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Semele-19 February 1996 Evening 7.00pm

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Opera: Performance details

Company: The Royal Opera
Venue: Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London
Performance status: Revival
Conductor Charles Mackerras
Chorus Director Terry Edwards
Leader John Brown
Cast
Athamas
Prince of Boeotia, betrothed to Semele 		Michael Chance
Ino
daughter of Cadmus, in love with Athamas 		Felicity Palmer
Semele
sister of Ino, in love with Jupiter 		Ruth Ann Swenson
Cadmus
King of Thebes, their father 		Peter Rose
Jupiter
king of the gods 		Philip Langridge
Juno
his queen 		Felicity Palmer
Iris
her attendant messenger 		Judith Howarth
Somnus
god of sleep 		Peter Rose
Pasithea
a nymph 		Laura Osario
Pasithea
a nymph 		Natasha Zinni
Apollo
god of the sun 		Timothy Robinson
Bacchus
god of the vine 		Danny Macdonald
Priests and Augurs, loves, Zephyrs, Nymphs and Swains, Attendants The Royal Opera Chorus
Actors
Dancers
Harpsichord continuo Christopher Willis
Cello continuo Christopher Vanderspar
Organ Christopher McManus
Children from Kew College (Surrey)
The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Language: English
Durations: Act I: 7.04-7.43pm, Act II: 8.08-8.52pm, Act III: 9.17-10.16pm
Information source: Royal Opera House cast sheet and stage manager's report for 19 February 1996 (in Royal Opera House Collections)