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An opera in three acts after Ostrovsky's drama
' The Storm '
English translation by Norman Tucker
Music by Leos Janacek Cast in order of singing:
(Continued in next column)
Sadler's Wells Chorus
(Chorus-Master, Marcus Dods )
Sadler's Wells Orchestra
(Leader, Walter Price )
CONDUCTED BY RAFAEL KUBELIK
Producer, Dennis Arundell
From Sadler's Wells Theatre. London
(by arrangement with Sadler's Wells Trust Ltd.)
The action takes place in Russia on the outskirts of a small provincial town on the banks of the Volga, about 1860
Act 1
Scene 1: A park on the steep banks of the Volga
Scene 2: A room in the Kabanov house
7.40 app. Interval
7.50 app. Act 2
Scene 1: The living-room in the house Scene 2: An open space near the house

Contributors

Translation By:
Norman Tucker
Music By:
Leos Janacek
Chorus-Master:
Marcus Dods
Leader:
Walter Price
Conducted By:
Rafael Kubelik
Unknown:
Dennis Arundell
Vanya, a teacher, chemist, and mechanic:
Robert Thomas
Glasha, a servant:
Sheila Rex
Dikoy, a merchant:
Owen Brannigan
Boris Grigorievitch, his nephew:
Rowland Jones
Fcklusha, a servant:
Helen Hillier
Marfa Kabanova (Kabankha), a rich widow:
Edith Coates
Tichon Kabanov, her son:
John Kentish
Katerina Kabanova (Katya), his wife:
Amy Shuard
Barbara, foster-daughter in the Kaibanov house:
Marion Studiholme
Kuligin, Vanya's friend:
Harold Blackburn

by Edward Lear and T. S. Eliot set by Humphrey Searle and spoken by Ian Wallace with Joy Hall (cello)
Freddie Phillips (guitar)
George Crozier (flute)
Production by Douglas Cleverdon

Contributors

Unknown:
Edward Lear
Unknown:
T. S. Eliot
Unknown:
Humphrey Searle
Spoken By:
Ian Wallace
Cello:
Joy Hall
Guitar:
Freddie Phillips
Flute:
George Crozier
Production By:
Douglas Cleverdon

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