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Pagliacci-16 October 1970 Evening

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Opera: Performance details

Company: The Royal Opera
Venue: Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London
Performance status: Revival
Conductor Lamberto Gardelli
Chorus Master Douglas Robinson
Leader Charles Taylor
Cast
Canio
(in the play 'Pagliaccio'), head of a troupe of strolling players 		Charles Craig
Tonio
(in the play 'Taddeo'), a clown 		John Shaw
Nedda
(in the play 'Columbine'), wife of Canio 		Maria Pellegrini
Beppe
(in the play 'Harlequin') 		Robert Thomas
Silvio
a villager 		Neil Howlett
Villager Reginald Reece
Villager John Roche
Peasants, Villagers, Children, Carabinieri The Royal Opera Chorus
Children from Hammersmith County School for Girls
Boys from St Clement Danes Grammar School for Boys
Fire-eater Sid Emons
The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Notes: Performance dedicated to the memory of tenor Kenneth Macdonald (1923-70), who was to have sung Beppe.
Language: Italian
Event: Number 2 in The Royal Opera mixed programme 16 October 1970
Information source: Royal Opera House programme for 16 October 1970 (in Royal Opera House Collections)