# Opera at the Edinburgh International Festival: history and repertoire, 1957–1966

Opera continued to be one of the main features of the Edinburgh International Festival in the second decade.
The tradition of inviting one or more guest companies each year to bring productions to the festival continued with La Scala (Piccola Scala), the Stuttgart State Opera, Royal Opera Stockholm, Glyndebourne Opera, Covent Garden Opera, Belgrade Opera, the English Opera Group, Teatro San Carlo, Naples, Budapest Opera and Ballet, National Theatre, Prague, the Holland Festival and the Bavarian State Opera.
Distinguished conductors included the large Italian contingent of Antonino Votto, Nino Sanzogno, Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Vittorio Gui, Carlo Maria Giulini, Alberto Erede and Oliviero De Fabritiis, the Hungarians Georg Solti and János Ferencsik, the British John Pritchard and Benjamin Britten, as well as the German Ferdinand Leitner, the Austrian Carlos Kleiber, and the Croatian Lovro von Matačić.
Major opera directors included Luchino Visconti, Giorgio Strehler, Franco Zeffirelli, Wieland Wagner, Günther Rennert and Carl Ebert.
Star female singers included Maria Callas, Joan Sutherland, Magda Olivero, Renata Scotto, Fiorenza Cossotto, Inge Borkh, Irmgard Seefried, Victoria de los Ángeles, Birgit Nilsson, Anja Silja, Kerstin Meyer, and Elisabeth Söderström, while male singers included Luigi Alva, Giuseppe Di Stefano, Nicolai Gedda, Alfredo Kraus, Fritz Wunderlich, Wolfgang Windgassen, Peter Pears, Fernando Corena, Sesto Bruscantini, Geraint Evans and Boris Christoff.

## 1957 (four productions)

| Orchestra, Choir, Conductor | Director, Set Designer | Female singer | Male singer |
| La Scala (Piccola Scala) production of La sonnambula by Vincenzo Bellini, August 19, 21, 26, 29, and September 3, 1957 (five performances) at the Kings Theatre ||||
| Orchestra and Chorus of La Scala, Milan Antonino Votto | Luchino Visconti Piero Tosi settings | Maria Callas Amina Renata Scotto Amina Fiorenza Cossotto Teresa Greta Rapisardi Lisa | Dino Mantovani Alessio Franco Ricciardi Notary Nicola Monti Elvino Nicola Zaccaria Count Rodolfo |
| La Scala (Piccola Scala) production of Il matrimonio segreto by Domenico Cimarosa, August 20, 22, 24, 28 1957 (four performances) at the Kings Theatre ||||
| Orchestra and Chorus of La Scala, Milan Nino Sanzogno | Giorgio Strehler Luciano Damiani settings | Eugenia Ratti Elisseta Graziella Sciutti Carolina Gabriella Carturan Fidalma | Carlo Badioli Geronimo Franco Calabrese Count Robinson Luigi Alva Paolino |
| La Scala (Piccola Scala) production of L'elisir d'amore by Gaetano Donizetti, August 23, 27, 31 and September 5, 7 1957 (five performances) at the Kings Theatre ||||
| Orchestra and Chorus of La Scala, Milan Nino Sanzogno | Franco Enriquez Mario Velani Marchi settings | Rosanna Carteri Adina Greta Rapisardi Giannetta | Giuseppe Di Stefano Nemorino Giulio Fioravanti Belcore Fernando Corena Dulcamara |
| La Scala (Piccola Scala) production of Il Turco in Italia by Gioachino Rossini, August 30 and September 2, 4, 6 September 1957 (four performances) at the Kings Theatre ||||
| Orchestra and Chorus of La Scala, Milan Gianandrea Gavazzeni | Franco Zeffirelli Franco Zeffirelli settings | Fiorenza Cossotto Zaida Eugenia Ratti Donna Fiorilla | Angelo Mercuriali Albazar Sesto Bruscantini Prosdocimo Franco Calabrese Don Geronio Fernando Corena Selim Luigi Alva Don Narciso |

