Title: La Traviata/Die Fledermaus/La Bohème/Cosi Fan Tutte
Date: Monday 7th-Saturday 12th May 1973, Evenings
Type: Opera
Company: Sadler’s Wells Opera
Location: Theatre Royal, Nottingham, England
Composers: Giuseppe Verdi (La Traviata), Johann Strauss (Die Fledermaus), Giacomo Puccini (La Bohème), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Cosi Fan Tutte)
Librettists:
Francesco Maria Piave (translated into English by Edmund Tracey) (La Traviata)
Karl Haffner and Richard Genée (translated in English with lyrics by Christopher Hassall and dialogue by Edmund Tracey) (Die Fledermaus)
Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa (La Bohème)
Lorenzo da Ponte (translated into English by Rev. Marmaduke E. Browne) (Cosi Fan Tutte)
Conductors:
Nicholas Braithwaite (La Traviata, 7th May; La Bohème)
Noel Davies (La Traviata, 11th May; Cosi Fan Tutte)
John Wilks (Die Fledermaus)
Collection Folder: Folder 29

Cast

La Traviata (7th + 11th May)

Violetta Valery: Anne Evans
Flora Bervoix: Ann Hood
Baron Duphol: Thomas Lawlor
Marquis d’Obigny: Kenneth Francis
Doctor Grenville: George Gordon
Gaston, Viscomte de Letorières: Paul Crook
Alfredo Germont: Robin Donald (7th May), John Brecknock (11th May)
Annina, Violetta’s Servant: Shirley Chapman
Joseph, Violetta’s Servant: Brian Casey
Giorgio Germont, Alfredo’s Father: Geoffrey Chard
Messenger: Peter Garrett

Dancers in Act Two:
Lynn Walker
Pamela Grafton
Bob Smith (7th May)
Donald McAlpine (11th May)

Die Fledermaus (9th + 12th May)

Alfred, an opera singer: Paul Crook
Adele, Rosalinda’s Maid: Margaret Gale (9th May), Sandra Dugdale (12th May)
Rosalinda, wife of Eisenstein: Milla Andrew (9th May), Lois McDonnall (12th May)
Gabriel von Eisenstein: Kevin Miller
Dr. Blind, a solicitor: Graeme Matheson-Bruce
Dr. Falke, a notary: Alan Opie
Colonel Frank, the prison Governor: Eric Shilling
Ida, Adele’s sister: Frances Reid
Prince Orlofsky: Shirley Chapman
Ivan, a butler: Gerald Holding
Frosch, the prison warder: Brian Dasey

Guests, Waiters, Footmen: Chorus
Spanish Dance, Act II: Elizabeth Hooper, Bob Smith (9th May); Lynn Walker, Bob Smith (12th May)
Scottish Dance, Act II: Donald McAlpine
Polka, Act II: Leslie Stewart
Czardas, Act II: Lynn Walker, Pamela Grafton (9th May); Elizabeth Hooper, Pamela Grafton (12th May)

La Bohème (10th May)

Marcel, a painter: Neil Howlett
Rudolph, a poet: Robin Donald
Colline, a philosopher: Kenneth Francis
Schaunard, a musician: Alan Charles
Benoit, their landlord: Eric Shilling
Mimi: Jodi Bradi
Parpignol, a toy-seller: James Higgins
Musetta: Angela Hickey
Alcindoro, Musetta’s admirer: Eric Shilling
Customs Sergeant: Gerald Holding
Customs Official: Peter Garrett

Street Vendors, Students, Citizens, Children, Peasants: Chorus

Cosi Fan Tutte (8th May)

Ferrando, an officer in love with Dorabella: John Brecknock
Guglielmo, an officer in love with Fiordiligi: Alan Charles
Don Alfonso, a middle-aged bachelor: Geoffrey Chard
Fiordiligi: Lois McDonnall
Dorabella: Ann Hood
Despina, their waiting-maid: Sandra Dugdale

Soldiers, Servants, Musicians, Boatmen, Wedding Guests, Villagers: Chorus

Crew

For La Traviata/Die Fledermaus/La Bohème/Cosi Fan Tutte

Director, La Traviata: John Copley
Designer, La Traviata: David Walker
Choreographer, La Traviata: Terry Gilbert
Staff Producer, La Traviata: Christopher de Souza

Director, Die Fledermaus: Glen Byam Shaw
Designer, Die Fledermaus: Jane Kingshill
Choreographer, Die Fledermaus: Harry Haythorne
Staff Producer, Die Fledermaus: Michael Lanchbery

Director, La Bohème: John Blatchley
Designer, La Bohème: Motley
Staff Producer, La Bohème: Michael Lanchbery

Director, Cosi Fan Tutte: Glen Byam Shaw
Designer, Cosi Fan Tutte: Motley
Staff Producer, Cosi Fan Tutte: Christopher de Souza

For the Sadler’s Wells Opera

Managing Director: Lord Harewood
Musical Director: Charles Mackerras
Director of Productions: Glen Byam Shaw
Director of Administration: Rupert Rhymes
Director of Finance: John Snape
Director of Drama and Text: Edmund Tracey

Company Manager: Peter Bentley Stephens
Orchestral Manager: Charles Coverman
Orchestra Leader: William Peri
Chorus Master: Hazel Vivienne
Assistant Chorus Master: John Burdekin
Director of Movement Group: Pauline Grant
Assistant: Oenone Talbot

Staff Producers: Christopher de Souza, Michael Lanchbery
Conductors: Nicholas Braithwaite, Noel Davies, John Wilks
Head of Music Staff: John Barker
Music Staff: John Wilks, Noel Davies, Tom Wade
Stage Manager: Andrew Killian
Assistant Stage Managers: Sue Kingston, Katina Herbert
Property Manager: Alan Shafer
Wardrobe Master: Alex Burns
Wig Mistress: Joanna Minton-Taylor

For the Theatre Royal

Proprietors: Moss Empires Ltd.
Chairman: Prince Littler
Managing Director: Louis Benjamin

Manager: Frank Mathie
Assistant Manager: L.K. Claxton

Programme Published By: Stilwell Darby & Co. Ltd.
Programme Printed By: Electric (Modern) Printing Co. Ltd., Manchester