Glyndebourne Festival Opera: history and repertoire, 1934–51
This is a list of the operas performed by Glyndebourne Festival Opera during the music directorship (1934-1951) of Fritz Busch. Operas performed at venues other than Glyndebourne by Glyndebourne forces are also included, as are operas performed at Glyndebourne by other companies.
| Year | Opera[1] | Composer | Principal cast | Conductor | Director | Designer[2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | The Marriage of Figaro | Mozart | Willi Domgraf-Fassbänder (Figaro), Audrey Mildmay (Susanna), Roy Henderson (Count), Aulikki Rautawaara (Countess), Luise Helletsgruber (Lucie Manén) (Cherubino) | Fritz Busch | Carl Ebert | Hamish Wilson/Ann Litherland |
| 1934 | Così fan tutte | Mozart | Ina Souez (Fiordiligi), Luise Helletsgruber (Dorabella), Heddle Nash (Ferrando), Willi Domgraf-Fassbänder (Guglielmo), Irene Eisinger (Despina), Vincenzo Bettoni (Don Alfonso) | Fritz Busch | Carl Ebert | Hamish Wilson/Ann Litherland |
| 1935 | The Marriage of Figaro | Mozart | Willi Domgraf-Fassbänder (Figaro), Audrey Mildmay (Susanna), Roy Henderson (Count), Aulikki Rautawaara (Countess), Luise Helletsgruber (Cherubino) | Fritz Busch/Hans Oppenheim | Revival of 1934 production | |
| 1935 | Die Entführung aus dem Serail | Mozart | Noel Eadie (Konstanze), Walther Ludwig (Belmonte), Ivar Andrésen (Osmin), Irene Eisinger (Blonde), Heddle Nash (Pedrillo) | Fritz Busch | Carl Ebert | Hamish Wilson/Ann Litherland |
| 1935 | The Magic Flute | Mozart | Walther Ludwig (Tamino), Aulikki Rautawaara (Pamina), Willi Domgraf-Fassbänder (Papageno), Ivar Andrésen (Sarastro), Mìla Kočová/Noel Eadie (Queen of the Night) | Fritz Busch | Carl Ebert | Hamish Wilson |
| 1935 | Così fan tutte | Mozart | Ina Souez (Fiordiligi), Luise Helletsgruber (Dorabella), Heddle Nash (Ferrando), Willi Domgraf-Fassbänder (Guglielmo), Irene Eisinger (Despina), John Brownlee (Don Alfonso) | Fritz Busch | Revival of 1934 production | |
| 1936 | Don Giovanni | Mozart | John Brownlee (Don Giovanni), Ina Souez (Donna Anna), Luise Helletsgruber (Donna Elvira), Salvatore Baccaloni (Leporello), Koloman von Pataky (Don Ottavio) | Fritz Busch | Carl Ebert | Hamish Wilson/Hein Heckroth |
| 1936 | The Marriage of Figaro | Mozart | Mariano Stabile (Figaro), Audrey Mildmay (Susanna), John Brownlee (Count), Aulikki Rautawaara (Countess), Luise Helletsgruber (Cherubino) | Fritz Busch | Revival of 1934 production | |
| 1936 | Die Entführung aus dem Serail | Mozart | Julia Moor (Konstanze), Koloman von Pataky (Belmonte), Salvatore Baccaloni (Osmin), Irma Beilke (Blonde), Heddle Nash (Pedrillo) | Fritz Busch | Revival of 1935 production | |
| 1936 | Così fan tutte | Mozart | Ina Souez (Fiordiligi), Luise Helletsgruber (Dorabella), Heddle Nash (Ferrando), Roy Henderson (Guglielmo), Tatiana Menotti (Despina), John Brownlee (Don Alfonso) | Fritz Busch | Revival of 1934 production | |
| 1936 | The Magic Flute | Mozart | Thorkild Noval (Tamino), Aulikki Rautawaara (Pamina), Roy Henderson (Papageno), Alexander Kipnis (Sarastro), Noel Eadie/Julia Moor (Queen of the Night) | Fritz Busch/Hans Oppenheim | Revival of 1935 production | |
