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Ariadne Auf Naxos 2nd, 19 July 1981
The Opera
Venue: Glyndebourne
Composer: Richard Strauss
Librettist: Hugo von Hofmannsthal
Conductor: Simon Rattle
Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra
Cast
Music Master: Donald Bell
Major Domo: William Fox
Lackey: John Hall
Officer: Hugh Hetherington
Composer: Maria Ewing
Bacchus: Dennis Bailey
Wig-Maker: Omar Ebrahim
Zerbinetta: Gianna Rolandi
Ariadne: Helena Dose
Dancing Master: Alexander Oliver
Harlekin: Dale Duesing
Scaramuccio: Alexander Oliver
Brighella: John Fryatt
Truffaldin: Willard White
Naiade: Deborah Rees
Dryade: Fiona Kimm
Echo: Elizabeth Ritchie
Production Team
Original Producer: John Cox
Set Designer: Michael Annals
Costume Designer: Michael Annals
Lighting Designer: Robert Bryan
The Opera
Venue: Glyndebourne
Composer: Richard Strauss
Librettist: Hugo von Hofmannsthal
Conductor: Simon Rattle
Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra
Cast
Music Master: Donald Bell
Major Domo: William Fox
Lackey: John Hall
Officer: Hugh Hetherington
Composer: Maria Ewing
Bacchus: Dennis Bailey
Wig-Maker: Omar Ebrahim
Zerbinetta: Gianna Rolandi
Ariadne: Helena Dose
Dancing Master: Alexander Oliver
Harlekin: Dale Duesing
Scaramuccio: Alexander Oliver
Brighella: John Fryatt
Truffaldin: Willard White
Naiade: Deborah Rees
Dryade: Fiona Kimm
Echo: Elizabeth Ritchie
Production Team
Original Producer: John Cox
Set Designer: Michael Annals
Costume Designer: Michael Annals
Lighting Designer: Robert Bryan