## 1958 (five productions)

| Orchestra, Choir, Conductor | Director, Set Designer | Female singer | Male singer |
| Stuttgart State Opera production of Die Entführung aus dem Serail by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, August 25, 27, 29, and September 4, 10, 12 1958 (six performances) at the Kings Theatre ||||
| Orchestra of the Stuttgart State Opera Chorus of the Stuttgart State Opera Ferdinand Leitner, Lovro von Matačić | Kurt Puhlmann Leni Bauer-Ecsy settings | Wilma Lipp Constanze Ruth-Margaret Putz Constanze Erika Köth Constanze Lotte Schädle Blonde | Josef Traxel Belmonte Fritz Wunderlich Belmonte Fritz Linke Osmin Otto von Rohr Osmin Alfred Pfeifle Pedrillo Gerhard Unger Pedrillo Heinz Cramer Bassa Selim |
| Stuttgart State Opera production of Euryanthe by Carl Maria von Weber, August 26, September 3, 8, 1958 (three performances) at the Kings Theatre ||||
| Orchestra of the Stuttgart State Opera Chorus of the Stuttgart State Opera Lovro von Matačić | Kurt Puhlmann Gerd Richter settings | Lore Wissmann Euryanthe Inge Borkh Eglantine | Alexander Welitsch Louis VI Josef Traxel Adolar Gustav Neidlinger Lysiart |
| Stuttgart State Opera production of Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner, August 28, 30, September 1, 5, 1958 (four performances) at the Kings Theatre ||||
| Orchestra of the Stuttgart State Opera Chorus of the Stuttgart State Opera Ferdinand Leitner | Wieland Wagner direction and settings | Martha Mödl Isolde Astrid Varnay Isolde Grace Hoffman Brangäne | Wolfgang Windgassen Tristan Otto von Rohr King Mark Gustav Neidlinger Kurvenal Hans Günther Nöcker Melot Alfred Pfeifle Shepherd Alfred Wohlgemuth Steersman Josef Traxel Young sailor Fritz Wunderlich Young sailor |
| Stuttgart State Opera production of Der Wildschütz by Albert Lortzing, September 1, 6, 1958 (two performances) at the Kings Theatre ||||
| Orchestra of the Stuttgart State Opera Chorus of the Stuttgart State Opera Ferdinand Leitner | Günther Rennert Alfred Siercke settings | Hetty Plümacher Countess Lore Wissmann Baroness Freimann Sieglinde Kahmann Nanette Friederike Sailer Gretchen | Karl Schmitt-Walter Count Fritz Wunderlich Baron Kronthal Fritz Linke Baculus Hubert Buchta Pancratius |
| Edinburgh Festival Society production of La vida breve, accompanied by the ballet El sombrero de tres picos, both with music by Manuel de Falla, September 9, 11, 13, 1958 (three performances) at the Kings Theatre ||||
| Cantores de Madrid Eduard Toldrà | José Caballero settings Leo Anchóriz costumes | Rosario Gomez Countess Victoria de los Ángeles Salud Julita Bermejo Carmela | Bernabé Martínez Paco Joaquín Deus Uncle Sarvaor Manuel Ausensi Pepe Manuel Albalat Manuel |