| 1937 | Don Giovanni | Mozart | John Brownlee (Don Giovanni), Ina Souez (Donna Anna), Luise Helletsgruber (Donna Elvira), Salvatore Baccaloni (Leporello), Dino Borgioli (Don Ottavio) | Fritz Busch | Revival of 1936 production | |
| 1937 | Die Entführung aus dem Serail | Mozart | Margherita Perras (Konstanze), Eric Starling (Belmonte), Herbert Alsen (Osmin), Irene Eisinger (Blonde), Heddle Nash (Pedrillo) | Fritz Busch | Revival of 1935 production | |
| 1937 | Così fan tutte | Mozart | Ina Souez (Fiordiligi), Luise Helletsgruber (Dorabella), Heddle Nash (Ferrando), Willi Domgraf-Fassbänder/Roy Henderson (Guglielmo), Irene Eisinger (Despina), John Brownlee/Salvatore Baccaloni (Don Alfonso) | Fritz Busch | Revival of 1934 production | |
| 1937 | The Marriage of Figaro | Mozart | Willi Domgraf-Fassbänder (Figaro), Irene Eisinger (Susanna), John Brownlee (Count), Aulikki Rautawaara (Countess), Marita Farell (Cherubino) | Fritz Busch | Revival of 1934 production | |
| 1937 | The Magic Flute | Mozart | Thorkild Noval (Tamino), Aulikki Rautawaara (Pamina), Roy Henderson (Papageno), Herbert Alsen/David Franklin (Sarastro), Sinäda Lissitschkina (Queen of the Night) | Fritz Busch | Revival of 1935 production | |
| 1938 | Macbeth | Verdi | Francesco Valentino (Macbeth), Vera Schwarz (Lady Macbeth), David Lloyd (Macduff) | Fritz Busch | Carl Ebert | Caspar Neher |
| 1938 | Don Giovanni | Mozart | John Brownlee (Don Giovanni), Ina Souez (Donna Anna), Luise Helletsgruber (Donna Elvira), Salvatore Baccaloni (Leporello), Dino Borgioli (Don Ottavio) | Fritz Busch/Alberto Erede | Revival of 1936 production | |
| 1938 | Così fan tutte | Mozart | Ina Souez (Fiordiligi), Luise Helletsgruber (Dorabella), Heddle Nash (Ferrando), Roy Henderson (Guglielmo), Irene Eisinger (Despina), John Brownlee (Don Alfonso) | Fritz Busch | Revival of 1934 production | |
| 1938 | The Marriage of Figaro | Mozart | Mariano Stabile (Figaro), Audrey Mildmay/Irene Eisinger (Susanna), John Brownlee (Count), Aulikki Rautawaara (Countess), Marita Farell (Cherubino) | Fritz Busch/Alberto Erede | Revival of 1934 production | |
| 1938 | Don Pasquale | Donizetti | Salvatore Baccaloni (Pasquale), Dino Borgioli (Ernesto), Audrey Mildmay (Norina), Mariano Stabile (Malatesta) | Fritz Busch | Carl Ebert | Hamish Wilson/Kenneth Green |
| 1939 | Don Giovanni | Mozart | John Brownlee (Don Giovanni), Ina Souez (Donna Anna), Hella Toros (Donna Elvira), Salvatore Baccaloni (Leporello), David Lloyd/Dino Borgioli (Don Ottavio) | Fritz Busch/Alberto Erede | Revival of 1936 production | |
| 1939 | Don Pasquale | Donizetti | Salvatore Baccaloni (Pasquale), Luigi Fort (Ernesto), Audrey Mildmay (Norina), Mariano Stabile (Malatesta) | Fritz Busch | Revival of 1938 production | |
| 1939 | Macbeth | Verdi | Francesco Valentino (Macbeth), Margherita Grandi (Lady Macbeth), David Lloyd (Macduff) | Fritz Busch | Revival of 1938 production | |
| 1939 | Così fan tutte | Mozart | Ina Souez (Fiordiligi), Risë Stevens (Dorabella), Gino del Signore (Ferrando), Roy Henderson (Guglielmo), Irene Eisinger (Despina), John Brownlee (Don Alfonso) | Fritz Busch | Revival of 1934 production | |
| 1939 | The Marriage of Figaro | Mozart | Mariano Stabile (Figaro), Audrey Mildmay/Irene Eisinger (Susanna), John Brownlee (Count), Maria Markan (Countess), Risë Stevens (Cherubino) | Fritz Busch/Alberto Erede | Revival of 1934 production | |
