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Semele-5 July 2003 Evening

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Opera: Performance details

Company: The Royal Opera
Venue: Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London
Performance status: Revival
Conductor Charles Mackerras
Chorus Director Terry Edwards
Concert Master Peter Manning
Cast
Athamas
Prince of Boeotia, betrothed to Semele 		Robin Blaze
Ino
daughter of Cadmus, in love with Athamas 		Stephanie Blythe
Semele
sister of Ino, in love with Jupiter 		Ruth Ann Swenson
Cadmus
King of Thebes, their father 		John Relyea
Jupiter
king of the gods 		Kurt Streit
Juno
his queen 		Stephanie Blythe
Iris
her attendant messenger 		Sally Matthews
Somnus
god of sleep 		John Relyea
Pasithea
a nymph 		Nichola Trott
Pasithea
a nymph 		Millie Kenny-Ryder
Apollo
god of the sun 		Edgaras Montvidas
Bacchus
god of the vine 		Trevor Goldstein
Priests and augurs, loves, zephyrs, nymphs and swains, attendants The Royal Opera Chorus
Actors
Dancers
Harpsichord continuo Christopher Willis
Chamber organ Mark Packwood
Children from Putney Park School
Children from Joan Lane Casting
The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Language: English
Surtitled by: Jonathan Burton
Durations: Act I: 46 minutes, Interval: 20 minutes, Act II: 48 minutes, Interval: 20 minutes, Act III: 66 minutes
Information source: Royal Opera House cast sheet for 5 July 2003 (in Royal Opera House Collections)