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Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme, 27 July 1962
The Opera
Venue: Glyndebourne
Composer: Richard Strauss
Librettist: Molière
Conductor: Silvio Varviso
Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Cast
Monsieur Jourdain: Miles Malleson
Madame Jourdain: Margaret Courtenay
Nicoline: Pat Heywood
Dorimene: Marion Mathie
Music Master: William Moore
Composer: Gilbert Wynne
Dancing Master: John Warner
Philosopher: Walter Hudd
Fencing Master: Anthony Nicholls
Assistant To Fmaster: Derek Westlake
Dorante: Richard Gale
First Flunkey: Vernon Dobtcheff
Second Flunkey: John Baker
Master Tailor: Michael Holmes
Assistant To Tailor: Gordon Coster
Wig Maker: Tony Wilson
Chief Cook: Michael Holmes
Assistant To Cook: Fleur Woolley
Cook's Boy: Derek Westlake
Production Team
Original Producer: Miles Malleson
Staff Director: Oliver Neville
Set Designer: Oliver Messel
Costume Designer: Oliver Messel
Choreographer: Michael Holmes
The Opera
Venue: Glyndebourne
Composer: Richard Strauss
Librettist: Molière
Conductor: Silvio Varviso
Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Cast
Monsieur Jourdain: Miles Malleson
Madame Jourdain: Margaret Courtenay
Nicoline: Pat Heywood
Dorimene: Marion Mathie
Music Master: William Moore
Composer: Gilbert Wynne
Dancing Master: John Warner
Philosopher: Walter Hudd
Fencing Master: Anthony Nicholls
Assistant To Fmaster: Derek Westlake
Dorante: Richard Gale
First Flunkey: Vernon Dobtcheff
Second Flunkey: John Baker
Master Tailor: Michael Holmes
Assistant To Tailor: Gordon Coster
Wig Maker: Tony Wilson
Chief Cook: Michael Holmes
Assistant To Cook: Fleur Woolley
Cook's Boy: Derek Westlake
Production Team
Original Producer: Miles Malleson
Staff Director: Oliver Neville
Set Designer: Oliver Messel
Costume Designer: Oliver Messel
Choreographer: Michael Holmes