Glyndebourne Festival Opera: history and repertoire, 1952–63

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This is a list of the operas performed by Glyndebourne Festival Opera during the music directorship (1952-1963) of Vittorio Gui. Operas performed by Glyndebourne forces at venues other than Glyndebourne are also included.

Year Opera[1] Composer Principal cast Conductor Director Designer[2]
1952 Idomeneo Mozart Richard Lewis (Idomeneo), Léopold Simoneau (Idamante), Sena Jurinac (Ilia), Maria Kinasiewicz (Electra) John Pritchard Revival of 1951 production
1952 La Cenerentola Rossini Marina de Gabaráin (Cenerentola), Juan Oncina (Ramiro), Sesto Bruscantini (Dandini), Ian Wallace (Don Magnifico) Vittorio Gui Carl Ebert Oliver Messel
1952 Così fan tutte Mozart Sena Jurinac (Fiordiligi), Anna Pollak (Dorabella), Richard Lewis (Ferrando), Sesto Bruscantini (Guglielmo), Alda Noni (Despina), Dezsö Ernster (Don Alfonso) Vittorio Gui Revival of 1948 production
1952 Macbeth Verdi Marko Rothmüller (Macbeth), Dorothy Dow (Lady Macbeth), James Johnston (Macduff) Vittorio Gui Revival of 1938 production
1953 Alceste Gluck Magda László (Alceste), Richard Lewis (Admète), Thomas Hemsley (Hercules) Vittorio Gui Carl Ebert Hugh Casson, Rosemary Vercoe
1953 La Cenerentola[3] Rossini Marina de Gabaráin (Cenerentola), Juan Oncina (Ramiro), Sesto Bruscantini (Dandini), Ian Wallace (Don Magnifico) Vittorio Gui Revival of 1952 production
1953 Ariadne auf Naxos[4] Strauss Dorothy Dow (Ariadne), Mattiwilda Dobbs (Zerbinetta), Carlos Guichandut (Bacchus), Kurt Gester (Harlekin), Sena Jurinac (Composer) John Pritchard Carl Ebert Oliver Messel
1953 Die Entführung aus dem Serail Mozart Sári Barabás (Constanze), Helmut Krebs (Belmonte), Fritz Ollendorf (Osmin), Emmy Loose/April Cantelo (Blonde), Murray Dickie (Pedrillo) Alfred Wallenstein Revival of 1950 production
1953 Così fan tutte Mozart Sena Jurinac/Rita McKerrow (Fiordiligi), Anna Pollak (Dorabella), Juan Oncina/Alexander Young (Ferrando), Geraint Evans (Guglielmo), Alda Noni (Despina), Sesto Bruscantini (Don Alfonso) John Pritchard Revival of 1948 production
1953 The Rake's Progress[5] Stravinsky Richard Lewis (Tom Rakewell), Elsie Morison (Anne), Jerome Hines (Nick Shadow), Nan Merriman (Baba the Turk) Alfred Wallenstein Carl Ebert Osbert Lancaster
1953 Idomeneo[5] Mozart Richard Lewis (Idomeneo), Helmut Krebs (Idamante), Sena Jurinac (Ilia), Jennifer Vyvyan (Electra) John Pritchard Revival of 1951 production
1954 The Barber of Seville Rossini Sesto Bruscantini (Figaro), Graziella Sciutti (Rosina), Juan Oncina (Almaviva), Ian Wallace (Bartolo), Antonio Cassinelli (Basilio) Vittorio Gui Carl Ebert Oliver Messel
1954 Alceste Gluck Magda László (Alceste), Richard Lewis (Admète), Thomas Hemsley (Hercules) Vittorio Gui/Bryan Balkwill Revival of 1953 production
1954 Arlecchino[6] Busoni Kurt Gester (Arlecchino), Ian Wallace (Ser Matteo), Geraint Evans (Abbate), Fritz Ollendorf (Dottore), Murray Dickie (Leandro), Elaine Malbin (Colombina) John Pritchard Peter Ebert Peter Rice
1954 Ariadne auf Naxos[7] Strauss Lucine Amara (Ariadne), Mattiwilda Dobbs/Ilse Hollweg (Zerbinetta), Richard Lewis (Bacchus), Kurt Gester (Harlekin), Sena Jurinac (Composer) John Pritchard Revival of 1953 production
