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Werther-21 January 1980 Evening 7.30pm

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Opera: Performance details

Company: The Royal Opera
Venue: Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London
Performance status: Revival
Conductor Colin Davis
Leader John Brown
Cast
Le Bailli
a widower and local Magistrate 		Robert Lloyd
Hans
one of Le Bailli's younger children 		Roland Durnford-Slater
Gretel
one of Le Bailli's younger children 		Claire Appleton
Karl
one of Le Bailli's younger children 		David Rennie
Clara
one of Le Bailli's younger children 		Sophia Martinez
Max
one of Le Bailli's younger children 		David Goodson
Fritz
one of Le Bailli's younger children 		Valerio Martinez
Johann
Friend of Le Bailli 		Paul Hudson
Schmidt
Friend of Le Bailli 		John Dobson
Sophie
Le Bailli's second daughter 		Isobel Buchanan
Werther
a young man of independent means 		José Carreras
Charlotte
Le Bailli's eldest daughter 		Frederica von Stade
Brühlmann
a young man 		Donaldson Bell
Käthchen
a young girl 		Linda Humphries
Albert
Charlotte's fiancé, then husband 		Jonathan Summers
Citizens of Wetzlar, Guests, Servants and Children
Children from City of London School
Children from St John the Evangelist R.C. Primary School (Islington)
Children from the Ellen Wilkinson High School
The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Language: French
Durations: Act I: 7.32-8.11pm, Act II: 8.32-9.03pm, Act III: 9.31-10.25pm
Information source: Royal Opera House programme and stage manager's report for 21 January 1980 (in Royal Opera House Collections)