Opera at the Edinburgh International Festival: history and repertoire, 1957–1966

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Opera continued to be one of the main features of the Edinburgh International Festival in the second decade.

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The tradition of inviting one or more guest companies each year to bring productions to the festival continued with La Scala (Piccola Scala), the Stuttgart State Opera, Royal Opera Stockholm, Glyndebourne Opera, Covent Garden Opera, Belgrade Opera, the English Opera Group, Teatro San Carlo, Naples, Budapest Opera and Ballet, National Theatre, Prague, the Holland Festival and the Bavarian State Opera.

Distinguished conductors included the large Italian contingent of Antonino Votto, Nino Sanzogno, Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Vittorio Gui, Carlo Maria Giulini, Alberto Erede and Oliviero De Fabritiis, the Hungarians Georg Solti and János Ferencsik, the British John Pritchard and Benjamin Britten, as well as the German Ferdinand Leitner, the Austrian Carlos Kleiber, and the Croatian Lovro von Matačić.

Major opera directors included Luchino Visconti, Giorgio Strehler, Franco Zeffirelli, Wieland Wagner, Günther Rennert and Carl Ebert.

Star female singers included Maria Callas, Joan Sutherland, Magda Olivero, Renata Scotto, Fiorenza Cossotto, Inge Borkh, Irmgard Seefried, Victoria de los Ángeles, Birgit Nilsson, Anja Silja, Kerstin Meyer, and Elisabeth Söderström, while male singers included Luigi Alva, Giuseppe Di Stefano, Nicolai Gedda, Alfredo Kraus, Fritz Wunderlich, Wolfgang Windgassen, Peter Pears, Fernando Corena, Sesto Bruscantini, Geraint Evans and Boris Christoff.

1957 (four productions)

Orchestra, Choir, ConductorDirector, Set DesignerFemale singerMale singer
La Scala (Piccola Scala) production of La sonnambula by Vincenzo Bellini, August 19, 21, 26, 29, and September 3, 1957 (five performances) at the Kings Theatre [1]
Orchestra and Chorus of La Scala, Milan
Antonino Votto
Luchino Visconti
Piero Tosi settings
Maria Callas Amina
Renata Scotto Amina
Fiorenza Cossotto Teresa
Greta Rapisardi Lisa
Dino Mantovani Alessio
Franco Ricciardi Notary
Nicola Monti Elvino
Nicola Zaccaria Count Rodolfo
La Scala (Piccola Scala) production of Il matrimonio segreto by Domenico Cimarosa, August 20, 22, 24, 28 1957 (four performances) at the Kings Theatre [2]
Orchestra and Chorus of La Scala, Milan
Nino Sanzogno
Giorgio Strehler
Luciano Damiani settings
Eugenia Ratti Elisseta
Graziella Sciutti Carolina
Gabriella Carturan Fidalma
Carlo Badioli Geronimo
Franco Calabrese Count Robinson
Luigi Alva Paolino
La Scala (Piccola Scala) production of L'elisir d'amore by Gaetano Donizetti, August 23, 27, 31 and September 5, 7 1957 (five performances) at the Kings Theatre [3]
Orchestra and Chorus of La Scala, Milan
Nino Sanzogno
Franco Enriquez
Mario Velani Marchi settings
Rosanna Carteri Adina
Greta Rapisardi Giannetta
Giuseppe Di Stefano Nemorino
Giulio Fioravanti Belcore
Fernando Corena Dulcamara
La Scala (Piccola Scala) production of Il Turco in Italia by Gioachino Rossini, August 30 and September 2, 4, 6 September 1957 (four performances) at the Kings Theatre [4]
Orchestra and Chorus of La Scala, Milan
Gianandrea Gavazzeni
Franco Zeffirelli
Franco Zeffirelli settings
Fiorenza Cossotto Zaida
Eugenia Ratti Donna Fiorilla
Angelo Mercuriali Albazar
Sesto Bruscantini Prosdocimo
Franco Calabrese Don Geronio
Fernando Corena Selim
Luigi Alva Don Narciso

1958 (five productions)

