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Der Rosenkavalier-28 October 1949 Evening

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Opera: Performance details

Company: Covent Garden Opera Company
Venue: Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London
Performance status: Revival
Conductor Karl Rankl
Chorus Master Douglas Robinson
Leader Joseph Shadwick
Cast
Princess von Werdenberg
Wife of Field-Marshal Prince von Werdenberg 		Sylvia Fisher
Octavian
Called Quinquin, a young gentleman of noble family 		Constance Shacklock
Black Page to the Princess Terence Paul
Major Domo to the Princess David Tree
The Princess's Footman Thomas Fletcher
The Princess's Footman Arthur Kellet
The Princess's Footman Ronald Lewis
The Princess's Footman Hubert Littlewood
Baron Ochs von Lerchenau Howell Glynne
A Noble Widow Elizabeth Harbutt
Noble Orphan Vera Evans
Noble Orphan Vera Hoddinott
Noble Orphan Lilian Simmons
A Milliner Jacqueline Browning
An Animal Seller Emlyn Jones
A Hairdresser Leonard Law
The Attorney Rhydderch Davies
Valzacchi
A shady agent 		Parry Jones
Annina
His partner 		Jean Watson
A Tenor Singer Kenneth Neate
Leopold
Bodyservant to Baron Ochs 		Ignatius McFadyen
Herr von Faninal
A rich merchant, newly ennobled 		Grahame Clifford
Sophie
His daughter 		Erna Berger
Her Duenna Muriel Rae
Major Domo to Faninal Edgar Evans
The Landlord David Tree
Waiter John Campbell
Waiter Afan Davies
Waiter Alan Hobson
Waiter Kenneth MacDonald
The Police Inspector Rhydderch Davies
A Flute Player Ronald Firmager
The Covent Garden Opera Chorus
The Covent Garden Orchestra
Language: English
Translator: Alan Pryce-Jones
Information source: Royal Opera House programme for 28 October 1949 (in Royal Opera House Collections)