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Opera in two acts and four scenes by Beethoven Libretto by Sonnleithner
Cast in order of singing:
(Continued in next column)
Vienna State Opera Chorus
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor, Wilhelm Furtwangler Scene: Eighteenth-century Spain
Act 1
Scene 1: A room in the gaoler's house Scene 2: The inner courtyard of the prison Interval
Act 2
Scene 1: An underground cell in the prison
Scene 2: A terrace before the castle

Contributors

Conductor:
Wilhelm Furtwangler
Jacquino, porter at the prison:
Richard Holm
Marcellina, the gaoler's daughter:
Irmgard Seefried
Rocco, head gaoler of the prison:
(name To Be Announced)
Leonora, wife of Florestan, disguised as a youth (Fidelio):
Kirsten Flagstad
Don Pizarro Governor of the prison:
Paul Schoffler
First prisoner:
Hermann Gallos
Second prisoner:
Karl Doench
Florestan, a political prisoner:
Julius Patzak
Don Fernando, the Minister:
Hans Braun

Abridged version of the tragedy by Algernon Charles Swinburne with an introduction by J. Isaacs
Cast in order of speaking:
Production by Donald McWhlnnie

Contributors

Unknown:
Algernon Charles Swinburne
Unknown:
J. Isaacs
Production By:
Donald McWhlnnie
Chief Huntsman:
Alec Mango
Chorus:
Jill Balcon
Althaea:
Mary O'Farrell
Meleager:
Alastair Duncan
Oeneus:
Howieson Culff
Atalanta:
Joan Hart
Toxeus:
Hugh Manning
Plexippus:
Malcolm Hayes
Herald:
Alec Mango
Messenger:
Frank Duncan
Second messenger:
Peter Varley

Bruce Boyce (baritone)
Peter Stadlen (piano) David Martin (violin)
Reginald Morley (violin) Neville Marriner (violin) Granville Jones (violin)
Max Gilbert (viola)
Eileen Grainger (viola) Peter Schidloff (viola) Harvey Phillips (cello)
Bernard Richards (cello)
Martin Lovett (cello)
J. Edward Merrett (double-bass)
Gerald Gover
(harpsichord and piano)

Contributors

Baritone:
Bruce Boyce
Piano:
Peter Stadlen
Violin:
David Martin
Violin:
Reginald Morley
Violin:
Neville Marriner
Violin:
Granville Jones
Viola:
Max Gilbert
Viola:
Eileen Grainger
Viola:
Peter Schidloff
Cello:
Harvey Phillips
Cello:
Bernard Richards
Cello:
Martin Lovett
Double-Bass:
J. Edward Merrett
Harpsichord:
Gerald Gover

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