Orchestra, Choir, ConductorDirector, Set DesignerFemale singerMale singer
Stuttgart State Opera production of Die Entführung aus dem Serail by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, August 25, 27, 29, and September 4, 10, 12 1958 (six performances) at the Kings Theatre [5]
Orchestra of the Stuttgart State Opera
Chorus of the Stuttgart State Opera
Ferdinand Leitner, Lovro von Matačić
Kurt Puhlmann
Leni Bauer-Ecsy settings
Wilma Lipp Constanze
Ruth-Margaret Putz Constanze
Erika Köth Constanze
Lotte Schädle Blonde
Josef Traxel Belmonte
Fritz Wunderlich Belmonte
Fritz Linke Osmin
Otto von Rohr Osmin
Alfred Pfeifle Pedrillo
Gerhard Unger Pedrillo
Heinz Cramer Bassa Selim
Stuttgart State Opera production of Euryanthe by Carl Maria von Weber, August 26, September 3, 8, 1958 (three performances) at the Kings Theatre [5]
Orchestra of the Stuttgart State Opera
Chorus of the Stuttgart State Opera
Lovro von Matačić
Kurt Puhlmann
Gerd Richter settings
Lore Wissmann Euryanthe
Inge Borkh Eglantine
Alexander Welitsch Louis VI
Josef Traxel Adolar
Gustav Neidlinger Lysiart
Stuttgart State Opera production of Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner, August 28, 30, September 1, 5, 1958 (four performances) at the Kings Theatre [5]
Orchestra of the Stuttgart State Opera
Chorus of the Stuttgart State Opera
Ferdinand Leitner
Wieland Wagner
direction and settings
Martha Mödl Isolde
Astrid Varnay Isolde
Grace Hoffman Brangäne
Wolfgang Windgassen Tristan
Otto von Rohr King Mark
Gustav Neidlinger Kurvenal
Hans Günther Nöcker Melot
Alfred Pfeifle Shepherd
Alfred Wohlgemuth Steersman
Josef Traxel Young sailor
Fritz Wunderlich Young sailor
Stuttgart State Opera production of Der Wildschütz by Albert Lortzing, September 1, 6, 1958 (two performances) at the Kings Theatre [5]
Orchestra of the Stuttgart State Opera
Chorus of the Stuttgart State Opera
Ferdinand Leitner
Günther Rennert
Alfred Siercke settings
Hetty Plümacher Countess
Lore Wissmann Baroness Freimann
Sieglinde Kahmann Nanette
Friederike Sailer Gretchen
Karl Schmitt-Walter Count
Fritz Wunderlich Baron Kronthal
Fritz Linke Baculus
Hubert Buchta Pancratius
Edinburgh Festival Society production of La vida breve , accompanied by the ballet El sombrero de tres picos, both with music by Manuel de Falla, September 9, 11, 13, 1958 (three performances) at the Kings Theatre [5]
Cantores de Madrid
Eduard Toldrà
José Caballero settings
Leo Anchóriz costumes
Rosario Gomez Countess
Victoria de los Ángeles Salud
Julita Bermejo Carmela
Bernabé Martínez Paco
Joaquín Deus Uncle Sarvaor
Manuel Ausensi Pepe
Manuel Albalat Manuel

1959 (five productions)