| 1940 | The Beggar's Opera[3] | Pepusch | Michael Redgrave (Macheath), Audrey Mildmay/Irene Eisinger (Polly), Roy Henderson (Peachum), Constance Willis/Elsie French (Mrs Peachum), Joseph Farrington (Lockit), Linda Gray (Lucy) | Frederic Austin/Anthony Bernard/Michael Mudie | John Gielgud | Motley |
| 1941/5 | No Festival - theatre closed during World War II | |||||
| 1946 | The Rape of Lucretia[4] | Britten | Kathleen Ferrier/Nancy Evans (Lucretia), Otakar Kraus/Frank Rogier (Tarquinius), Peter Pears/Aksel Schiøtz (Male Chorus), Joan Cross/Flora Nielson (Female Chorus), Norman Walker/Owen Brannigan (Collatinus), Edmund Donlevy/Frederick Sharp (Junius) | Ernest Ansermet/Reginald Goodall/Hans Oppenheim/Benjamin Britten | Eric Crozier | John Piper |
| 1947 | Orfeo ed Euridice | Gluck | Kathleen Ferrier (Orfeo), Ann Ayars (Euridice), Zoë Vlachopoulos | Fritz Stiedry | Carl Ebert | Joseph Carl |
| 1947 | Albert Herring[5] | Britten | Peter Pears (Albert), Joan Cross (Lady Billows), Frederick Sharp/Denis Dowling (Sid), Nancy Evans/Catherine Lawson (Nancy), Betsy de la Porte (Mrs Herring) | Benjamin Britten/Ivan Clayton | Frederick Ashton | John Piper |
| 1947 | Macbeth[6] | Verdi | Francesco Valentino (Macbeth), Margherita Grandi (Lady Macbeth), Walter Midgley (Macduff) | Berthold Goldschmidt | Revival of 1938 production | |
| 1947 | The Marriage of Figaro[7] | Mozart | Italo Tajo (Figaro), Tatiana Menotti/Ayhan Alnar (Susanna), John Brownlee (Count), Eleanor Steber (Countess), Giulietta Simionato (Cherubino) | Walter Susskind/Renato Cellini | Revival of 1934 production | |
| 1948 | Don Giovanni[7] | Mozart | Paolo Silveri (Don Giovanni), Ljuba Welitsch (Donna Anna), Christina Carroll (Donna Elvira), Vito de Taranto (Leporello), Richard Lewis (Don Ottavio) | Rafael Kubelik | Revival of 1936 production | |
| 1948 | Così fan tutte[7] | Mozart | Suzanne Danco (Fiordiligi), Eugenia Zareska (Dorabella), Petre Munteanu (Ferrando), Erich Kunz (Guglielmo), Hilde Güden (Despina), Mariano Stabile (Don Alfonso) | Vittorio Gui | Carl Ebert | Rolf Gérard |
| 1949 | Un ballo in maschera [7] | Verdi | Mirto Picchi (Riccardo), Ljuba Welitsch/Margherita Grandi (Amelia), Paolo Silveri (Renato), Alda Noni (Oscar), Jean Watson/Amalia Pini (Ulrica) | Vittorio Gui/Hans Oppenheim | Carl Ebert | Caspar Neher |
| 1949 | Così fan tutte[7] | Mozart | Suzanne Danco (Fiordiligi), Sena Jurinac (Dorabella), Petre Munteanu (Ferrando), Marko Rothmüller (Guglielmo), Irene Eisinger (Despina), John Brownlee (Don Alfonso) | Vittorio Gui/Hans Oppenheim | Revival of 1948 production | |
| 1950 | Die Entführung aus dem Serail | Mozart | Ilse Hollweg (Konstanze), Richard Holm (Belmonte), Endre Koréh (Osmin), Alda Noni (Blonde), Murray Dickie (Pedrillo) | Fritz Busch | Carl Ebert | Rolf Gérard |
| 1950 | Così fan tutte | Mozart | Sena Jurinac (Fiordiligi), Blanche Thebom (Dorabella), Richard Lewis (Ferrando), Erich Kunz/Geraint Evans (Guglielmo), Alda Noni (Despina), Mario Borriello (Don Alfonso) | Fritz Busch | Revival of 1948 production | |
