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Ariadne Auf Naxos 2nd, 05 July 1957
The Opera
Venue: Glyndebourne
Composer: Richard Strauss
Librettist: Hugo von Hofmannsthal
Conductor: John Pritchard
Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Cast
Music Master: Thomas Hemsley
Major Domo: James Atkins
Lackey: Frederick Westcott
Officer: John Carolan
Composer: Elisabeth Soderstrom
Bacchus: David Lloyd
Wig-Maker: Gwyn Griffiths
Zerbinetta: Mimi Coertse
Ariadne: Lucine Amara
Dancing Master: Hugues Cuenod
Harlekin: Heinz Blankenburg
Scaramuccio: Kevin Miller
Brighella: Edward Byles
Truffaldin: Peter Lagger
Naiade: Rosl Schwaiger
Dryade: Monica Sinclair
Echo: Pilar Lorengar
Production Team
Original Producer: Carl Ebert
Set Designer: Oliver Messel
Costume Designer: Oliver Messel
The Opera
Venue: Glyndebourne
Composer: Richard Strauss
Librettist: Hugo von Hofmannsthal
Conductor: John Pritchard
Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Cast
Music Master: Thomas Hemsley
Major Domo: James Atkins
Lackey: Frederick Westcott
Officer: John Carolan
Composer: Elisabeth Soderstrom
Bacchus: David Lloyd
Wig-Maker: Gwyn Griffiths
Zerbinetta: Mimi Coertse
Ariadne: Lucine Amara
Dancing Master: Hugues Cuenod
Harlekin: Heinz Blankenburg
Scaramuccio: Kevin Miller
Brighella: Edward Byles
Truffaldin: Peter Lagger
Naiade: Rosl Schwaiger
Dryade: Monica Sinclair
Echo: Pilar Lorengar
Production Team
Original Producer: Carl Ebert
Set Designer: Oliver Messel
Costume Designer: Oliver Messel