Orchestra, Choir, ConductorDirector, Set DesignerFemale singerMale singer
Royal Opera, Stockholm production of Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi, in a Swedish-language version translated by Erik Lindgren August 24, 29, and September 4, 12, 1959 (four performances) at the Kings Theatre [6]
Orchestra of the Royal Opera, Stockholm
Chorus of the Royal Opera, Stockholm
Royal Swedish Ballet
Sixten Ehrling
Göran Gentele
Sven Erik Skawonius settings
Birgit Nilsson Amelia
Aase Nordmo-Lövberg Amelia
Kerstin Meyer Ulrica
Barbro Ericson Ulrica
Birgit Nordin Otto
Ragnar Ulfung Gustav III
Erik Saedén Holberg
Hugo Hasslo Holberg
Bo Lundgren Horn
Arne Tyrén Anckarström
Ingvar Wixell Matts
Arne Ohlson Bishop
Sven Erik Vikström Servant
Royal Opera, Stockholm production of Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi August 25, 27, and September 1, 9, 11, 1959 (five performances) at the Kings Theatre [6]
Orchestra of the Royal Opera, Stockholm
Chorus of the Royal Opera, Stockholm
Royal Swedish Ballet
Fausto Cleva
Bengt Peterson
Berger Bergling settings
Margareta Hallin Gilda
Kerstin Meyer Maddalena
Barbro Ericson Maddalena/Giovanna
Margit Sehlmark Giovanna
Ingeborg Kjellgren Countess Ceprano
Birgit Nordin Page
Nicolai Gedda Duke
Uno Stjernqvist Duke
Hugo Hasslo Rigoletto
Arne Tyrén Sparafucile
Sigurd Björling Monterone
Anders Näslund Monterone/Marullo
Erik Saedén Marullo
ingvar Wixell Count Ceprano
Bo Lundborg Officer
Royal Opera, Stockholm production of Die Walküre by Richard Wagner August 26, 28, 31, and September 2, 7, 1959 (five performances) at the Kings Theatre [6]
Orchestra of the Royal Opera, Stockholm
Sixten Ehrling
Bengt Peterson
Tor Hörlin settings
Aase Nordmo-Lövberg Sieglinde
Birgit Nilsson Brünnhilde
Kerstin Meyer Fricka/Rossweise
Margareta Bergström Fricka/Grimgerde
Anna-Greta Söderholm Gerhilde
Elisabeth Söderström Orlinde
Ingeborg Kjellgren Waltraute
Margit Sehlmark Schwerteite
Kjerstin Dellert Helmwige
Barbro Ericson Siegrune
Set Svanholm Siegmund
Leon Björker Hunding
Sigurd Björling Wotan
Royal Opera, Stockholm production of Aniara by Karl-Birger Blomdahl September 3, 5, 1959 (two performances) at the Kings Theatre [6]
Orchestra of the Royal Opera, Stockholm
Chorus of the Royal Opera, Stockholm
Royal Swedish Ballet
Sixten Ehrling
Göran Gentele
Sven Erixson settings
Margareta Hallin Blind Poetess
Kjerstin Dellert Daisy Doody/La Garçonne
Mariane Orlando Isagel
Anders Näslund Mimarobe
Erik Saedén Mimarobe
Arne Tyrén Chefone I and II
Sven-Erik Vikström Chief Engineer 1/Blind One
Arne Ohlson Chief Engineer II
Bo Lundborg Chief Engineer III
Olle Sivall Sandon
Ragnar Ulfung Stone-mute Deaf
Royal Opera, Stockholm production of Wozzeck by Alban Berg September 8, 10, 1959 (two performances) at the Kings Theatre [6]
Orchestra of the Royal Opera, Stockholm
Chorus of the Royal Opera, Stockholm
Sixten Ehrling
Göran Gentele
Sven Erixson settings
Elisabeth Söderström Marie
Margareta Bergström Margret
Michel Rhodin Marie's child
Anders Näslund Wozzeck
Erik Saedén Wozzeck
Conny Söderström Drum-Major
Arne Ohlson Andres
Sven-Erik Vikström Captain
Arne Tyrén Doctor
Bo Lundborg First Apprentice
Ingvar Wixell Second Apprentice
Olle Sivall Idiot
Tore Persson Soldier

1960 (three productions)

