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Ariadne auf Naxos
Humphrey Burton goes to the Vienna State Opera for a performance of Strauss's reworking of this classical tale to a libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal. The production has a star-studded cast, including the legendary Edita Gruberova - a darling of the Viennese public - as Zerbinetta.
Vienna State Opera Orchestra, conductor Peter Schneider
Parti
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8.45 Part 2
DANUBE WEEK

Contributors

Unknown:
Humphrey Burton
Unknown:
Hugo von Hofmannsthal.
Unknown:
Edita Gruberova
Conductor:
Peter Schneider
Talks:
Marcel Prawy
Unknown:
Moore Parker
Unknown:
Vienna State
Ariadne:
Deborah Voigt (soprano)
Primadonna:
Deborah Voigt (soprano)
Zerbinetta:
Edita Gruberova (soprano)
Composer:
Susan Graham (mezzo)
Bacchus:
Janez Lotric (tenor)
Tenor:
Janez Lotric (tenor)
Music master:
Peter Weber (baritone)
Dancing master:
Helmut Wildhaber (tenor)
Majordomo:
Waldemar Kmentt (spoken)
Harlequin:
Marian Pop (baritone)
Scaramuccio:
Peter Jelosits (tenor)
Truffaldino:
Rudolf Mazzola (bass)
Brighella:
Herwig Pecoraro (tenor)
Naiad:
Olga Schalaewa (soprano)
Dryad:
Regina Mauel (mezzo)
Echo:
Uta Schwabe (soprano)
Officer:
Michael Kurz (tenor)
Footman:
Alfred Sramek (bass)
Source: Radio Times

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