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Covent Garden Opera Trust presents the Covent Garden Opera in 'THE BOHEMIAN GIRL'

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Opera in three acts
Music by Michael William Balfe
Special arrangement by Sir Thomas Beecham , Bt.
Libretto by Alfred Bunn adapted by Dennis Arundell
(who writes in this issue)
Covent Garden Opera Chorus
(Chorus-Master, Douglas Robinson)
Covent Garden Opera Orchestra
(Leader, Thomas Matthews)
Conducted by Sir Thomas Beecham. Bt.
Producer. Dennis Arundell
From the Royal Opera House. Covent Garden
Scene: Presburg and its neighbourhood in the eighteenth century
Act
Count Arnheim's castle on the Danube
7.45 app. Interval
8.0 app. Act 2
(Twelve years later)
Sc. 1: The Gypsy encampment
Sc. 2: In the Gypsy Queen's tent Se. 3: A fair in the public square Sc. 4: The Hall of Justice
8.55 app. Interval
9.10 app. Act 3
Sc. 1: Arline's boudoir
Sc. 2: A hall in the Count's castle

Contributors

Music By:
Michael William Balfe
Unknown:
Sir Thomas Beecham
Unknown:
Alfred Bunn
Adapted By:
Dennis Arundell
Chorus-Master:
Douglas Robinson
Leader:
Thomas Matthews
Conducted By:
Sir Thomas Beecham.
Unknown:
Dennis Arundell
Count Arnheim Governor of Presburg:
Jess Walters
Thaddeus a Polish exile:
Anthony Marlowe
Floresteln, the Count's nephew:
Murray Dickie
Devllshoof, Chief of the Gypsies:
Howell Glynne
Arline the Count's daughter:
Roberta Peters
The Gypsy Queen:
Edith Coates

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