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Der Rosenkavalier-4 December 1984 Evening 6.30pm

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Opera: Performance details

Company: The Royal Opera
Venue: Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London
Performance status: Original season
Conductor Georg Solti
Chorus Master Peter Burian
Leader John Brown
Cast
Octavian
known as 'Quinquin', a young gentleman of noble family 		Agnes Baltsa
The Marschallin
Marie Therese, wife of Field Marshal Prince Werdenberg 		Kiri Te Kanawa
Mohammed
page to the Marschallin 		Kevin Mathurin
Baron Ochs auf Lerchenau Aage Haugland
Major Domo to the Marschallin Kim Begley
Footman to the Marschallin Paschal Allen
Footman to the Marschallin Donaldson Bell
Footman to the Marschallin Malcolm Campbell
Footman to the Marschallin Keith Jones
Noble Widow Nada Pobjoy
Noble Orphan Linda Kitchen
Noble Orphan Kate McCarney
Noble Orphan Yvonne Lea
Milliner Susan Maisey
Animal-seller Alan Duffield
Notary John Gibbs
Valzacchi
an intriguer 		Robert Tear
Annina
his accomplice 		Cynthia Buchan
Hairdresser Ray Hatch
Singer Yordi Ramiro
Flautist Ignatius McFadyen
Leopold
Bodyservant to Ochs 		Peter Garvie-Adams
Baron Ochs's Retinue Kenny Baker
Baron Ochs's Retinue George Macpherson
Baron Ochs's Retinue John Parry
Baron Ochs's Retinue Keith Raggett
Baron Ochs's Retinue Duncan Reece
Baron Ochs's Retinue John Roche
Herr von Faninal
rich and newly ennobled 		Jonathan Summers
Sophie
Faninal's daughter 		Barbara Bonney
Marianne
Sophie's duenna 		Phyllis Cannan
Major Domo to Faninal John Dobson
Doctor Alan Duffield
Host Paul Crook
Waiter Richard Hazell
Waiter John Kerr
Waiter John Kollmann
Waiter Anthony Smith
Police Commissar Roderick Earle
A Scholar, Servants, Runner, Kitchen-staff, Aide to Octavian, Tradespeople, Guests, Musicians, Two Watchmen, Children, Various Suspicious Characters The Royal Opera Chorus
Children from St Thomas of Canterbury R.C. Middle School (Mitcham)
The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Notes: In the presence of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother. The National Anthem was played at the beginning of the performance.
Language: German
Durations: National Anthem: 6.35pm, Act I: 6.37-7.48pm, Act II: 8.26-9.22pm, Act III: 9.56-10.55pm
Information source: Royal Opera House programme for 4 December 1984 (in Royal Opera House Collections)