## 1959 (five productions)

| Orchestra, Choir, Conductor | Director, Set Designer | Female singer | Male singer |
| Royal Opera, Stockholm production of Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi, in a Swedish-language version translated by Erik Lindgren August 24, 29, and September 4, 12, 1959 (four performances) at the Kings Theatre ||||
| Orchestra of the Royal Opera, Stockholm Chorus of the Royal Opera, Stockholm Royal Swedish Ballet Sixten Ehrling | Göran Gentele Sven Erik Skawonius settings | Birgit Nilsson Amelia Aase Nordmo-Lövberg Amelia Kerstin Meyer Ulrica Barbro Ericson Ulrica Birgit Nordin Otto | Ragnar Ulfung Gustav III Erik Saedén Holberg Hugo Hasslo Holberg Bo Lundgren Horn Arne Tyrén Anckarström Ingvar Wixell Matts Arne Ohlson Bishop Sven Erik Vikström Servant |
| Royal Opera, Stockholm production of Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi August 25, 27, and September 1, 9, 11, 1959 (five performances) at the Kings Theatre ||||
| Orchestra of the Royal Opera, Stockholm Chorus of the Royal Opera, Stockholm Royal Swedish Ballet Fausto Cleva | Bengt Peterson Berger Bergling settings | Margareta Hallin Gilda Kerstin Meyer Maddalena Barbro Ericson Maddalena/Giovanna Margit Sehlmark Giovanna Ingeborg Kjellgren Countess Ceprano Birgit Nordin Page | Nicolai Gedda Duke Uno Stjernqvist Duke Hugo Hasslo Rigoletto Arne Tyrén Sparafucile Sigurd Björling Monterone Anders Näslund Monterone/Marullo Erik Saedén Marullo ingvar Wixell Count Ceprano Bo Lundborg Officer |
| Royal Opera, Stockholm production of Die Walküre by Richard Wagner August 26, 28, 31, and September 2, 7, 1959 (five performances) at the Kings Theatre ||||
| Orchestra of the Royal Opera, Stockholm Sixten Ehrling | Bengt Peterson Tor Hörlin settings | Aase Nordmo-Lövberg Sieglinde Birgit Nilsson Brünnhilde Kerstin Meyer Fricka/Rossweise Margareta Bergström Fricka/Grimgerde Anna-Greta Söderholm Gerhilde Elisabeth Söderström Orlinde Ingeborg Kjellgren Waltraute Margit Sehlmark Schwerteite Kjerstin Dellert Helmwige Barbro Ericson Siegrune | Set Svanholm Siegmund Leon Björker Hunding Sigurd Björling Wotan |
| Royal Opera, Stockholm production of Aniara by Karl-Birger Blomdahl September 3, 5, 1959 (two performances) at the Kings Theatre ||||
| Orchestra of the Royal Opera, Stockholm Chorus of the Royal Opera, Stockholm Royal Swedish Ballet Sixten Ehrling | Göran Gentele Sven Erixson settings | Margareta Hallin Blind Poetess Kjerstin Dellert Daisy Doody/La Garçonne Mariane Orlando Isagel | Anders Näslund Mimarobe Erik Saedén Mimarobe Arne Tyrén Chefone I and II Sven-Erik Vikström Chief Engineer 1/Blind One Arne Ohlson Chief Engineer II Bo Lundborg Chief Engineer III Olle Sivall Sandon Ragnar Ulfung Stone-mute Deaf |
| Royal Opera, Stockholm production of Wozzeck by Alban Berg September 8, 10, 1959 (two performances) at the Kings Theatre ||||
| Orchestra of the Royal Opera, Stockholm Chorus of the Royal Opera, Stockholm Sixten Ehrling | Göran Gentele Sven Erixson settings | Elisabeth Söderström Marie Margareta Bergström Margret Michel Rhodin Marie's child | Anders Näslund Wozzeck Erik Saedén Wozzeck Conny Söderström Drum-Major Arne Ohlson Andres Sven-Erik Vikström Captain Arne Tyrén Doctor Bo Lundborg First Apprentice Ingvar Wixell Second Apprentice Olle Sivall Idiot Tore Persson Soldier |

