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by W. W. Robson , Fellow of Lincoln College, Oxford
On November 7, 1667, both Charles II and Samuel Pepys attended the first performance of The Tempest; or, the Enchanted Island,' adapted to contemporary taste by Dryden and Davenant . A few years later Thomas Shadwell revised it into an opera, 'having all new in it; all things performed so admirably well, that not any succeeding opera got more money.' The preface to this evening's performance describes the conditions in which it was originally produced.

Contributors

Unknown:
W. W. Robson
Unknown:
Dryden
Unknown:
Davenant

or The Enchanted Island
Adapted from
Shakespeare's comedy by William Davenant , John Dryden and Thomas Shadwell with the music of Henry Purcell edited by Anthony Lewis
Production by Douglas Cleverdon
Margaret Fieid-Hyde (soprano)
Margaret Ritchie (soprano)
René Soames (tenor)
William Parsons (bass)
Stanley Riley (bass)
(Continued in next column)
Continuo: Bernard Richards (cello) and John Wills (harpsichord)
Covent Garden Chorus
(Chorus-Master, Douglas Robinson )
The Boyd Neel Orchestra
(Leader, Maurice Clare )
Conducted by Constant Lambert

Contributors

Comedy By:
William Davenant
Comedy By:
John Dryden
Comedy By:
Thomas Shadwell
Unknown:
Henry Purcell
Edited By:
Anthony Lewis
Production By:
Douglas Cleverdon
Soprano:
Margaret Fieid-Hyde
Soprano:
Margaret Ritchie
Tenor:
René Soames
Bass:
William Parsons
Bass:
Stanley Riley
Cello:
Bernard Richards
Cello:
John Wills
Chorus-Master:
Douglas Robinson
Leader:
Maurice Clare
Alonzo, Duke of Savoy and Usurper of the Dukedom of Mantua:
Andrew Cruickshank
Ferdinand, his Son:
Cyril Cusack
Prospero, right Duke of Milan:
Robert Harrii
Antonio his Brother, Usurper of the Dukedom:
Dennis Arundell
Gonaalo, a Nobleman of Savoy:
J. Hubert Leslie
Hippollto, one that never saw Woman,right Heir of the Dukedom of Mantua:
Allan McClelland
Stephano, Master of the Ship:
Ivan Samson
Mustacho, hds Mate:
Ernest Jay
Trincalo, Boatswain:
Norman Shelley
Ventoso, a Mariner:
Francis de Wolff
Miranda and Dorinda, Daughters to Prospero that never saw Man:
Maxine Audley
Miranda and Dorinda, Daughters to Prospero that never saw Man:
Cherry Cottrell
Ariel, an aiery Spirit, attendant on Prospero:
Marjorie Westbury
Caliban, a Monster of the Isle:
Bernard Miles
Sycorax his Sister:
Vida Hope

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