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King Priam-22 April 1985 Evening 7.30pm

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Opera: Performance details

Company: The Royal Opera
Venue: Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London
Performance status: Revival
Conductor Elgar Howarth
Chorus Master Peter Burian
Leader John Brown
Cast
Nurse Elizabeth Bainbridge
Hecuba
Priam's wife and Athene in the vision 		Phyllis Cannan
Priam
King of Troy 		Alexander Malta
Young Guard Hugh Hetherington
Old Man John Gibbs
Hector
eldest son of Priam and Hecuba 		Alan Opie
Paris (as a young boy)
Priam's second son 		Nicholas Sillitoe
Helen
wife to Menelaus of Sparta, then wife in adultery to Paris, and Aphrodite in the vision 		Anne Howells
Paris Robin Leggate
Hermes
messenger of the Gods 		Deon van der Walt
Andromache
Hector's wife and Hera in the vision 		Felicity Palmer
Achilles
a Greek hero 		Kim Begley
Patroclus
his friend 		Robert Dean
Serving Woman Anna Cooper
Hunters, wedding guests, serving women etc The Royal Opera Chorus
Solo piano Christopher McManus
Solo guitar Timothy Walker
The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Notes: This run of performances celebrated Sir Michael Tippett's 80th birthday.
Language: English
Durations: Act I: 7.33-8.15pm, Act II: 8.38-9.03pm, Act III: 9.24-10.23pm
Information source: Royal Opera House programme and stage manager's report for 22 April 1985 (in Royal Opera House Collections)