Chosen to fill Tuesday evening in Aberdeen and the Saturday matinee slot in Dundee, Tannhäuser was clearly a piece with which the company was comfortable performing on minimal rehearsal time. The two prima donnas were both new, and neither would return, though they each played a second leading role on this visit. The singer in the title character was repeating a part he had done the previous year with Moody-Manners.
The cast is from a programme in the Aberdeen City Library. The Dundee performance being a Saturday matinee, no critics attended, but the principals are listed in previews.
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