1954 Don Giovanni Mozart James Pease (Don Giovanni), Margaret Harshaw (Donna Anna), Sena Jurinac (Donna Elvira), Benno Kusche (Leporello), Léopold Simoneau (Don Ottavio) Georg Solti Revival of 1951 production
1954 The Rake's Progress Stravinsky Richard Lewis (Tom Rakewell), Elsie Morison (Anne), Marko Rothmüller (Nick Shadow), Marina de Gabaráin (Baba the Turk) Paul Sacher/Bryan Balkwill Revival of 1953 production
1954 Le comte Ory[5] Rossini Juan Oncina (Ory), Sári Barabás (Adèle), Sesto Bruscantini (Raimbaud), Fernanda Cadoni (Isolier) Vittorio Gui Carl Ebert Olivier Messel
1954 Ariadne auf Naxos[5] Strauss Lucine Amara (Ariadne), Mattiwilda Dobbs (Zerbinetta), Richard Lewis (Bacchus), Kurt Gester (Harlekin), Sena Jurinac (Composer) John Pritchard Revival of 1953 Glyndebourne production
1954 Così fan tutte[5] Mozart Sena Jurinac (Fiordiligi), Magda László (Dorabella), Juan Oncina/Richard Lewis (Ferrando), Geraint Evans (Guglielmo), Alda Noni (Despina), Sesto Bruscantini (Don Alfonso) Vittorio Gui/John Pritchard Carl Ebert Rolf Gérard, Rosemary Vercoe
1954 The Soldier's Tale[5] Stravinsky Anthony Nicholls (Narrator), Terence Longdon (Soldier), Robert Helpmann (Devil), Moira Shearer (Princess) Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt Günther Rennert Alfred Mahlau
1955 The Marriage of Figaro Mozart Sesto Bruscantini (Figaro), Elena Rizzieri (Susanna), Franco Calabrese (Count), Sena Jurinac (Countess), Frances Bible/Risë Stevens (Cherubino) Vittorio Gui Carl Ebert Oliver Messel
1955 Le comte Ory Rossini Juan Oncina (Ory), Sári Barabás (Adèle), Giuseppe Valdengo (Raimbaud), Fernanda Cadoni (Isolier) Vittorio Gui Revival of 1954 production
1955 Don Giovanni Mozart Giuseppe Valdengo (Don Giovanni), Sena Jurinac (Donna Anna), Lucina Amara (Donna Elvira), Geraint Evans (Leporello), Richard Lewis (Don Ottavio) John Pritchard Revival of 1951 production
1955 The Barber of Seville[8] Rossini Sesto Bruscantini (Figaro), Gianna D'Angelo (Rosina), Juan Oncina (Almaviva), Ian Wallace (Bartolo), Cristiano Dalamangas (Basilio) Vittorio Gui/Bryan Balkwill Revival of 1954 production
1955 The Rake's Progress Stravinsky Richard Lewis (Tom Rakewell), Elsie Morison (Anne), Marko Rothmüller (Nick Shadow), Marina de Gabaráin (Baba the Turk) Paul Sacher Revival of 1953 production
1955 Falstaff[5] Verdi Fernando Corena (Falstaff), Anna Maria Rovere (Alice), Walter Monachesi (Ford), Oralia Dominguez (Mistress Quickly), Eugenia Ratti (Nannetta), Juan Oncina/Kevin Miller (Fenton) Carlo Maria Giulini Carl Ebert Osbert Lancaster
1955 La forza del destino[5] Verdi Sena Jurinac (Leonora), David Poleri (Don Alvaro), Marko Rothmüller (Don Carlo), Hervey Alan (Padre Guardiano), Marina de Gabaráin (Preziosilla), Ian Wallace (Fra Melitone) John Pritchard Peter Ebert Leslie Hurry
1956 Idomeneo Mozart Richard Lewis (Idomeneo), William McAlpine (Idamante), Elisabeth Grümmer (Ilia), Lucille Udovick (Electra) John Pritchard Revival of 1951 production
1956 Die Entführung aus dem Serail Mozart Mattiwilda Dobbs (Constanze), Ernst Haefliger (Belmonte), Arnold van Mill (Osmin), Lisa Otto (Blonde), Kevin Miller (Pedrillo) Paul Sacher/Peter Gellhorn Carl Ebert Oliver Messel
