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Ariadne Auf Naxos 2nd, 27 July 1971
The Opera
Venue: Glyndebourne
Composer: Richard Strauss
Librettist: Hugo von Hofmannsthal
Conductor: Aldo Ceccato
Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Cast
Music Master: Thomas Hemsley
Major Domo: Richard Van Allan
Lackey: Thomas Lawlor
Officer: Terry Jenkins
Composer: Delia Wallis
Bacchus: Wilmer Neufeld
Wig-Maker: William Elvin
Zerbinetta: Sylvia Geszty
Ariadne: Helen Vanni
Dancing Master: Alexander Oliver
Harlekin: John Gibbs
Scaramuccio: Maurice Arthur
Brighella: John Fryatt
Truffaldin: Dennis Wicks
Naiade: Teresa Cahill
Dryade: Enid Hartle
Echo: Yvonne Fuller
Production Team
Original Producer: John Cox
Set Designer: Michael Annals
Costume Designer: Michael Annals
Lighting Designer: Robert Ornbo
The Opera
Venue: Glyndebourne
Composer: Richard Strauss
Librettist: Hugo von Hofmannsthal
Conductor: Aldo Ceccato
Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Cast
Music Master: Thomas Hemsley
Major Domo: Richard Van Allan
Lackey: Thomas Lawlor
Officer: Terry Jenkins
Composer: Delia Wallis
Bacchus: Wilmer Neufeld
Wig-Maker: William Elvin
Zerbinetta: Sylvia Geszty
Ariadne: Helen Vanni
Dancing Master: Alexander Oliver
Harlekin: John Gibbs
Scaramuccio: Maurice Arthur
Brighella: John Fryatt
Truffaldin: Dennis Wicks
Naiade: Teresa Cahill
Dryade: Enid Hartle
Echo: Yvonne Fuller
Production Team
Original Producer: John Cox
Set Designer: Michael Annals
Costume Designer: Michael Annals
Lighting Designer: Robert Ornbo