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Alzira-9 July 1996 Evening 7.30pm

Opera: Performance details

Company: The Royal Opera
Venue: Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London
Performance status: Concert performance
Conductor Mark Elder
Chorus Director Terry Edwards
Leader Margaret Faultless
Cast
Otumbo
an Indian warrior 		John Daszak
Alvaro
father of Gusmano, initially Governor of Peru 		Sorin Coliban
Zamoro
leader of a Peruvian tribe 		Keith Ikaia-Purdy
Gusmano
Governor of Peru 		Alexandru Agache
Ataliba
leader of a Peruvian tribe 		Andrew Greenan
Zuma
Alzira's maid 		Susan Parry
Alzira
Ataliba's daughter 		Verónica Villarroel
Ovando
a Spanish duke 		Toby Spence
Spanish officers and soldiers, American men and women The Royal Opera Chorus
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Language: Italian
Durations: Prologue and Act I: 7.36-8.37pm, Act II: 9.08-9.46pm
Radio - future relay : BBC Radio 3; 16 July 1996
Information source: Royal Opera House programme and stage manager's report for 9 July 1996 (in Royal Opera House Collections)