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Higglety Pigglety Pop!, 20 October 1984
The Opera
Venue: Apollo Theatre, Oxford
Composer: Oliver Knussen
Librettist: Maurice Sendak
Conductor: Oliver Knussen
Orchestra: London Sinfonietta
Cast
Jennie: Cynthia Buchan
The Potted Plant: Deborah Rees
Baby: Deborah Rees
Mother Goose: Deborah Rees
Sandwich Board Pig: Andrew Gallacher
Ash Tree (Low Voice): Andrew Gallacher
Cat-Milkman: Hugh Hetherington
Ash Tree (High Voice): Hugh Hetherington
Rhoda: Eileen Hulse
Voice of Baby's Mother : Eileen Hulse
Lion (voice): Stephen Richardson
Lion (movement): Clive Duncan
Lion (movement): George Reid
Production Team
Original Director: Frank Corsaro
Associate Director: Robert Carsen
Set Designer: Maurice Sendak
Costume Designer: Maurice Sendak
Lighting Designer: Robert Bryan
The Opera
Venue: Apollo Theatre, Oxford
Composer: Oliver Knussen
Librettist: Maurice Sendak
Conductor: Oliver Knussen
Orchestra: London Sinfonietta
Cast
Jennie: Cynthia Buchan
The Potted Plant: Deborah Rees
Baby: Deborah Rees
Mother Goose: Deborah Rees
Sandwich Board Pig: Andrew Gallacher
Ash Tree (Low Voice): Andrew Gallacher
Cat-Milkman: Hugh Hetherington
Ash Tree (High Voice): Hugh Hetherington
Rhoda: Eileen Hulse
Voice of Baby's Mother : Eileen Hulse
Lion (voice): Stephen Richardson
Lion (movement): Clive Duncan
Lion (movement): George Reid
Production Team
Original Director: Frank Corsaro
Associate Director: Robert Carsen
Set Designer: Maurice Sendak
Costume Designer: Maurice Sendak
Lighting Designer: Robert Bryan