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Capriccio, 23 July 1987
The Opera
Venue: Glyndebourne
Composer: Richard Strauss
Librettist: Clemens Krauss & Richard Strauss
Conductor: Bernard Haitink
Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra
Cast
Flamand: David Kuebler
Olivier: Peter Weber
La Roche: Ernst Gutstein
The Countess: Felicity Lott
The Count: Olaf Bar
Clairon: Anne Howells
Italian Tenor: Jean-Luc Viala
Italian Soprano: Fiorella Pediconi
Major Domo: Geoffrey Moses
Monsieur Taupe: Hugues Cuenod
Servant: Patrick Donnelly
Servant: Colin McKerracher
Servant: Alastair Miles
Servant: Howard Milner
Servant: David Owen
Servant: Robert Poulton
Servant: Gerard Quinn
Servant: Christopher Ventris
Dancer: Carol Grant
Dancer: Ian Knowles
Production Team
Original Director: John Cox
Assistant Director: David Edwards
Set Designer: Dennis Lennon
Costume Designer: Martin Battersby
Lighting Designer: Robert Bryan
Choreographer: Pauline Grant
Revival Choreographer: Jenny Weston
The Opera
Venue: Glyndebourne
Composer: Richard Strauss
Librettist: Clemens Krauss & Richard Strauss
Conductor: Bernard Haitink
Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra
Cast
Flamand: David Kuebler
Olivier: Peter Weber
La Roche: Ernst Gutstein
The Countess: Felicity Lott
The Count: Olaf Bar
Clairon: Anne Howells
Italian Tenor: Jean-Luc Viala
Italian Soprano: Fiorella Pediconi
Major Domo: Geoffrey Moses
Monsieur Taupe: Hugues Cuenod
Servant: Patrick Donnelly
Servant: Colin McKerracher
Servant: Alastair Miles
Servant: Howard Milner
Servant: David Owen
Servant: Robert Poulton
Servant: Gerard Quinn
Servant: Christopher Ventris
Dancer: Carol Grant
Dancer: Ian Knowles
Production Team
Original Director: John Cox
Assistant Director: David Edwards
Set Designer: Dennis Lennon
Costume Designer: Martin Battersby
Lighting Designer: Robert Bryan
Choreographer: Pauline Grant
Revival Choreographer: Jenny Weston