1956 The Magic Flute Mozart Ernst Haefliger (Tamino), Pilar Lorengar (Pamina), Geraint Evans (Papageno), Frederick Guthrie/Drago Bernardic (Sarastro), Mattiwilda Dobbs (Queen of the Night) Vittorio Gui Carl Ebert Oliver Messel
1956 Così fan tutte Mozart Sena Jurinac (Fiordiligi), Nan Merriman (Dorabella), Richard Lewis/Juan Oncina (Ferrando), Sesto Bruscantini (Guglielmo), Elena Rizzieri (Despina), Ivan Sardi (Don Alfonso) Vittorio Gui/John Pritchard Revival of 1954 production
1956 Don Giovanni[9] Mozart Kim Borg (Don Giovanni), Sena Jurinac (Donna Anna), Elisabeth Lindermeier/Doreen Watts (Donna Elvira), Geraint Evans (Leporello), Richard Lewis (Don Ottavio) John Pritchard/Bryan Balkwill Revival of 1951 production
1956 The Marriage of Figaro[10] Mozart Sesto Bruscantini (Figaro), Elena Rizzieri (Susanna), Michel Roux (Count), Elisabeth Grümmer/Joan Sutherland (Countess), Cora Canne-Meijer (Cherubino) Vittorio Gui/Maurits Sillem Revival of 1955 production
1957 L'italiana in Algeri Rossini Oralia Dominguez (Isabella), Juan Oncina (Lindoro), Paolo Montarsolo (Mustafa), Marcello Cortis (Taddeo) Vittorio Gui Peter Ebert Osbert Lancaster
1957 Le comte Ory[11] Rossini Juan Oncina (Ory), Sári Barabás (Adèle), Heinz Blankenburg (Raimbaud), Fernanda Cadoni (Isolier) Vittorio Gui Revival of 1954 production
1957 Der Schauspieldirektor[6] Mozart Joan Sutherland (Mme Herz), Naida Labay (Mme Silberklang), Alexander Young (Herr Herz), Gwyn Griffiths (Herr Buff) Bryan Balkwill Anthony Besch Peter Rice
1957 Ariadne auf Naxos[12] Strauss Lucine Amara (Ariadne), Mimi Coertse/Sári Barabás (Zerbinetta), David Lloyd (Bacchus), Heinz Blankenburg (Harlekin), Elisabeth Söderström (Composer) John Pritchard Revival of 1954 production
1957 Falstaff Verdi Geraint Evans (Falstaff), Orietta Moscucci (Alice), Antonio Boyer (Ford), Oralia Dominguez (Mistress Quickly), Antonietta Pastori (Nannetta), Juan Oncina (Fenton) Vittorio Gui Revival of 1955 production
1957 Die Entführung aus dem Serail Mozart Wilma Lipp (Constanze), Ernst Haefliger (Belmonte), Mihály Székely (Osmin), Rosl Schwaiger (Blonde), Kevin Miller (Pedrillo) Paul Sacher Revival of 1956 production
1957 The Magic Flute Mozart David Lloyd (Tamino), Pilar Lorengar (Pamina), Geraint Evans/Heinz Blankenburg (Papageno), Mihály Székely (Sarastro), Margareta Hallin (Queen of the Night) Paul Sacher/Peter Gellhorn Revival of 1956 production
1958 Falstaff[11] Verdi Geraint Evans (Falstaff), Ilva Ligabue (Alice), Mario Borriello (Ford), Oralia Dominguez (Mistress Quickly), Graziella Sciutti (Nannetta), Juan Oncina (Fenton) Vittorio Gui Revival of 1955 production
1958 Alceste Gluck Consuelo Rubio (Alceste), Richard Lewis (Admète), Robert Massard (Hercules) Vittorio Gui Revival of 1953 production
1958 The Marriage of Figaro Mozart Geraint Evans (Figaro), Graziella Sciutti (Susanna), Michel Roux (Count), Pilar Lorengar (Countess), Teresa Berganza (Cherubino) Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt Revival of 1955 production
1958 The Rake's Progress Stravinsky Richard Lewis (Tom Rakewell), Elsie Morison (Anne), Otakar Kraus (Nick Shadow), Gloria Lane (Baba the Turk) Paul Sacher Revival of 1953 production
1958 Le comte Ory Rossini Juan Oncina (Ory), Sári Barabás (Adèle), Heinz Blankenburg (Raimbaud), Fernanda Cadoni (Isolier) John Pritchard Revival of 1954 production
