An opera in three acts
Libretto adapted from Sardou's drama by LUIGI ILLICA and GIUSEPPE GIACOSA
Music by Puccini Sung in Italian
In a production by the Royal Opera Company, Covent Garden
Cesare Angeloti , an escaped political prisoner. DAVID KELLY (bass}
A sacristan. Ekic GARRETT (bass)
Soldters, police agents, ladies, nobles, citizens, artisans, etc.
COVENT GARDEN OPERA CHORUS
Chorus-Master, Douglas Robinson
MEMBERS OF THE CHOIR OF UPTON HOUSE SCHOOL
Trained by Lionel Sawkins
MEMBERS OF HAMMERSMITH COUNTY SCHOOL Trained by Jean Povey
COVENT GARDEN OPERA ORCHESTRA Leader, Charles Taylor
Conducted by EDWARD DOWNES
The action: Rome around 1800
(Stereo) ACT 1
The Church of Sant' Andrea della Valle