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King Priam-17 May 1972 Evening

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Opera: Performance details

Company: The Royal Opera
Venue: Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London
Performance status: Revival
Conductor David Atherton
Chorus Master Douglas Robinson
Leader Charles Taylor
Leader Peter Gibbs
Cast
Nurse Elizabeth Bainbridge
Hecuba
Priam's wife 		Heather Harper
Priam
King of Troy 		Forbes Robinson
Old Man Richard Van Allan
Young Guard John Dobson
Hector
eldest son of Priam and Hecuba 		Victor Godfrey
Paris (as a young boy)
Priam's second son 		Nicholas Hamblin
Paris Robert Tear
Helen
wife to Menelaus of Sparta, then wife in adultery to Paris 		Gillian Knight
Hermes
messenger of the Gods 		Kenneth Bowen
Andromache
Hector's wife 		Patricia Johnson
Achilles
a Greek Hero 		Richard Lewis
Patroclus
his friend 		Thomas Allen
Serving Woman Elizabeth Shelley
Hunters, wedding guests, serving women, etc. The Royal Opera Chorus
Solo piano John Constable
Solo violin Peter Gibbs
Solo cello Clive Anstee
The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Notes: Tenth anniversary performance of 'King Priam'.
Language: English
Information source: Royal Opera House programme for 17 May 1972 (in Royal Opera House Collections)