1958 Il segreto di Susanna[6] Wolf-Ferrari Mary Costa (Countess), Michel Roux (Gil) John Pritchard Peter Ebert Carl Toms
1958 Ariadne auf Naxos[13] Strauss Lucine Amara (Ariadne), Rita Streich (Zerbinetta), Richard Lewis (Bacchus), Heinz Blankenburg (Harlekin), Helga Pilarczyk (Composer) John Pritchard Revival of 1954 production
1959 Der Rosenkavalier Strauss Régine Crespin (Feldmarschallin), Elisabeth Söderström (Oktavian), Anneliese Rothenberger (Sophie), Oscar Czerwenka (Ochs) Leopold Ludwig Carl Ebert Oliver Messel
1959 Idomeneo Mozart Richard Lewis (Idomeneo), William McAlpine (Idamante), Sylvia Stahlman (Ilia), Angela Vercelli (Electra) John Pritchard/Peter Gellhorn Revival of 1951 production
1959 Così fan tutte Mozart Ilva Ligabue (Fiordiligi), Gloria Lane (Dorabella), Juan Oncina (Ferrando), Geraint Evans (Guglielmo), Graziella Sciutti (Despina), Carlos Feller (Don Alfonso) John Pritchard Revival of 1954 production
1959 Fidelio Beethoven Gré Brouwenstijn (Leonore), Richard Lewis (Florestan), Kim Borg (Pizarro), Mihály Székely (Rocco) Vittorio Gui Günther Rennert Ita Maximowna
1959 La Cenerentola Rossini Teresa Berganza/Anna Maria Rota (Cenerentola), Juan Oncina (Ramiro), Sesto Bruscantini (Dandini), Ian Wallace (Don Magnifico) Vittorio Gui/Peter Gellhorn Revival of 1952 production
1959 The Marriage of Figaro Mozart Carlos Feller/Geraint Evans (Figaro), Elisabeth Söderström (Susanna), Michel Roux (Count), Pilar Lorengar (Countess), Josephine Veasey (Cherubino) Peter Maag Revival of 1955 production
1960 I Puritani[14] Bellini Joan Sutherland (Elvira), Nicola Filacuridi (Arturo), Ernest Blanc (Riccardo), Giuseppe Modesti (Giorgio) Vittorio Gui/Bryan Balkwill Franco Enriquez Desmond Heeley
1960 Falstaff[14] Verdi Geraint Evans (Falstaff), Ilva Ligabue (Alice), Sesto Bruscantini (Ford), Oralia Dominguez (Mistress Quickly), Mariella Adani (Nannetta), Juan Oncina (Fenton) Vittorio Gui Revival of 1955 production
1960 Der Rosenkavalier Strauss Régine Crespin (Feldmarschallin), Regina Sarfaty (Oktavian), Anneliese Rothenberger (Sophie), Oscar Czerwenka (Ochs) Leopold Ludwig Revival of 1959 production
1960 Don Giovanni Mozart Ernest Blanc (Don Giovanni), Joan Sutherland (Donna Anna), Ilva Ligabue (Donna Elvira), Geraint Evans/Sesto Bruscantini (Leporello), Richard Lewis (Don Ottavio) John Pritchard/Peter Gellhorn Günther Rennert Ita Maximowna
1960 The Magic Flute Mozart Richard Lewis (Tamino), Pilar Lorengar (Pamina), Geraint Evans (Papageno), Mihály Székely (Sarastro), Margareta Hallin (Queen of the Night) Colin Davis Revival of 1956 production
1960 La Cenerentola Rossini Anna Maria Rota (Cenerentola), Juan Oncina (Ramiro), Sesto Bruscantini (Dandini), Ian Wallace (Don Magnifico) John Pritchard/Peter Gellhorn Revival of 1952 production
1960 Il segreto di Susanna[15] Wolf-Ferrari Mariella Adani (Countess), Sesto Bruscantini (Gil) John Pritchard Revival of 1958 production
1960 La voix humaine[16] Poulenc Denise Duval (Elle) John Pritchard Jean Cocteau Jean Cocteau
1960 Arlecchino[17] Busoni Heinz Blankenburg (Arlecchino), Ian Wallace (Ser Matteo), Gwyn Griffiths (Abbate), Carlos Feller (Dottore), Dermot Troy (Leandro), Helga Pilarczyk (Colombina) John Pritchard Revival of 1954 production