Orchestra, Choir, ConductorDirector, Set DesignerFemale singerMale singer
Glyndebourne Opera production of Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi, August 23, 25, 27, 29, and September 2, 6, 9, 1960 (7 performances) at the Kings Theatre [7]
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Vittorio Gui
Carl Ebert
Osbert Lancaster settings
Anna Maria Rota Meg
Ilva Ligabue Alice
Mariella Adani Nannetta
Oralia Dominguez Quickly
Geraint Evans Falstaff
Marco Stefanoni Pistol
Mario Carlin Bardolph
Hugues Cuénod Dr Caius
Sesto Bruscantini Ford
Juan Oncina Fenton
Harold Williams Innkeeper
Glyndebourne Opera production of I puritani by Vincenzo Bellini, August 24, 26, 31, and September 3, 8, 10, 1960 (6 performances) at the Kings Theatre [8]
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Vittorio Gui
Bryan Balkwill
Franco Enriquez
Desmond Heeley settings
Monica Sinclair Queen Henrietta
Joan Sutherland Elvira
David Ward Lord Walton
Giuseppe Modesti Sir George Walton
Nicola Filacuridi Lord Arthur Talbot
Ernest Blanc Forth
John Kentish Robertson
Glyndebourne Opera productions of Il segreto di Susanna by Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari, Arlecchino by Ferruccio Busoni, and La voix humaine by Francis Poulenc, August 30, and September 1, 5, 7, 1960 (4 performances) at the Kings Theatre [9] [10] [11]
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
John Pritchard
Peter Ebert
Carl Toms settings for Il segreto di Susanna
Peter Rice settings for Arlecchino

Jean Cocteau productions and settings for La voix humaine
Mariella Adani Countess

Helga Pilarczyk Colombina
Silvia Ashmole Annunziata

Denise Duval Elle
Sesto Bruscantini Gil
Heinz Blankenburg Sante

Ian Wallace Ser Matteo
Heinz Blankenburg Arlecchino
Gwyn Griffiths Cospicuo
Carlos Feller Bombasto
Dermot Troy Leandro

1961 (four productions)

Orchestra, Choir, ConductorDirector, Set DesignerFemale singerMale singer
Covent Garden Opera production of Iphigénie en Tauride by Christoph Willibald Gluck, August 21, 23, 26, 30 and September 4, 1961 (five performances) at the Kings Theatre [12]
Covent Garden Orchestra
Covent Garden Opera Chorus
Georg Solti
Bryan Balkwill
Göran Gentele
Carl Toms settings
Rita Gorr Iphigénie
Margreta Elkins Diana
Jeannette Sinclair Greek woman
Robert Massard Oreste
André Turp Pylade
Louis Quilico Thoas
Covent Garden Opera production of Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti, August 25, 28 September 1, 7, 9 1961 (five performances) at the Kings Theatre [12]
Covent Garden Orchestra
Covent Garden Opera Chorus
John Pritchard
Franco Zeffirelli Joan Sutherland Lucia
Margreta Elkins Alisa
Edgar Evans Normanno
John Shaw Enrico
Joseph Rouleau Raimondo
André Turp Edgardo
Kenneth Macdonald Arturo
Covent Garden Opera production of Il barbiere di Siviglia by Gioachino Rossini, August 31 and September 2, 5, 8 1961 (four performances) at the Kings Theatre [12]
Covent Garden Orchestra
Covent Garden Opera Chorus
Carlo Maria Giulini
Maurice Sarrazin
Jean-Denis Macclés settings
Bianca-Maria Casoni Rosina
Josephine Veasey Berta
Ronald Lewis Fiorello
Luigi Alva Conte
Rolando Panerai Figaro
Fernando Corena Bartolo
Boris Christoff Basilio
Covent Garden Opera production of A Midsummer Night's Dream by Benjamin Britten, August 22, 24, 29, September 2, 6, 1961 (five performances) at the Kings Theatre [12]
Covent Garden Orchestra
Covent Garden Opera Chorus
Georg Solti
Meredith Davies
John Gielgud
John Piper settings
Joan Carlyle Tytania
Irene Salemka Helena
Janet Coster Hermia
Margreta Elkins Hippolyta
Russell Oberlin Oberon
John Dobson Lysander
Peter Glossop Demetrius
Forbes Robinson Theseus
Michael Langdon Quince
Geraint Evans Bottom
Kenneth Macdonald Snout
David Kelly Snug
Joseph Ward Starveling
John Lanigan Flute
Nicolas Chagrin Puck

1962 (six productions)

