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King Arthur-5 May 1995 Evening

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Opera: Performance details

Company: The Royal Opera
Venue: Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London
Performance status: Original season
Musical Director William Christie
Leader Hiro Kurosaki
Cast
Conon
Duke of Cornwall (actor) 		Paul Webster
Aurelius
King Arthur's friend (actor) 		Justin Avoth
Albanact
captain of the guard (actor) 		Richard Avery
King Arthur
(actor) 		Howard Ward
Emmeline
Conon's daughter (actor) 		Samantha Cones
Matilda
her nurse (actor) 		Stephanie Fayerman
Osmond
Saxon magician (actor) 		Richard Cordery
Oswald
King of the Saxons (actor) 		Paul Brennen
Grimbald
Spirit of the earth (actor) 		Jonathan Best
Philidel
Spirit of the air (actor) 		Claron McFadden
Merlin
a famous magician (actor) 		Bernard Horsfall
Guillamar
Oswald's friend (actor) 		Isaac Maxwell Hunt
Bass-baritone/Cold Genius/Aeolus/Comus Petteri Salomaa
Soprano/Venus Véronique Gens
Tenor Mark Padmore
Tenor Iain Paton
Soprano/Honour Claron McFadden
Bass/He Jonathan Best
Soprano/She Sandrine Piau
Soprano/Cupid/Nereid Susannah Waters
Bass/Pan François Bazola
Dancers
Actors
Children from St Thomas of Canterbury R.C. Middle School (Mitcham)
The Choir of Les Arts Florissants
The Orchestra of Les Arts Florissants
Language: English
Durations: Act I: 35 minutes, Act II: 35 minutes, Act III: 47 minutes, Interval: 25 minutes, Act IV: 25 minutes, Act V: 45 minutes
Radio - live relay : BBC Radio 3; 5 May 1995
Information source: Royal Opera House cast sheet for 5 May 1995 (in Royal Opera House Collections)