## 1960 (three productions)

| Orchestra, Choir, Conductor | Director, Set Designer | Female singer | Male singer |
| Glyndebourne Opera production of Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi, August 23, 25, 27, 29, and September 2, 6, 9, 1960 (7 performances) at the Kings Theatre ||||
| Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Vittorio Gui | Carl Ebert Osbert Lancaster settings | Anna Maria Rota Meg Ilva Ligabue Alice Mariella Adani Nannetta Oralia Dominguez Quickly | Geraint Evans Falstaff Marco Stefanoni Pistol Mario Carlin Bardolph Hugues Cuénod Dr Caius Sesto Bruscantini Ford Juan Oncina Fenton Harold Williams Innkeeper |
| Glyndebourne Opera production of I puritani by Vincenzo Bellini, August 24, 26, 31, and September 3, 8, 10, 1960 (6 performances) at the Kings Theatre ||||
| Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Vittorio Gui Bryan Balkwill | Franco Enriquez Desmond Heeley settings | Monica Sinclair Queen Henrietta Joan Sutherland Elvira | David Ward Lord Walton Giuseppe Modesti Sir George Walton Nicola Filacuridi Lord Arthur Talbot Ernest Blanc Forth John Kentish Robertson |
| Glyndebourne Opera productions of Il segreto di Susanna by Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari, Arlecchino by Ferruccio Busoni, and La voix humaine by Francis Poulenc, August 30, and September 1, 5, 7, 1960 (4 performances) at the Kings Theatre ||||
| Royal Philharmonic Orchestra John Pritchard | Peter Ebert Carl Toms settings for Il segreto di Susanna Peter Rice settings for Arlecchino Jean Cocteau productions and settings for La voix humaine | Mariella Adani Countess Helga Pilarczyk Colombina Silvia Ashmole Annunziata Denise Duval Elle | Sesto Bruscantini Gil Heinz Blankenburg Sante Ian Wallace Ser Matteo Heinz Blankenburg Arlecchino Gwyn Griffiths Cospicuo Carlos Feller Bombasto Dermot Troy Leandro |

## 1961 (four productions)

| Orchestra, Choir, Conductor | Director, Set Designer | Female singer | Male singer |
| Covent Garden Opera production of Iphigénie en Tauride by Christoph Willibald Gluck, August 21, 23, 26, 30 and September 4, 1961 (five performances) at the Kings Theatre ||||
| Covent Garden Orchestra Covent Garden Opera Chorus Georg Solti Bryan Balkwill | Göran Gentele Carl Toms settings | Rita Gorr Iphigénie Margreta Elkins Diana Jeannette Sinclair Greek woman | Robert Massard Oreste André Turp Pylade Louis Quilico Thoas |
| Covent Garden Opera production of Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti, August 25, 28 September 1, 7, 9 1961 (five performances) at the Kings Theatre ||||
| Covent Garden Orchestra Covent Garden Opera Chorus John Pritchard | Franco Zeffirelli | Joan Sutherland Lucia Margreta Elkins Alisa | Edgar Evans Normanno John Shaw Enrico Joseph Rouleau Raimondo André Turp Edgardo Kenneth Macdonald Arturo |
| Covent Garden Opera production of Il barbiere di Siviglia by Gioachino Rossini, August 31 and September 2, 5, 8 1961 (four performances) at the Kings Theatre ||||
| Covent Garden Orchestra Covent Garden Opera Chorus Carlo Maria Giulini | Maurice Sarrazin Jean-Denis Macclés settings | Bianca-Maria Casoni Rosina Josephine Veasey Berta | Ronald Lewis Fiorello Luigi Alva Conte Rolando Panerai Figaro Fernando Corena Bartolo Boris Christoff Basilio |
| Covent Garden Opera production of A Midsummer Night's Dream by Benjamin Britten, August 22, 24, 29, September 2, 6, 1961 (five performances) at the Kings Theatre ||||
| Covent Garden Orchestra Covent Garden Opera Chorus Georg Solti Meredith Davies | John Gielgud John Piper settings | Joan Carlyle Tytania Irene Salemka Helena Janet Coster Hermia Margreta Elkins Hippolyta | Russell Oberlin Oberon John Dobson Lysander Peter Glossop Demetrius Forbes Robinson Theseus Michael Langdon Quince Geraint Evans Bottom Kenneth Macdonald Snout David Kelly Snug Joseph Ward Starveling John Lanigan Flute Nicolas Chagrin Puck |