Orchestra, Choir, ConductorDirector, Set DesignerFemale singerMale singer
Belgrade Opera production of Prince Igor by Alexander Borodin, August 20, 22, 25, 1962 (three performances) at the Kings Theatre [13]
Orchestra, Chorus and Ballet of the Belgrade Opera
Oskar Danon
Dušan Miladinović
Branko Gavela
Miomir Denić designer
Milica Babić costumes
Milka Stojanović Yaroslavna
Biserka Cvejić Konchakovna
Dušan Popović Prince Igor
Zvonimir Krnetić Prince Vladimir
Miroslav Čangalović Prince Galitzky/Kontchak
Žarko Cvejić Prince Galitzky
Djordje Djurdjević Kontchak
Belgrade Opera production of The Love of Three Oranges by Sergei Prokofiev, August 21, 23, 1962 (two performances) at the Kings Theatre [13]
Orchestra, Chorus and Ballet of the Belgrade Opera
Oskar Danon
Mladen Sabljić
Miomir Denić designer
Mira Glisić costumes
Milica Miladinović Clarissa
Valerija Hejbalova Fata Morgana
Ljubica Vrsajkov Linetta
Anica Jelinek Nicoletta
Dobrila Bogošević Ninetta
Djurdjevka Čakarević Smeraldina
Žarko Cvejić King of Clubs
Stjepan Andrašević Prince
Jovan Gligorijević Leander
Franjo Paulik Truffaldino
Stanoje Janković Pantaloon
Djordje Djurdjević Tchello
Aleksandar Djokić Cook
Zivojin Milosavljević Farfarello
Belgrade Opera production of Don Quixote by Jules Massenet, August 24, 31, 1962 (two performances) at the Kings Theatre [13]
Orchestra and Chorus of the Belgrade Opera
Oskar Danon
Mladen Sabljić
Miomir Denić designer
Mira Glisić costumes
Biserka Cvejić Dulcinea
Dobrila Bogošević Pedro
Ljubica Vrsajkov Garcias
Miroslav Čangalović Don Quixote
Ladko Korošec Sancho Panza
Nikola Jančić Rodriguez
Drago Starc Juan
Zivojin Mitrović Fool
Belgrade Opera production of Khovanshchina by Modest Mussorgsky, version by Dmitri Shostakovich, August 27, 29, and September 1, 1962 (three performances) at the Kings Theatre [13]
Orchestra, Chorus and Ballet of the Belgrade Opera
Krešimir Baranović
Dušan Miladinović
Mladen Sabljić
Miomir Denić designer
Milica Babić costumes
Melanija Bugarinović Martha
Milica Miladinović Martha
Milka Stojanović Emma
Žarko Cvejić Prince Ivan Khovansky
Zvonimir Krnetić Prince Andrei Khovansky
Franjo Pulik Prince Basil Galitzin
Dušan Popović Shaklovity
Stanoje Janković Shaklovity
Miroslav Čangalović Dosifey
Djordje Djurdjević Dosifey
Vladan Cvejić Scrivener
Belgrade Opera production of The Gambler by Sergei Prokofiev, August 28, 30, 1962 (two performances) at the Kings Theatre [13]
Orchestra and Chorus of the Belgrade Opera
Oskar Danon
Mladen Sabljić
Miomir Denić designer
Milica Babić costumes
Valerija Hejbalova Pauline
Djurdjevka Čakarević Babushka
Milica Miladinović Blanche
Žarko Cvejić Retired general
Drago Starc Alexei
Stjepan Andrašević Marquis
Stanoje Janković Mr Astle
Nikola Jančić Prince Nilsky
Vlastimir Stefanović Baron Wirmerhelm
Živojin Mitrović Potopitch
English Opera Group production of The Turn of the Screw by Benjamin Britten, September 3, 5, 7, 1962 (three performances) at the Kings Theatre [13]
English Chamber Orchestra
Benjamin Britten
Meredith Davies
Basil Coleman
John Piper designer
Jennifer Vyvyan Governess
Ellen Dales Flora
Sylvia Fisher Mrs Grose
Marie Collier Miss Jessel
Peter Pears Prologue/Quint
John Lanigan Prologue/Quint
Kevin Platts Miles

1963 (six productions)

