Romantic opera in three acts and four scenes by Richard Wagner
English translation by Frederick Jameson
Cast in order of singing:
Covent Garden Opera Chorus
(Chorus-Master. Douglas Robinson )
Covent Garden Opera Orchestra
(Leader, Joseph Shadwick )
Conductor. Karl Rankl
From the Royal Opera House,
Covent Garden the action takes place in Antwerp in the first half of the tenth century
Act 1
A meadow on the banks of the Scheldt