## 1962 (six productions)

| Orchestra, Choir, Conductor | Director, Set Designer | Female singer | Male singer |
| Belgrade Opera production of Prince Igor by Alexander Borodin, August 20, 22, 25, 1962 (three performances) at the Kings Theatre ||||
| Orchestra, Chorus and Ballet of the Belgrade Opera Oskar Danon Dušan Miladinović | Branko Gavela Miomir Denić designer Milica Babić costumes | Milka Stojanović Yaroslavna Biserka Cvejić Konchakovna | Dušan Popović Prince Igor Zvonimir Krnetić Prince Vladimir Miroslav Čangalović Prince Galitzky/Kontchak Žarko Cvejić Prince Galitzky Djordje Djurdjević Kontchak |
| Belgrade Opera production of The Love of Three Oranges by Sergei Prokofiev, August 21, 23, 1962 (two performances) at the Kings Theatre ||||
| Orchestra, Chorus and Ballet of the Belgrade Opera Oskar Danon | Mladen Sabljić Miomir Denić designer Mira Glisić costumes | Milica Miladinović Clarissa Valerija Hejbalova Fata Morgana Ljubica Vrsajkov Linetta Anica Jelinek Nicoletta Dobrila Bogošević Ninetta Djurdjevka Čakarević Smeraldina | Žarko Cvejić King of Clubs Stjepan Andrašević Prince Jovan Gligorijević Leander Franjo Paulik Truffaldino Stanoje Janković Pantaloon Djordje Djurdjević Tchello Aleksandar Djokić Cook Zivojin Milosavljević Farfarello |
| Belgrade Opera production of Don Quixote by Jules Massenet, August 24, 31, 1962 (two performances) at the Kings Theatre ||||
| Orchestra and Chorus of the Belgrade Opera Oskar Danon | Mladen Sabljić Miomir Denić designer Mira Glisić costumes | Biserka Cvejić Dulcinea Dobrila Bogošević Pedro Ljubica Vrsajkov Garcias | Miroslav Čangalović Don Quixote Ladko Korošec Sancho Panza Nikola Jančić Rodriguez Drago Starc Juan Zivojin Mitrović Fool |
| Belgrade Opera production of Khovanshchina by Modest Mussorgsky, version by Dmitri Shostakovich, August 27, 29, and September 1, 1962 (three performances) at the Kings Theatre ||||
| Orchestra, Chorus and Ballet of the Belgrade Opera Krešimir Baranović Dušan Miladinović | Mladen Sabljić Miomir Denić designer Milica Babić costumes | Melanija Bugarinović Martha Milica Miladinović Martha Milka Stojanović Emma | Žarko Cvejić Prince Ivan Khovansky Zvonimir Krnetić Prince Andrei Khovansky Franjo Pulik Prince Basil Galitzin Dušan Popović Shaklovity Stanoje Janković Shaklovity Miroslav Čangalović Dosifey Djordje Djurdjević Dosifey Vladan Cvejić Scrivener |
| Belgrade Opera production of The Gambler by Sergei Prokofiev, August 28, 30, 1962 (two performances) at the Kings Theatre ||||
| Orchestra and Chorus of the Belgrade Opera Oskar Danon | Mladen Sabljić Miomir Denić designer Milica Babić costumes | Valerija Hejbalova Pauline Djurdjevka Čakarević Babushka Milica Miladinović Blanche | Žarko Cvejić Retired general Drago Starc Alexei Stjepan Andrašević Marquis Stanoje Janković Mr Astle Nikola Jančić Prince Nilsky Vlastimir Stefanović Baron Wirmerhelm Živojin Mitrović Potopitch |
| English Opera Group production of The Turn of the Screw by Benjamin Britten, September 3, 5, 7, 1962 (three performances) at the Kings Theatre ||||
| English Chamber Orchestra Benjamin Britten Meredith Davies | Basil Coleman John Piper designer | Jennifer Vyvyan Governess Ellen Dales Flora Sylvia Fisher Mrs Grose Marie Collier Miss Jessel | Peter Pears Prologue/Quint John Lanigan Prologue/Quint Kevin Platts Miles |

