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The Midsummer Marriage-16 January 1996 Evening 7.00pm

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Opera: Performance details

Company: The Royal Opera
Venue: Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London
Performance status: Original season
Conductor Bernard Haitink
Chorus Director Terry Edwards
Leader Vasko Vassilev
Cast
Mark
a young man of unknown parentage 		Stephen O'Mara
Jenifer
his betrothed, a young girl 		Cheryl Barker
King Fisher
Jenifer's father, a businessman 		John Tomlinson
Bella
King Fisher's secretary 		Lillian Watson
Jack
Bella's boy-friend, a mechanic 		Christopher Ventris
Sosostris
a clairvoyante 		Catherine Wyn-Rogers
He-Ancient
Priest of the Temple 		Peter Rose
She-Ancient
Priestess of the Temple 		Eiddwen Harrhy
Dancer attendant on the Ancients Sarah Barron
Dancer attendant on the Ancients Philip Connaughton
Dancer attendant on the Ancients Celia Hulton
Dancer attendant on the Ancients Bernadette Iglich
Dancer attendant on the Ancients Jayne Lee
Dancer attendant on the Ancients Ikky Maas
Dancer attendant on the Ancients Bonnie Oddie
Dancer attendant on the Ancients Alexander Rose
Dancer attendant on the Ancients Alan Vincent
Strephon
one of the dancers 		Stephen Kirkham
Strephon as a boy Eric Polese
Mark as a boy Stephen Tear
Half-tipsy Man Jonathan Fisher
Man Dancing Philip Slane
Chorus of Mark's and Jenifer's friends The Royal Opera Chorus
Extra Chorus
The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Language: English
Durations: Act I: 7.02-8.08pm, Act II: 8.29-9.13pm, Act III: 9.43-10.56pm
Information source: Royal Opera House cast sheet and stage manager's report for 16 January 1996 (in Royal Opera House Collections)