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Ariadne Auf Naxos 2nd, 29 June 1972

The Opera

Venue: Glyndebourne

Composer: Richard Strauss

Librettist: Hugo von Hofmannsthal

Conductor: Aldo Ceccato

Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra

Cast

Music Master: Thomas Hemsley

Major Domo: Richard Van Allan

Lackey: Thomas Lawlor

Officer: James Anderson

Composer: Delia Wallis

Bacchus: Wilmer Neufeld

Wig-Maker: William Elvin

Zerbinetta: Patricia Wise

Ariadne: Helen Vanni

Dancing Master: Alexander Oliver

Harlekin: John Gibbs

Scaramuccio: Terry Jenkins

Brighella: John Fryatt

Truffaldin: Dennis Wicks

Naiade: Janet Price

Dryade: Enid Hartle

Echo: Yvonne Fuller

Production Team

Original Producer: John Cox

Set Designer: Michael Annals

Costume Designer: Michael Annals

Lighting Designer: Robert Ornbo