1961 L'elisir d'amore Donizetti Luigi Alva (Nemorino), Eugenia Ratti (Adina), Carlo Badioli (Dulcamara), Enzo Sordello (Belcore) Carlo Felice Cillario Franco Zeffirelli Franco Zeffirelli
1961 Die Entführung aus dem Serail Mozart Mattiwilda Dobbs (Constanze), Heinz Hoppe (Belmonte), Mihály Székely/Michael Langdon (Osmin), Dorit Hanak (Blonde), Duncan Robertson (Pedrillo) Peter Gellhorn Peter Ebert Oliver Messel
1961 Fidelio Beethoven Gré Brouwenstijn (Leonore), Richard Lewis (Florestan), Herbert Fliether (Pizarro), Mihály Székely (Rocco) Vittorio Gui Revival of 1959 production
1961 Elegy for Young Lovers Henze Carlos Alexander (Mittenhofer), André Turp (Toni), Elisabeth Söderström (Elizabeth) Kerstin Meyer (Carolina) John Pritchard/Hans Werner Henze Günther Rennert Lila De Nobili
1961 Don Giovanni Mozart György Melis (Don Giovanni), Gerda Scheyrer (Donna Anna), Ilva Ligabue (Donna Elvira), Geraint Evans (Leporello), Richard Lewis (Don Ottavio) John Pritchard/Peter Gellhorn Revival of 1960 production
1961 The Barber of Seville Rossini Sesto Bruscantini (Figaro), Alberta Valentini (Rosina), Juan Oncina (Almaviva), Ian Wallace (Bartolo), Carlo Cava (Basilio) Vittorio Gui Revival of 1954 production
1962 Pelléas et Mélisande Debussy Henri Gui (Pelléas), Denise Duval (Mélisande), Michel Roux (Golaud) Vittorio Gui Carl Ebert Beni Montresor
1962 The Marriage of Figaro Mozart Heinz Blankenburg (Figaro), Mirella Freni (Susanna), Gabriel Bacquier (Count), Leyla Gencer (Countess), Edith Mathis/Maureen Keetch (Cherubino) Silvio Varviso/John Pritchard Revival of 1955 production
1962 Così fan tutte Mozart Antigone Sgourda (Fiordiligi), Stafania Malagù (Dorabella), Loren Driscoll (Ferrando), Ingvar Wixell (Guglielmo), Reri Grist (Despina), Michel Roux (Don Alfonso) John Pritchard Carl Ebert Rolf Gérard/Bernard Nevill
1962 L'incoronazione di Poppea Monteverdi Magda Laszlo (Poppea), Richard Lewis (Nerone), Frances Bible (Ottavia), Walter Alberti (Ottone), Lydia Marimpietri (Drusilla), Carlo Cava (Seneca) John Pritchard Günther Rennert Hugh Casson/Conwy Evans
1962 Ariadne auf Naxos[18] Strauss Enriqueta Tarrés (Ariadne), Gianna d'Angelo/Reri Grist (Zerbinetta), Richard Lewis/William McAlpine (Bacchus), Heinz Blankenburg (Harlekin) Silvio Varviso Revival of 1950 production
1962 L'elisir d'amore Donizetti Luigi Alva (Nemorino), Mirella Freni (Adina), Sesto Bruscantini (Dulcamara), Enzo Sordello (Belcore) Carlo Felice Cillario Revival of 1961 production
1963 Capriccio Strauss Elisabeth Söderström (Countess), Horst Wilhelm (Flamand), Raymond Wolansky (Olivier), Benno Kusche (La Roche), Tom Krause (Count), Soňa Červená (Clairon) John Pritchard/Bryan Balkwill Günther Rennert Dennis Lennon/Anthony Powell
1963 Fidelio Beethoven Gré Brouwenstijn (Leonore), Richard Lewis (Florestan), Herbert Fliether (Pizarro), Victor de Narké (Rocco) Bryan Balkwill Revival of 1959 production
1963 Pelléas et Mélisande Debussy Hans Wilbrink (Pelléas), Denise Duval (Mélisande), Michel Roux (Golaud) Vittorio Gui Revival of 1962 production
1963 The Marriage of Figaro Mozart Heinz Blankenburg (Figaro), Liliane Berton (Susanna), Michel Roux (Count), Leyla Gencer (Countess), Edith Mathis (Cherubino) Silvio Varviso/Myer Fredman Revival of 1955 production