Orchestra, Choir, ConductorDirector, Set DesignerFemale singerMale singer
English Opera Group production of The Rape of Lucretia by Benjamin Britten, August 19, 21, 23 1963 (three performances) at the Kings Theatre [14]
Meredith Davies Colin Graham
Tony Walton settings
Kerstin Meyer Lucretia
Helen Watts Bianca
Elizabeth Vaughan Lucia
Sylvia Fisher Female chorus
Forbes Robinson Collatinus
John Shirley-Quirk Junius
Peter Glossop Tarquinius
Ronald Dowd Male chorus
English Opera Group production of The Beggar's Opera by John Gay and Johann Christoph Pepusch, August 20, 22, 24 1963 (three performances) at the Kings Theatre [15]
Benjamin Britten Colin Graham
Alix Stone settings
Anne Pollak Mrs Peachum
Janet Baker Polly Peachum
Heather Harper Lucy
Edith Coates Mrs Diana Trapes
Joan Edwards Jenny Diver
David Kelly Peachum
Peter Pears Macheath
Bryan Drake Lockit
Teatro San Carlo, Naples production of Luisa Miller by Giuseppe Verdi, August 26, 28, 31 and September 4, 1963 (four performances) at the Kings Theatre [16]
Orchestra and chorus of the Teatro di San Carlo

Alberto Erede
Franco Enriquez
Attilio Colonello settings
Anna di Stasio Laura
Margherita Roberti Luisa
Anna Maria Rota Federica d'Ostheim
Piero Cappuccilli Miller
Renato Cioni Rodolpho
Franco Ventriglia Wurm
Paolo Washington Count Walter
Vittorio Pandano Peasant
Teatro San Carlo, Naples production of Adriana Lecouvreur by Francesco Cilea, August 27, 30 and September 2, 6, 1963 (four performances) at the Kings Theatre [17]
Orchestra and chorus of the Teatro di San Carlo

Oliviero De Fabritiis
Aldo Mirabella Vassallo
Camillo Paravicini settings
Magda Olivero Adriana Lecouvreur
Adriana Lazzarini Princesse de Bouillon
Elena Barcis Mlle Jouvenot
Anna di Stasio Mlle Dangeville
Juan Oncina Maurizio
Enrico Campi Prince de Bouillon
Piero de Palma Abate di Chazeuil
Sesto Bruscantini Michonnet
Augusto Frati Quinault
Vittorio Pandano Poisson
Teatro San Carlo, Naples production of Don Pasquale by Gaetano Donizetti, August 29 and September 3, 5, 7 1963 (four performances) at the Kings Theatre [18]
Orchestra and chorus of the Teatro di San Carlo
Alberto Erede
Eduardo de Filippo
Ezio Frigerio settings
Gianna D'Angelo Norina Fernando Corena Don Pasquale
Renato Capecchi Malatesta
Alfredo Kraus Ernesto
Ugo d'Alessio Carlo
Budapest Opera and Ballet production of Prince Bluebeard's Castle together with the ballets The Wooden Prince and The Miraculous Mandarin , all by Béla Bartók, August 19, 20, 21, 23, 1963 (four performances) at the Empire Theatre [19]
Scottish National Orchestra
János Ferencsik
Kálmán Nádasdy Olga Szönyi JudithAndrás Faragó Duke Bluebeard

1964 (five productions)

