An opera in four acts
Music by Haydn
Libretto by CARLO FRANCESCO BADINI
sung in Italian
Cast in order of singing:
Scottish OPERA CHORUS
Chorus-Master, Arthur Oldham SCOTTISH NATIONAL ORCHESTRA Leader, Sam Bor
Conducted by RICHARD BONYNGE
Produced by RUDOLF HARTMANN
From the King's Theatre, Edinburgh
Act 1
Scene 1 A rocky beach by a forest Scene 2 A room in Creonte's palace
Act 2
Scene 1 A garden near the palace bcene 2 A room in the palace

Euridice, daughter to Creonte - JOAN SUTHERLAND (soprano)
Orfco, a Thracian bard - NICOLAI GEDDA (tenor)
Creonte, King of Thebes - SPIRO MALAS (bass)
Attendant, serving Creonte - MALCOLM KING (tenor)
Captain, serving Arideo - JOHN GRAHAM (bass)
Genius - MARY O'BRIEN (soprano)
Plutone, God of the Underworld - SIMON GILBERT (bass)