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Capriccio, 22 May 1963
The Opera
Venue: Glyndebourne
Composer: Richard Strauss
Librettist: Clemens Krauss & Richard Strauss
Conductor: John Pritchard
Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Cast
Olivier: Raymond Wolansky
La Roche: Benno Kusche
The Countess: Elisabeth Soderstrom
The Count: Tom Krause
Clairon: Sona Cervena
Italian Tenor: Pierre Duval
Italian Soprano: Alberta Valentini
Major Domo: John Shirley-Quirk
Monsieur Taupe: Hugues Cuenod
Servant: Dennis Brandt
Servant: Dennis Wicks
Servant: Louis Browne
Servant: Neilson Taylor
Servant: Heinz Danziger
Servant: Francis Egerton
Servant: Stephen Tudor
Servant: Stafford Dean
Dancer: Valerie Davie
Dancer: Robert Harrold
Flamand: Horst Wilhelm
Production Team
Set Designer: Dennis Lennon
Costume Designer: Anthony Powell
Lighting Designer: Francis Reid
Choreographer: Robert Harrold
Original Producer: Gunther Rennert
The Opera
Venue: Glyndebourne
Composer: Richard Strauss
Librettist: Clemens Krauss & Richard Strauss
Conductor: John Pritchard
Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Cast
Olivier: Raymond Wolansky
La Roche: Benno Kusche
The Countess: Elisabeth Soderstrom
The Count: Tom Krause
Clairon: Sona Cervena
Italian Tenor: Pierre Duval
Italian Soprano: Alberta Valentini
Major Domo: John Shirley-Quirk
Monsieur Taupe: Hugues Cuenod
Servant: Dennis Brandt
Servant: Dennis Wicks
Servant: Louis Browne
Servant: Neilson Taylor
Servant: Heinz Danziger
Servant: Francis Egerton
Servant: Stephen Tudor
Servant: Stafford Dean
Dancer: Valerie Davie
Dancer: Robert Harrold
Flamand: Horst Wilhelm
Production Team
Set Designer: Dennis Lennon
Costume Designer: Anthony Powell
Lighting Designer: Francis Reid
Choreographer: Robert Harrold
Original Producer: Gunther Rennert