Orchestra, Choir, ConductorDirector, Set DesignerFemale singerMale singer
National Theatre, Prague production of Dalibor (Bedřich Smetana) 17, 20, 22, 27 August, 3 September 1964 (five performances) at the Kings Theatre [20]
Jaroslav Krombholc Václav Kašlík
Josef Svoboda sets
Jarmila Konečná costumes
Alena Míková Milada
Libuše Prylová Milada
Milada Šubrtová Milada
Libuše Domanínská Jitka
Helena Tattermuschová Jitka
Eva Zikmundová Jitka
Václav Bednář Vladislav
Jindřich Jindrák Vladislav
Vilém Přibyl Dalibor
Beno Blachut Dalibor
Antonín Švorc Budivoj
Jaroslav Horáček Judge
Dalibor Jedlička Judge/Beneš
Eduard Haken Beneš
Zdenĕk Švehla Vítek
Viktor Kočí Vítek
National Theatre, Prague production of Resurrection (Ján Cikker) 18, 26 August 1964 (two performances) at the Kings Theatre [21]
Jaroslav Krombholc Karel Jernek
Zbynĕk Kolář sets
Olga Filipi costumes
Milada Čadikovičová Sophia Ivanovna
Nadĕžda Kniplová Maria Ivanovna
Alena Míková Katya
Helena Tattermuschová Eufemia Bochkova
Jaroslava Procházková Madame Kitayev
Teodor Šrubař Prince Dmitry
Milan Karpíšek Smelkov
Jiří Joran Kartinkin
Beno Blachut Simonson
National Theatre, Prague production of Rusalka (Antonín Dvořák) 19, 21, 25, 29, 31 August 1964 (five performances) at the Kings Theatre [22]
Jan Hus Tichy Václav Kašlík
Josef Svoboda sets
Jarmila Konečná costumes
Milada Šubrtová Rusalka
Libuše Domanínská Rusalka
Jaroslava Dobrá Ježibaba
Jaroslava Procházková Ježibaba
Marta Krásová Ježibaba
Libuše Prylová Foreign Princess
Nadĕžda Kniplová Foreign Princess
Ivo Žídek Prince
Beno Blachut Prince
Eduard Haken Vodník
Karel Berman Vodník
Jiří Joran Gamekeeper
Antonín Votava Gamekeeper
National Theatre, Prague production of Kátya Kabanová (Leoš Janáček) 24 August, 1, 4 September 1964 (three performances) at the Kings Theatre [23]
Jaroslav Krombholc Hanuš Thein
Josef Svoboda sets
Marcel Pokorný costumes
Jaroslava Dobrá Marfa Kabanová
Jaroslava Procházková Marfa Kabanová
Ivana Mixová Varvara
Libuše Domanínská Katya
Eva Zikmundová Katya
Sylvia Kodetová Glaša
Jaroslav Stříška Tikhon Kabanov
Karel Berman Savël Dikoj
Viktor Kočí Boris
Beno Blachut Boris
Zdenĕk Švehla Váňa Kudrjaš
Jindřich Jindrák Kuligin
National Theatre, Prague production of From the House of the Dead (Leoš Janáček), 28 August, 2, 5 September 1964 (three performances) at the Kings Theatre [24]
Bohumil Gregor Ladislav Štros
Vladimir Nývlt sets
Marcel Pokorný costumes
Helena Tattermuschová AljejaDalibor Jedličk Gorjančikov
Beno Blachut Filka Morozov
Jaroslav Horáček Prison Governor
Antonín Švorc Prison Governor
Ivo Žídek Skuratov
Milan Karpíšek Šapkin
Přemysl Kočí Šiškov

1965 (five productions)

Orchestra, Choir, ConductorDirector, Set DesignerFemale singerMale singer
Edinburgh Festival Opera and Holland Festival co-production of Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, August 23, 25, 28, September 1, 3, 1965 (five performances) at the Kings Theatre [25]
New Philharmonia Orchestra
Netherlands Chamber Choir
Carlo Maria Giulini
Carlo Maria Giulini
David Walker costumes
Luisa Bosabalian Donna Anna
Ilva Ligabue Donna Elvira
Mariella Adani Zerlina
Paolo Montarsolo Leporello
Renato Capecchi Don Giovanni
Giorgio Tadeo Commendatore
Richard Lewis Don Ottavio
Leonardo Monreale Masetto
Edinburgh Festival Opera and Holland Festival co-production of Pescatrici by Joseph Haydn, August 24, 26, 27, 1965 (three performances) at the Kings Theatre [26]
Alberto Erede Werner Düggelin
Jörn Zimmermann settings
Ruza Pospis Eurilda
Maddalena Bonifaccio Lesbina
Adriana Martino Nerina
Ugo Trama Lindoro
Umberto Grilli Burlotto
Giacomo Aragall Frisellino
Carlos Feller Mastriccio
English Opera Group production of Albert Herring by Benjamin Britten, August 31, and September 2, 4, 1965 (three performances) at the Kings Theatre [27]
Vilém Tauský Colin Graham
John Piper settings
Sylvia Fisher Lady Billows
Johanna Peters Florence Pike
April Cantelo Miss Wordsworth
Anne Pashley Nancy
Sheila Rex Mrs Herring
Bryan Drake Mr Gedge
Edgar Evans Mr Upfold
Harold Blackburn Superintendent Budd
Benjamin Luxon Sid
Kenneth Macdonald Albert Herring
Bavarian State Opera production of Così fan tutte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, September 6, 7, 8, 10, 1965 (four performances) at the Kings Theatre [28]
Orchestra of the Bavarian State Opera
Hans Gierster
Rudolf Hartmann
Helmut Jürgens settings
Claire Watson Fiordiligi
Leonore Kirschstein Fiordiligi
Hertha Töpper Dorabella
Lilian Benningsen Dorabella
Hanny Steffek Despina
Gertrud Freedmann Despina
Fritz Wunderlich Ferrando
Donald Grobe Ferrando
Raimund Grumbach Guglielmo
Keith Engen Don Alfonso
Karl Christian Kohn Don Alfonso
Bavarian State Opera production of Intermezzo by Richard Strauss, September 9, 11, 1965 (two performances) at the Kings Theatre [29]
Orchestra of the Bavarian State Opera
Meinhard von Zallinger
Rudolf Hartmann
Jean-Pierre Ponnelle settings
Hanny Steffek Christine
Gertrud Freedmann Anna
Hermann Prey Storch
Ferry Gruber Baron Lummer
Karl Christian Kohn Councillor of Commerce
Max Proebstl Kammersänger
Friedrich Lenz Kapellmeister Stroh
Hans-Hermann Nissen Councillor of Justice

