# 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 | Composer | Principal cast | Conductor | Director | Designer |
| 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | Revival of 1938 production |
| 1939 | Macbeth | Verdi | Francesco Valentino (Macbeth), Margherita Grandi (Lady Macbeth), David Lloyd (Macduff) | Fritz Busch | Revival of 1938 production | 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 | 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 | Revival of 1934 production |
| 1940 | The Beggar's Opera | 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 | No Festival - theatre closed during World War II | No Festival - theatre closed during World War II | No Festival - theatre closed during World War II | No Festival - theatre closed during World War II | No Festival - theatre closed during World War II |
| 1946 | The Rape of Lucretia | 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 | 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 | Verdi | Francesco Valentino (Macbeth), Margherita Grandi (Lady Macbeth), Walter Midgley (Macduff) | Berthold Goldschmidt | Revival of 1938 production | Revival of 1938 production |
| 1947 | The Marriage of Figaro | 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 | Revival of 1934 production |
| 1948 | Don Giovanni | 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 | Revival of 1936 production |
| 1948 | Così fan tutte | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | Revival of 1948 production |
| 1950 | The Marriage of Figaro | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | Revival of 1951 Glyndebourne production |

## Sources

* Norwich, John Julius (1985). Fifty Years of Glyndebourne. London: Jonathan Cape. ISBN 0-224-02310-1.