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Palestrina-19 February 1997 Evening 6.00pm

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Opera: Performance details

Company: The Royal Opera
Venue: Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London
Performance status: Original season
Conductor Christian Thielemann
Chorus Director Terry Edwards
Leader Vasko Vassilev
Cast
Silla
Palestrina's pupil 		Randi Stene
Ighino
Palestrina's son 		Ruth Ziesak
Carlo Borromeo
a Roman cardinal 		Alan Held
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
maestro di cappella at S Maria Maggiore, Rome 		Thomas Moser
Dead Master of the Art of Music Timothy Robinson
Dead Master of the Art of Music Alasdair Elliott
Dead Master of the Art of Music Robin Leggate
Dead Master of the Art of Music David Wilson-Johnson
Dead Master of the Art of Music Stephen Holloway
Dead Master of the Art of Music Michael Druiett
Dead Master of the Art of Music Dean Robinson
Dead Master of the Art of Music Jeremy White
Dead Master of the Art of Music Kurt Rydl
First Angel Judith Howarth
Second Angel Mary Plazas
Third Angel Louisa Kennedy-Richardson
Voice of Lucrezia
Palestrina's deceased wife 		Catherine Wyn-Rogers
Bishop Ercole Severolus
Master of Ceremonies to the Council of Trent 		Ekkehard Wlaschiha
Bernardo Novagerio
Cardinal Legate of the Pope 		Kim Begley
Cardinal Christoph Madruscht
Prince Bishop of Trent 		Kurt Rydl
Cardinal of Lorraine
Bishop of France 		Peter Rose
Anton Brus von Müglitz
Archbishop of Prague 		Gwynne Howell
Count Luna
ambassador of the King of Spain 		Sergei Leiferkus
Bishop of Budoja
Italian bishop 		Robert Tear
Theophilus, Bishop of Imola
Italian bishop 		Alasdair Elliott
Dandini di Grosseto
Italian bishop 		Timothy Robinson
Young Italian Cleric Leah-Marian Jones
Bishop of Fiesole
Italian bishop 		Robin Leggate
Bishop of Feltre
Italian bishop 		Jeremy White
Giovanni Morone
Cardinal Legate of the Pope 		Thomas Allen
Abdisu, Patriarch of Assyria Nicolai Gedda
Avosmediano, Bishop of Cadiz
Spanish bishop 		Stafford Dean
Spanish Bishop Christopher Lackner
Chorister of S Maria Maggiore Dean Robinson
Chorister of S Maria Maggiore Stephen Holloway
Chorister of S Maria Maggiore Timothy Robinson
Chorister of S Maria Maggiore Alasdair Elliott
Chorister of S Maria Maggiore Jeremy White
Pope Pius IV René Pape
Choristers from the papal chapel, archbishops, bishops, servants, soldiers The Royal Opera Chorus
Actors
Children from Tiffin School for Boys (Kingston-upon-Thames)
Finchley Children's Music Group
The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Language: German
Surtitled by: Tim Ashley
Durations: Act I: 6.04-7.44pm, Act II: 8.17-9.29pm, Act III: 9.57-10.32pm
Radio - live relay : BBC Radio 3; 19 February 1997
Information source: Royal Opera House cast sheet and stage manager's report for 19 February 1997 (in Royal Opera House Collections)