Pagliacci 1920Carl Rosa Opera Company
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The April performance was the opening night of a two week run by Carl Rosa at the Lyceum. With the husband-and-wife team of Foster and Miranda joining Hughes Macklin, this was a strong Pagliacci cast, with Eva Turner opening proceedings before the interval as Santuzza.
The full programme was as follows:
First week: Mon Cav & Pag; Tue Tales of Hoffmann; Wed Jewels of the Madonna; Thu Tannhäuser; Fri The Miracle, or The Story of Antoine; Sat mat Carmen; Sat eve Merry Wives of Windsor.
Second week: Mon Lohengrin; Tue Mignon; Wed Stella Maris; Thu Faust; Fri Tristan and Isolda; Sat mat Trovatore; Sat eve Bo Girl.
Cast details for 12 April are taken from OperaScotland's copy of the programme for the first two evenings in Edinburgh. The completely different line-ups for 20 and 29 December are from programmes in Aberdeen City Library. The first is duplicated at the V&A Collection in London. The 29 December performance is unusual by this time, in that it is not paired with Cavalleria Rusticana, but with a new work, topical in the post-war era, Pro Patria.
Further tour dates to be confirmed.
Performance Cast
- Tonio a player
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Hebden Foster (Apr 12)
Frank Clarke (Dec 20, 29)
- Canio leader of the players
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Hughes Macklin (Apr 12)
Louis Dornay (Dec 20, 29)
- Nedda Canio's wife
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Beatrice Miranda (Apr 12)
Eda Bennie (Dec 20)
Lea Felissa (Dec 29)
- Beppe a player
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John Halliday (Apr 12)
Albert Bond (Dec 20)
Ben Williams (Dec 29)
- Silvio a villager
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Edward Bonhote (Apr 12)
Appleton Moore (Dec 20, 29)
Production Cast
- Conductor
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Henriquez de la Fuente (Apr 12)
Wynn Reeves (Dec 20, 29)
- Acting Manager
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Edward Taylor (Dec)
- Stage Manager
- Translator