1963 The Rake's Progress Stravinsky Richard Lewis (Tom Rakewell), Heather Harper (Anne), Delme Bryn Jones/Hermann Uhde (Nick Shadow), Gloria Lane (Baba the Turk) Paul Sacher Revival of 1953 production
1963 L'incoronazione di Poppea Monteverdi Magda Laszlo (Poppea), Richard Lewis (Nerone), Frances Bible (Ottavia), Walter Alberti (Ottone), Lydia Marimpietri (Drusilla), Carlo Cava (Seneca) John Pritchard Revival of 1962 production
1963 The Magic Flute Mozart Ragnar Ulfung (Tamino), Judith Raskin (Pamina), Heinz Blankenberg (Papageno), Carlo Cava (Sarastro), Claudine Arnaud (Queen of the Night) Vittorio Gui Franco Enriquez Emanuele Luzzati

Sources[edit]

  • Hughes, Spike (1963). Glyndebourne, a history of the Festival Opera. London: Methuen.
  • Norwich, John Julius (1985). Fifty Years of Glyndebourne. London: Jonathan Cape. ISBN 0-224-02310-1.

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  1. ^ Titles in Bold are new productions. Opera titles are those used in Wikipedia and not necessarily those used by Glyndebourne.
  2. ^ Where two designers are credited, the first-named designed the set and the second designed the costumes
  3. ^ Also performed at the 1953 Edinburgh International Festival with the same cast and conductor, in Berlin in 1954 with the same cast but with John Pritchard conducting, and at the Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool in 1956 with the same cast but with Vittorio Gui and Pritchard sharing the conducting.
  4. ^ The Prologue, newly created by the same production team, was added to the Opera, which had previously been performed by Glyndebourne Festival Opera at the 1950 Edinburgh International Festival.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h Performed by Glyndebourne Festival Opera at the Edinburgh International Festival.
  6. ^ a b c Curtain raiser preceding Ariadne auf Naxos.
  7. ^ Second part of double-bill with Arlecchino.
  8. ^ Also performed at the 1955 Edinburgh International Festival with the same cast but with Alberto Erede conducting.
  9. ^ Also performed in 1956 at the Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool, with the same cast but without Doreen Watts and with Juan Oncina replacing Richard Lewis as Don Ottavio. Pritchard and Bryan Balkwill shared the conducting.
  10. ^ Also performed in 1956 at the Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool, with the same cast but without Elisabeth Grümmer and with Gui and Pritchard sharing the conducting.
  11. ^ a b Also performed in 1958 at the Théâtre Sarah-Bernhardt in Paris with the same cast and conductor.
  12. ^ Second part of double-bill with Der Schauspieldirektor.
  13. ^ Second part of double-bill with Il segreto di Susanna
  14. ^ a b Also performed at the 1960 Edinburgh International Festival with the same cast and conductor(s).
  15. ^ First part of triple-bill with La voix humaine and Arlecchino.
  16. ^ Second part of triple-bill with Il segreto di Susanna and Arlecchino.
  17. ^ Third part of triple-bill with Il segreto di Susanna and La voix humaine.
  18. ^ 1912 version, preceded by a performance of Molière's Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme, with Miles Malleson as M. Jourdain.
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