FAUST – GOUNOD
Presented on Nov 26, Dec 1, 5 at the Gaiety Theatre Dublin as part of the Dublin Grand Opera Society’s Winter Season
James Johnston / Frank Sale[Dec 1] / Tudor Davies[Dec 5] – Faust
Victoria Sladen – Marguerite
Vere Laurie – Méphistophélès
Richard Mason / Roderick Jones[Nov 26] – Valentin
Patricia Black – Siébel
Kitty Vaughan – Martha
P J Tobin – Wagner
Commdt J M Doyle – Conductor
Sydney Russell – Producer
IL TROVATORE – VERDI
Presented on Nov 27, 29, Dec 1m at the Gaiety Theatre Dublin as part of the Dublin Grand Opera Society’s Winter Season
James Johnston – Manrico
Ruth Packer – Leonora
John Lynskey – Di Luna
Patricia Black – Azucena
Richard Mason – Ferrando
Molly Murphy – Inez
Arthur Hammond – Conductor
Sydney Russell – Producer
MADAMA BUTTERFLY – PUCCINI
Presented on Nov 28, Dec 7 at the Gaiety Theatre Dublin as part of the Dublin Grand Opera Society’s Winter Season
Victoria Sladen – Cio-Cio San
Ivan Dixon / James Johnston[Dec 7] – Pinkerton
Patricia Black – Suzuki
Roderick Jones – Sharpless
Joseph Flood – Goro
Richard Mason – Bonze
Brendan Roberts – Yamadori
Mary de Riva O’Phelan – Kate
Arthur Hammond – Conductor
Sydney Russell – Producer
LA BOHÈME – PUCCINI
Presented on Nov 30, Dec 3, 8m at the Gaiety Theatre Dublin as part of the Dublin Grand Opera Society’s Winter Season
Victoria Sladen – Mimi
Tudor Davies / Ivan Dixon[Nov 30] – Rodolfo
Josephine O’Hagan – Musetta
John Lynskey / Roderick Jones[Nov 30] – Marcello
Owen Brannigan – Colline
Richard Mason – Schaunard
Joseph Flood – Benoit / Alcindoro
Commdt J M Doyle – Conductor
Sydney Russell – Producer
RIGOLETTO – VERDI
Presented on Dec 4, 6, 8 at the Gaiety Theatre Dublin as part of the Dublin Grand Opera Society’s Winter Season
Roderick Jones – Rigoletto
Gwen Catley – Gilda
James Johnston – Duke
Owen Brannigan – Sparafucile
Patricia Black – Maddalena
Richard Mason – Monterone
William O’Kelly – Marullo
Arthur Hammond / Commdt J M Doyle[Dec 4] – Conductor
Sydney Russell – Producer
The Season was preceded by a series of charity concert throughout October which, whilst not officially under the auspices of the DGOS, were conducted by Dr J. F. Larchet and featured selections from both “Faust” and “Martha” with local singers:
“Stories from the Operas” was expanded to include the newest additions to the DGOS repertory:
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