| 1950 | The Marriage of Figaro[7] | Mozart | George London (Figaro), Elfride Troetschel (Susanna), Marko Rothmüller (Count), Clara Ebers (Countess), Sena Jurinac (Cherubino) | Ferenc Fricsay | Carl Ebert | Rolf Gérard |
| 1950 | Ariadne auf Naxos[7][8] | Strauss | Hilde Zadek (Ariadne), Ilse Hollweg (Zerbinetta), Peter Anders (Bacchus), Douglas Craig (Harlekin) | Thomas Beecham | Carl Ebert | Oliver Messel |
| 1951 | Idomeneo | Mozart | Richard Lewis (Idomeneo), Léopold Simoneau (Idamante), Sena Jurinac (Ilia), Birgit Nilsson (Elettra) | Fritz Busch/John Pritchard | Carl Ebert | Oliver Messel |
| 1951 | The Marriage of Figaro | Mozart | Alois Pernerstorfer (Figaro), Genevieve Warner (Susanna), Alfred Poell (Count), Lisa della Casa (Countess), Dorothy MacNeil (Cherubino) | Fritz Busch/John Pritchard | Revival of 1950 production | |
| 1951 | Così fan tutte | Mozart | Sena Jurinac (Fiordiligi), Alice Howland (Dorabella), Richard Lewis (Ferrando), Marko Rothmüller (Guglielmo), Isa Quensel (Despina), Sesto Bruscantini (Don Alfonso) | Fritz Busch/John Pritchard | Revival of 1948 production | |
| 1951 | Don Giovanni | Mozart | Mario Petri (Don Giovanni), Hilde Zadek (Donna Anna), Suzanne Danco (Donna Elvira), Alois Pernerstorfer (Leporello), Léopold Simoneau (Don Ottavio) | Fritz Busch/John Pritchard | Carl Ebert | John Piper |
| 1951 | La forza del destino[7] | Verdi | Walburga Wegner (Leonora), David Poleri (Don Alvaro), Marko Rothmüller (Don Carlo), Bruce Dargavel (Padre Guardiano), Mildred Miller (Preziosilla), Owen Brannigan (Fra Melitone) | Fritz Busch | Carl Ebert | Leslie Hurry |
| 1951 | Don Giovanni[7] | Mozart | Mario Petri (Don Giovanni), Hilde Zadek (Donna Anna), Dorothy MacNeil (Donna Elvira), Alois Pernerstorfer/Owen Brannigan (Leporello), Léopold Simoneau (Don Ottavio) | Fritz Busch/John Pritchard | Revival of 1951 Glyndebourne production | |
Sources
[edit]- Norwich, John Julius (1985). Fifty Years of Glyndebourne. London: Jonathan Cape. ISBN 0-224-02310-1.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Titles in Bold are new productions. Opera titles are those used in Wikipedia and not necessarily those used by Glyndebourne.
- ^ Where two designers are credited, the first-named designed the set and the second designed the costumes
- ^ This production, arranged from Pepusch and John Gay's original by Frederic Austin, was not performed at Glyndebourne, instead first touring to Brighton, Cardiff, Liverpool, Glasgow and Edinburgh, and then appearing at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket for 126 performances between 16 January and 25 May.
- ^ This opera was performed at Glyndebourne and on tour by a number of singers from Sadler's Wells Opera Company, many of whom later formed the nucleus of Britten's English Opera Group. The performance on 12 July was the world premiere of the opera.
- ^ Performed at Glyndebourne by the English Opera Group. The performance on 20 June 1947, was the world premiere of the opera.
- ^ Performed by Glyndebourne Festival Opera at the Edinburgh International Festival.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Performed by Glyndebourne Festival Opera at the Edinburgh International Festival.
- ^ 1912 version, preceded by a performance of Molière's Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme