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Lucrezia Borgia-26 March 1980 Evening 7.30pm

Opera: Performance details

Company: The Royal Opera
Venue: Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London
Performance status: Original season
Conductor Richard Bonynge
Chorus Master John Barker
Leader Meyer Stolow
Cast
Gazella Jonathan Summers
Ascanio Petrucci Phillip Gelling
Maffio Orsini Anne Howells
Vitellozzo Michael Goldthorpe
Liverotto Robin Leggate
Gubetta
in the service of Lucrezia Borgia 		Paul Hudson
Gennaro Alfredo Kraus
Lucrezia Borgia Joan Sutherland
Alfonzo d'Este
Duke of Ferrara, fourth husband of Lucrezia Borgia 		Stafford Dean
Rustighello
in the service of Duke Alfonso 		Francis Egerton
Astolfo
in the service of Lucrezia Borgia 		Roderick Kennedy
Sepulchral Voice Alun Jenkins
Princess Negroni Gwynneth Price
Usher Edward Sadler
Cup-bearer Anthony Smith
Knights, Esquires, Ladies, Ruffians, Pages, Maskers, Soldiers, Ushers, Halberdiers, Cup-bearers, Gondoliers The Royal Opera House Chorus
The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Notes: The National Anthem was played at the beginning of the performance.
Language: Italian
Durations: National Anthem: 7.33-7.34pm, Prologue: 7.35-8.14pm, Act I: 8.37-9.17pm, Act II: 9.47-10.45pm
Event: The Royal Opera Gala performance of 'Lucrezia Borgia' 26 March 1980
Information source: Royal Opera House Gala programme and stage manager's report for 26 March 1980 (in Royal Opera House Collections)