## 1963 (six productions)

| Orchestra, Choir, Conductor | Director, Set Designer | Female singer | Male singer |
| English Opera Group production of The Rape of Lucretia by Benjamin Britten, August 19, 21, 23 1963 (three performances) at the Kings Theatre ||||
| Meredith Davies | Colin Graham Tony Walton settings | Kerstin Meyer Lucretia Helen Watts Bianca Elizabeth Vaughan Lucia Sylvia Fisher Female chorus | Forbes Robinson Collatinus John Shirley-Quirk Junius Peter Glossop Tarquinius Ronald Dowd Male chorus |
| English Opera Group production of The Beggar's Opera by John Gay and Johann Christoph Pepusch, August 20, 22, 24 1963 (three performances) at the Kings Theatre ||||
| Benjamin Britten | Colin Graham Alix Stone settings | Anne Pollak Mrs Peachum Janet Baker Polly Peachum Heather Harper Lucy Edith Coates Mrs Diana Trapes Joan Edwards Jenny Diver | David Kelly Peachum Peter Pears Macheath Bryan Drake Lockit |
| Teatro San Carlo, Naples production of Luisa Miller by Giuseppe Verdi, August 26, 28, 31 and September 4, 1963 (four performances) at the Kings Theatre ||||
| Orchestra and chorus of the Teatro di San Carlo Alberto Erede | Franco Enriquez Attilio Colonello settings | Anna di Stasio Laura Margherita Roberti Luisa Anna Maria Rota Federica d'Ostheim | Piero Cappuccilli Miller Renato Cioni Rodolpho Franco Ventriglia Wurm Paolo Washington Count Walter Vittorio Pandano Peasant |
| Teatro San Carlo, Naples production of Adriana Lecouvreur by Francesco Cilea, August 27, 30 and September 2, 6, 1963 (four performances) at the Kings Theatre ||||
| Orchestra and chorus of the Teatro di San Carlo Oliviero De Fabritiis | Aldo Mirabella Vassallo Camillo Paravicini settings | Magda Olivero Adriana Lecouvreur Adriana Lazzarini Princesse de Bouillon Elena Barcis Mlle Jouvenot Anna di Stasio Mlle Dangeville | Juan Oncina Maurizio Enrico Campi Prince de Bouillon Piero de Palma Abate di Chazeuil Sesto Bruscantini Michonnet Augusto Frati Quinault Vittorio Pandano Poisson |
| Teatro San Carlo, Naples production of Don Pasquale by Gaetano Donizetti, August 29 and September 3, 5, 7 1963 (four performances) at the Kings Theatre ||||
| Orchestra and chorus of the Teatro di San Carlo Alberto Erede | Eduardo de Filippo Ezio Frigerio settings | Gianna D'Angelo Norina | Fernando Corena Don Pasquale Renato Capecchi Malatesta Alfredo Kraus Ernesto Ugo d'Alessio Carlo |
| Budapest Opera and Ballet production of Prince Bluebeard's Castle together with the ballets The Wooden Prince and The Miraculous Mandarin, all by Béla Bartók, August 19, 20, 21, 23, 1963 (four performances) at the Empire Theatre ||||
| Scottish National Orchestra János Ferencsik | Kálmán Nádasdy | Olga Szönyi Judith | András Faragó Duke Bluebeard |

