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ORCHESTRAL CONCERT

on Network Three

ORCHESTRA OF THE ROYAL OPERA HOUSE, COVENT GARDEN
Leader, Charles Taylor
Conducted by BRYAN BALKWILL
Act 1: A wood outside Athens Act 2: The wood
Act 3: The wood, early next morning, and later Theseus's palace
Cast in order of singing:
Fairies:

Contributors

Conducted By:
Colin Davis
Conducted By:
Eduard van Beinum
Conducted By:
Otto Klemperer
Leader:
Charles Taylor
Conducted By:
Bryan Balkwill
Cobweb NICHOLAS:
Freakes (treble)
Peaseblossom PHILIP:
Colner (treble)
Mustardseed ALAN:
Hammant (treble)
Moth:
Gunther Wassertheurer (treble)
Puck:
Kaplan Kaye (speaking Voice)
Tytania, Queen of the Fairies:
Elizabeth Vaughan (soprano)
Oberon, King of the Fairies:
Josephine Veasey (mezzo-Soprano)
Lysander, in love with Hermia:
Alexander Young (tenor)
Hermia, in love with Lysander, but be trothed to Demetrius:
Janet Baker (mezzo-Soprano)
Demetrius, in love with Hermia:
Delme Bryn-Jones (baritone)
Helena, in love with Demetrius:
Elizabeth Robson (soprano)
Quince, a carpenter:
Dennis Wicks (bass)
Snug, a joiner:
David Kelly (bass)
Starveling, a tailor:
Keith Raggett (bass)
Flute, a bellows-mender:
John Lanigan(tenor)
Snout, a tinker:
Kenneth MacDonald (tenor)
Bottom, a weaver:
Michael Langdon(bass)
Theseus, Duke of Athens:
Victor Godfrey (bass-Baritone)
Hippolyta, Queen of the Amazons, betrothed to Theseus:
Maureen Guy (contralto)

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