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Donnerstag aus Licht-16 September 1985 Evening 6.30pm

Opera: Performance details

Company: The Royal Opera
Venue: Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London
Performance status: Original season
Conductor Peter Eötvös
Assistant Conductor Stephen Harrap
Sound Projection Karlheinz Stockhausen
Chorus Master Peter Burian
Leader John Brown
Cast
Michael (Tenor) Julian Pike
Michael (Trumpet) Markus Stockhausen
Michael (Dancer) Michele Noiret
Eve (Soprano) Annette Meriweather
Eve (Basset-horn) Suzanne Stephens
Eve (Dancer/Mime) Elisabeth Clarke
Lucifer (Bass) Nicholas Isherwood
Lucifer (Trombone) Michael Svoboda
Lucifer (Dancer/Mime) Alain Louafi
Act I
Michael's accompanist in 'Examination' (Piano) Majella Stockhausen
Doctor Bruce Bennett
Four black-veiled figures, neighbours and children, two medical orderlies, two military orderlies, six women in the asylum
Act II
Clownesque swallow (Clarinet and Basset-horn) David Smeyers
Clownesque swallow (Clarinet) Beate Zelinsky
Drum majorette (Dancer) Debbie Kyriacou
Sumo wrestler (Actor) Bob Bryan
Sumo wrestler (Actor) Michael Crane
Balinese dancer Shanti Ruchpaul
Masai warrior (Actor) Trevor Augustus Kelly
Masai warrior (Actor) John Venol
Masai warrior (Actor) Desmond Williams
Tuba Ashley Wall
Double bass John Bakewell
Trumpet James Watson
Trumpet Peter Reeve
Trombone David Petken
Five motor mechanics, Buddhist monk
Act III
Youth (Soprano saxophone) Roland Schmitt
Youth (Soprano saxophone) Simon Stockhausen
An old woman (Actor) Mary Morse-Boycott
A messenger (Tenor) Paul Crook
Chorus of delegates at Michael's homecoming The Royal Opera Chorus
Actors
Children from St Clement Danes School (Drury Lane)
Children from St John the Evangelist R.C. Primary School (Islington)
Children from the Blessed Sacrament R.C. Primary School (Islington)
The Newham Majorettes
The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Notes: The performance of the opera was preceded by 'Thursday Greeting', performed in the Foyer and Crush Bar at the Royal Opera House, and followed by 'Thursday Farewell', performed by five trumpeters on roof tops and balconies outside the opera house.
Language: Hebrew
Durations: Act I: 6.37-7.47pm, Act II: 8.23-9.12pm, Act III: 9.55-11.15pm
Information source: Royal Opera House programme and stage manager's report for 16 September 1985 (in Royal Opera House Collections)