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ARIADNE ON NAXOS

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An opera in a prologue and one act
Music by RICHARD STRAUSS
Libretto by Hugo von, Hofmannsthal
English translation by Tom Hammond
Cast
Guests, stage staff, musicians, lackeys, etc.
Sadler's Wells Chorus
Chorus-Master, David Tod Boyd
Sadler's Wells Orchestra Leader, Barry Collins
Conductor, COLIN DAVIS
Producer. Anthony Besch
From Sadler 's Wells Theatre, London
PROLOGUE: A hall in the mansion of a Viennese ' nouveau-riche '
See page 54

Contributors

Music By:
Richard Strauss
Translation By:
Tom Hammond
Chorus-Master:
David Tod Boyd
Leader:
Barry Collins
Conductor:
Colin Davis
Producer:
Anthony Besch
Unknown:
From Sadler
The Majordomo (spoken role):
Michael Malnick
The Music Master:
Bernard Turgeon
The Composer:
Elsie Morison
The Tenor (later (later Bacchus):
Alberto Remedios
An Officer:
John Delaney
The Dancing-Master:
John Chorley
A Wig-Maker:
Kenneth Fawcett
A Lackey:
Donald McLntyre
The Prima Dorna (later Ariadne):
Elizabeth Fretwell
Zerbinetta:
Marion Studrholme
Brighella:
Edward Byles
Scaramuccio:
Kevin Miller
Harlequin:
Julian Moyle
Truffaldino:
John Holmes
Naiad:
Rae Woodland
Echo:
April Camtelo
DryadL:
Maureen Guy

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