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Ariadne Auf Naxos 1st, 18 August 1962
The Opera
Venue: Glyndebourne
Composer: Richard Strauss
Librettist: Hugo von Hofmannsthal
Conductor: Silvio Varviso
Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Cast
Najade: Day McAusland
Dryade: Jean Allister
Echo: Morag Noble
Ariadne: Enriqueta Tarres
Harlekin: Heinz Blankenburg
Zerbinetta: Reri Grist
Brighella: Duncan Robertson
Truffaldino: Dennis Wicks
Scaramuccio: Adrian de Peyer
Bacchus: William McAlpine
Production Team
Original Producer: Carl Ebert
Set Designer: Oliver Messel
Costume Designer: Oliver Messel
Choreographer: Michael Holmes
Revival Producer: Peter Ebert
The Opera
Venue: Glyndebourne
Composer: Richard Strauss
Librettist: Hugo von Hofmannsthal
Conductor: Silvio Varviso
Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Cast
Najade: Day McAusland
Dryade: Jean Allister
Echo: Morag Noble
Ariadne: Enriqueta Tarres
Harlekin: Heinz Blankenburg
Zerbinetta: Reri Grist
Brighella: Duncan Robertson
Truffaldino: Dennis Wicks
Scaramuccio: Adrian de Peyer
Bacchus: William McAlpine
Production Team
Original Producer: Carl Ebert
Set Designer: Oliver Messel
Costume Designer: Oliver Messel
Choreographer: Michael Holmes
Revival Producer: Peter Ebert