1966 (four productions)

Orchestra, Choir, ConductorDirector, Set DesignerFemale singerMale singer
Stuttgart State Opera production of The Magic Flute by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, August 26, 29, 31, September 2, 5, 1966 (five performances) at the Kings Theatre [30]
Ferdinand Leitner Leopold Lindtberg
Leni Bauer-Ecsy settings
Elisabeth Löw-Szöky First Lady
Hetty Plümacher Second Lady
Claudia Hellman Third Lady
Sylvia Geszty Queen of the Night
Gundula Janowitz Pamina
Liselotte Rebmann Pamina
Lily Sauter Papagena
Waldemar Kmentt Tamino
Fritz Wunderlich Tamino
Karlheinz Peters Papageno
Herold Kraus Monostatos
Raymond Wolansky Speaker
Stefan Kosso Speaker
Otto von Rohr Sarastro
Fritz Linke Sarastro
Stuttgart State Opera production of Wozzeck by Alban Berg, August 27, 1966 (one performance) at the Kings Theatre [31]
Carlos Kleiber Günther Rennert
Leni Bauer-Ecsy settings
Irmgard Seefried Marie Gerhard Stolze Wozzeck
Kurt Marschner Captain
Sigurd Björnsson Andres
Fritz Linke Doctor
Günther Treptow Drum Major
Stuttgart State Opera production of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner, August 30, September 1, 7, 9, 1966 (four performances) at the Kings Theatre [32]
Ferdinand Leitner
Heinrich Hollreiser
Wieland Wagner director and designer Hildegard Hillebrecht Elsa
Elisabeth Löw-Szöky Elsa
Grace Hoffman Ortrud
Raymond Wolansky Herald
Karlheinz Peters Herald
Otto von Rohr Heinrich
Gustav Neidlinger Friedrich von Telramund
Wolfgang Windgassen Lohengrin
Stuttgart State Opera production of Lulu by Alban Berg, September 6, 8, 10, 1966 (three performances) at the Kings Theatre [33]
Ferdinand Leitner Wieland Wagner director and designer Anja Silja Lulu
Sona Cervena Countess Geschwitz
Paula Brivkalne Dresser
Hannelore Schultz-Pickard Schoolboy
Rudolf Knoll Prologue/Jack the Ripper
Richard Holm Alwa
Carlos Alexander Dr Schön
James Harper Painter
Engelbert Czubok Doctor
Willy Ferenz Schigolch
Stefan Schwer Prince
Heinz Cramer Theatre Director
Caspar Bröcheler Rodrigo
Kurt-Egon Opp Man servant
Klaus Hirte African

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