## 1964 (five productions)

| Orchestra, Choir, Conductor | Director, Set Designer | Female singer | Male singer |
| National Theatre, Prague production of Dalibor (Bedřich Smetana) 17, 20, 22, 27 August, 3 September 1964 (five performances) at the Kings Theatre ||||
| Jaroslav Krombholc | Václav Kašlík Josef Svoboda sets Jarmila Konečná costumes | Alena Míková Milada Libuše Prylová Milada Milada Šubrtová Milada Libuše Domanínská Jitka Helena Tattermuschová Jitka Eva Zikmundová Jitka | Václav Bednář Vladislav Jindřich Jindrák Vladislav Vilém Přibyl Dalibor Beno Blachut Dalibor Antonín Švorc Budivoj Jaroslav Horáček Judge Dalibor Jedlička Judge/Beneš Eduard Haken Beneš Zdenĕk Švehla Vítek Viktor Kočí Vítek |
| National Theatre, Prague production of Resurrection (Ján Cikker) 18, 26 August 1964 (two performances) at the Kings Theatre ||||
| Jaroslav Krombholc | Karel Jernek Zbynĕk Kolář sets Olga Filipi costumes | Milada Čadikovičová Sophia Ivanovna Nadĕžda Kniplová Maria Ivanovna Alena Míková Katya Helena Tattermuschová Eufemia Bochkova Jaroslava Procházková Madame Kitayev | Teodor Šrubař Prince Dmitry Milan Karpíšek Smelkov Jiří Joran Kartinkin Beno Blachut Simonson |
| National Theatre, Prague production of Rusalka (Antonín Dvořák) 19, 21, 25, 29, 31 August 1964 (five performances) at the Kings Theatre ||||
| Jan Hus Tichy | Václav Kašlík Josef Svoboda sets Jarmila Konečná costumes | Milada Šubrtová Rusalka Libuše Domanínská Rusalka Jaroslava Dobrá Ježibaba Jaroslava Procházková Ježibaba Marta Krásová Ježibaba Libuše Prylová Foreign Princess Nadĕžda Kniplová Foreign Princess | Ivo Žídek Prince Beno Blachut Prince Eduard Haken Vodník Karel Berman Vodník Jiří Joran Gamekeeper Antonín Votava Gamekeeper |
| National Theatre, Prague production of Kátya Kabanová (Leoš Janáček) 24 August, 1, 4 September 1964 (three performances) at the Kings Theatre ||||
| Jaroslav Krombholc | Hanuš Thein Josef Svoboda sets Marcel Pokorný costumes | Jaroslava Dobrá Marfa Kabanová Jaroslava Procházková Marfa Kabanová Ivana Mixová Varvara Libuše Domanínská Katya Eva Zikmundová Katya Sylvia Kodetová Glaša | Jaroslav Stříška Tikhon Kabanov Karel Berman Savël Dikoj Viktor Kočí Boris Beno Blachut Boris Zdenĕk Švehla Váňa Kudrjaš Jindřich Jindrák Kuligin |
| National Theatre, Prague production of From the House of the Dead (Leoš Janáček), 28 August, 2, 5 September 1964 (three performances) at the Kings Theatre ||||
| Bohumil Gregor | Ladislav Štros Vladimir Nývlt sets Marcel Pokorný costumes | Helena Tattermuschová Aljeja | Dalibor Jedličk Gorjančikov Beno Blachut Filka Morozov Jaroslav Horáček Prison Governor Antonín Švorc Prison Governor Ivo Žídek Skuratov Milan Karpíšek Šapkin Přemysl Kočí Šiškov |

## 1965 (five productions)

| Orchestra, Choir, Conductor | Director, Set Designer | Female singer | Male singer |
| Edinburgh Festival Opera and Holland Festival co-production of Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, August 23, 25, 28, September 1, 3, 1965 (five performances) at the Kings Theatre ||||
| New Philharmonia Orchestra Netherlands Chamber Choir Carlo Maria Giulini | Carlo Maria Giulini David Walker costumes | Luisa Bosabalian Donna Anna Ilva Ligabue Donna Elvira Mariella Adani Zerlina | Paolo Montarsolo Leporello Renato Capecchi Don Giovanni Giorgio Tadeo Commendatore Richard Lewis Don Ottavio Leonardo Monreale Masetto |
| Edinburgh Festival Opera and Holland Festival co-production of Pescatrici by Joseph Haydn, August 24, 26, 27, 1965 (three performances) at the Kings Theatre ||||
| Alberto Erede | Werner Düggelin Jörn Zimmermann settings | Ruza Pospis Eurilda Maddalena Bonifaccio Lesbina Adriana Martino Nerina | Ugo Trama Lindoro Umberto Grilli Burlotto Giacomo Aragall Frisellino Carlos Feller Mastriccio |
| English Opera Group production of Albert Herring by Benjamin Britten, August 31, and September 2, 4, 1965 (three performances) at the Kings Theatre ||||
| Vilém Tauský | Colin Graham John Piper settings | Sylvia Fisher Lady Billows Johanna Peters Florence Pike April Cantelo Miss Wordsworth Anne Pashley Nancy Sheila Rex Mrs Herring | Bryan Drake Mr Gedge Edgar Evans Mr Upfold Harold Blackburn Superintendent Budd Benjamin Luxon Sid Kenneth Macdonald Albert Herring |
| Bavarian State Opera production of Così fan tutte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, September 6, 7, 8, 10, 1965 (four performances) at the Kings Theatre ||||
| Orchestra of the Bavarian State Opera Hans Gierster | Rudolf Hartmann Helmut Jürgens settings | Claire Watson Fiordiligi Leonore Kirschstein Fiordiligi Hertha Töpper Dorabella Lilian Benningsen Dorabella Hanny Steffek Despina Gertrud Freedmann Despina | Fritz Wunderlich Ferrando Donald Grobe Ferrando Raimund Grumbach Guglielmo Keith Engen Don Alfonso Karl Christian Kohn Don Alfonso |
| Bavarian State Opera production of Intermezzo by Richard Strauss, September 9, 11, 1965 (two performances) at the Kings Theatre ||||
| Orchestra of the Bavarian State Opera Meinhard von Zallinger | Rudolf Hartmann Jean-Pierre Ponnelle settings | Hanny Steffek Christine Gertrud Freedmann Anna | Hermann Prey Storch Ferry Gruber Baron Lummer Karl Christian Kohn Councillor of Commerce Max Proebstl Kammersänger Friedrich Lenz Kapellmeister Stroh Hans-Hermann Nissen Councillor of Justice |

