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The King Goes Forth to France-1 April 1987 Evening 7.30pm

Opera: Performance details

Company: The Royal Opera
Venue: Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London
Performance status: Original season
Conductor Okko Kamu
Chorus Master Peter Burian
Leader Hugh Maguire
Cast
Froissart Ian McDiarmid
Guide Kim Begley
The Prince
who later becomes The King 		Mikael Melbye
The Prime Minister
who also appears as his own son, The Young Prime Minister 		Stafford Dean
The Nice Caroline Eilene Hannan
The Caroline with the Thick Mane Sarah Walker
The Anne who Steals Valerie Masterson
The Anne who Strips Jane Turner
The Queen Nuala Willis
The Blind King of Bohemia Lionel Wheeler
Nurse Suzanne Hywel
English Archer Donald Maxwell
French Prisoner Greg Winter
Burgher of Calais John Dobson
Burgher of Calais Paul Crook
Burgher of Calais Stuart Harling
Burgher of Calais Gordon Sandison
Burgher of Calais Eric Garrett
Burgher of Calais Roderick Earle
Parliament A Cannon
People and bureaucrats of England, Genoese crossbowmen The Royal Opera Chorus
Children from St John the Evangelist R.C. Primary School (Islington)
Children from Putney Park School (London)
The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Language: English
Durations: Acts I and II: 7.35-8.53pm, Act III: 9.32-10.28pm
Information source: Royal Opera House programme and stage manager's report for 1 April 1987 (in Royal Opera House Collections)