wieter
Skythe.......................................... Carl Ostertag

Conductor................................ Joseph Keilberth
Director.................................. Rudolf Hartmann
Choreography................................... Alan Carter
Stage Designer........................... Helmut Jürgens
Costume Designer........................ Sophie Schröck

3 January 1959
ZAR UND ZIMMERMANN
Albert Lortzing

Zar............................................. Albrecht Peter
Peter Ivanov................................ Friedrich Lenz
Marie.......................................... Hanny Steffek
Ivan Bett...................................... Georg Wieter
Lefort............................... Hans Hermann Nissen
Lord Syndham................................. Kieth Engen
Chateauneuf............................ Kurt Wehofschitz
Witwe Browe............................... Irmgard Barth

Conductor....................................... Janos Kulka
Director................................. Oscar Arnold-Paur
Stage Director......................... Max Rothlisberger
Costume Designer............................ Anny Strauß


18 February 1959
DEIDAMIA
Georg Friedrich Händel

Deidamia................................... Liselotte Pölser
Achilles.................................. Lilian Benningsen
Odysseus...................................... Richard Holm
Nerea....................................... Antonie Fahberg
Phönix........................................... Keith Engen
Lycomedes.................................... Max Proebstl
Nestor........................................ Rudolf Wünzer

Conductor........................ Meinhard von Zallinger
Director........................................ Heinz Arnold
Stage Designer........................... Helmut Jürgens
Costume Designer........................ Sophie Schröck

20 March 1959
PRODANÁ NEVĚSTA
Bedřich Smetana

Krushina.......................... Hans Hermann Nissen
Ludmila.......................................... Ina Gerhein
Marie.......................................... Hanny Steffek
Micha........................................... Georg Wieter
Anna........................................... Irmgard Barth
Wenzel....................................... Friedrich Lenz
Hans.................................... Lorenz Fehenberger
Kezal............................................ Max Proebstl
Zirkusdirektor................................. Josef Knapp
Esmeralda...................................... Luise Camer
Muff.................................................. Adolf Keil

Conductor....................................... Fritz Rieger
Director......................................... Herbert List
Choreographer................................. Franz Bauer
Designer.............................. Ludwig Hornsteiner

6 May 1959
CARMINA BURANA
Carl Orff

Soprano...................................... Liselotte Fölser
Baritone......................................... Keith Engen
Baritone....................................... Marcel Cordes
Tenor................................................ Paul Kuen

Conductor............................... Lovro von Matačić
Director and Choreography............... Heinz Rosen
Stage Designer........................... Helmut Jürgens
Costume Designer........................ Sophie Schröck


6 May 1959
CATULLI CARMINA
Carl Orff

Lesbia...................................... Antonie Fahberg
Catull.................................. Lorenz Fehenberger
Caelus.............................................. Franz Baur
Ipsitilla........................................ Hilde Stadler
Ammiana.................................... Margot Werner

Conductor............................... Lovro von Matačić
Director and Choreography............... Heinz Rosen
Stage Designer........................... Helmut Jürgens
Costume Designer........................ Sophie Schröck

12 August 1959
TANNHÄUSER
Richard Wagner

Landgraf Hermann...................... Walter Kreppel
Tannhäuser....................................... Hans Hopf
Wolfram....................... Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Walther von der Vogelweide....... Kurt Wehofschitz
Biterolf....................................... Albrecht Peter
Heinrich der Schreiber................. Franz Klarwein
Reinmar von Zweter....................... Georg Wieter
Elisabeth...................................... Claire Watson
Venus...................................... Marianne Schech
Junger Hirt................................... Lotte Schädle

Conductor......................................... Georg Solti
Director........................................ Heinz Arnold
Choreography.................................. Heinz Rosen
Stage Designer........................... Helmut Jürgens
Costume Designer........................ Sophie Schröck


15 August 1959
ARABELLA
Richard Strauss

Graf Waldner........................ Karl Christian Kohn
Adelaide........................................ Ira Malaniuk
Arabella...................................... Lisa della Casa
Zdenka........................... Anneliese Rothenberger
Mandryka..................... Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Matteo......................................... Rudolf Franci
Count Elemer...................................... Fritz Uhl
Count Dominik................................. Carl Hoppe
Count Lamoral.............................. Horst Günther
Fiakermilli.............................. Eva Maria Rogner
Kartenaufschlägerin........................ Cäcilie Reich
Welko...................................... Walther Matthes
Djura....................................... Walter Ehrengut
Janko....................................... Otto Schweißgut

Conductor................................ Joseph Keilberth
Director ................................. Rudolf Hartmann
Stage Designer........................... Helmut Jürgens
Costume Designer................. Charlotte Flemming

16 October 1959
DON GIOVANNI
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Don Giovanni............................ Carlos Alexander
Donna Anna.............................. Annelies Kupper
Don Ottavio................................. Richard Holm
Commendatore............................ Walter Kreppel
Donna Elvira.................................. Maud Cunitz
Leporello............................ Hans Christian Kohn
Zerlina........................................ Hanny Steffek
Masetto....................................... Albrecht Peter

Conductor................................ Joseph Keilberth
Director........................................ Heinz Arnold
Stage Designer........................... Helmut Jürgens
Costume Designer........................ Sophie Schröck


19 November 1959
VÝLETY PÁNĚ BROUČKOVY
Leoš Janáček

Brouček............................... Lorenz Fehenberger
Mazal...................................... Fritz Wunderlich
Málinka.......................................... Wilma Lipp
Sakristán........................................ Kurt Böhme
Würfl............................................. Keith Engen
Číšníček.................................... Antonie Fahberg
Fanny..................................... Lilian Benningsen
Skladatel........................................... Paul Kuen
Básník.......................................... Karl Ostertag

Conductor................................ Joseph Keilberth
Director.......................................... Wolf Völker
Designer....................................... Rochus Gliese

20 December 1959
IL TABARRO
Giacomo Puccini

Michele.................................... Josef Metternich
Giorgetta.......................................... Inge Borkh
Luigi................................................ Hans Hopf
Tinca............................................ Karl Ostertag
Talpa............................................ Georg Wieter
Frugola................................... Lilian Benningsen
Song Seller................................... Friedrich Lenz

Conductor................................... Josef Keilberth
Director..................................... Ermst Poettgen
Designer................................... Adolf Hartmann

20 December 1959
SUOR ANGELICA
Giacomo Puccini

Sour Angelica.............................. Liselotte Fölser
Princess.................................... Marianne Radev
Abbess........................................ Irmgard Barth
The Monitress................................ Cäcilie Reich
The Mistress of the novices................. Ina Gerhein
Sister Genovieffa........................ Antonie Fahberg
Sister Osmina.......................... Gertrud Friedrich
Sister Dolcina................................ Susi Vielweib
The nursing sister....................... Elisabeth Weber

Conductor................................... Josef Keilberth
Director..................................... Ermst Poettgen
Designer.................................... Babs Engländer


20 December 1959
GIANNI SCHICCHI
Giacomo Puccini

Gianni Schicchi............................... Hans Hotter
Lauretta................................... Antonie Fahberg
Zita........................................ Lilian Benningsen
Rinuccio...................................... Josef Simandy
Gherardo..................................... Friedrich Lenz
Nella......................................... Liselotte Fölser
Gherardino................................... Rainer Bracht
Simone....................................... Rudolf Wünzer
Marco.............................................. Carl Hoppe
Ciesca............................................. Ina Gerhein
Spinelocchio.................................... Josef Knapp

Conductor................................... Josef Keilberth
Director..................................... Ermst Poettgen
Designer................................ Max Röthlisberger



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