## 1966 (four productions)

| Orchestra, Choir, Conductor | Director, Set Designer | Female singer | Male singer |
| Stuttgart State Opera production of The Magic Flute by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, August 26, 29, 31, September 2, 5, 1966 (five performances) at the Kings Theatre ||||
| Ferdinand Leitner | Leopold Lindtberg Leni Bauer-Ecsy settings | Elisabeth Löw-Szöky First Lady Hetty Plümacher Second Lady Claudia Hellman Third Lady Sylvia Geszty Queen of the Night Gundula Janowitz Pamina Liselotte Rebmann Pamina Lily Sauter Papagena | Waldemar Kmentt Tamino Fritz Wunderlich Tamino Karlheinz Peters Papageno Herold Kraus Monostatos Raymond Wolansky Speaker Stefan Kosso Speaker Otto von Rohr Sarastro Fritz Linke Sarastro |
| Stuttgart State Opera production of Wozzeck by Alban Berg, August 27, 1966 (one performance) at the Kings Theatre ||||
| Carlos Kleiber | Günther Rennert Leni Bauer-Ecsy settings | Irmgard Seefried Marie | Gerhard Stolze Wozzeck Kurt Marschner Captain Sigurd Björnsson Andres Fritz Linke Doctor Günther Treptow Drum Major |
| Stuttgart State Opera production of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner, August 30, September 1, 7, 9, 1966 (four performances) at the Kings Theatre ||||
| Ferdinand Leitner Heinrich Hollreiser | Wieland Wagner director and designer | Hildegard Hillebrecht Elsa Elisabeth Löw-Szöky Elsa Grace Hoffman Ortrud | Raymond Wolansky Herald Karlheinz Peters Herald Otto von Rohr Heinrich Gustav Neidlinger Friedrich von Telramund Wolfgang Windgassen Lohengrin |
| Stuttgart State Opera production of Lulu by Alban Berg, September 6, 8, 10, 1966 (three performances) at the Kings Theatre ||||
| Ferdinand Leitner | Wieland Wagner director and designer | Anja Silja Lulu Sona Cervena Countess Geschwitz Paula Brivkalne Dresser Hannelore Schultz-Pickard Schoolboy | Rudolf Knoll Prologue/Jack the Ripper Richard Holm Alwa Carlos Alexander Dr Schön James Harper Painter Engelbert Czubok Doctor Willy Ferenz Schigolch Stefan Schwer Prince Heinz Cramer Theatre Director Caspar Bröcheler Rodrigo Kurt-Egon Opp Man servant Klaus Hirte African |