CARMEN – BIZET
Presented on Dec 3, 8m, 12, 19 at the Gaiety Theatre Dublin as part of the Dublin Grand Opera Society’s Winter Season
Patricia Black – Carmen
Frans Vroons / James Johnston[Dec 19] – Don José
Veronica Dunne – Micaëla
Alfred Orda / Roderick Jones[Dec 8m,19] – Escamillo
Josephine O’Hagan – Frasquita
Jean Healy – Mercédès
Sam Mooney – Dancaïre
Joseph Flood – Remendado
Martin Dempsey – Zuniga
Brendan Cavanagh – Moralès
Lt-Col J M Doyle – Conductor
Powell Lloyd – Producer
FAUST – GOUNOD
Presented on Dec 4, 6, 8 at the Gaiety Theatre Dublin as part of the Dublin Grand Opera Society’s Winter Season
James Johnston / Rowland Jones[Dec 8] – Faust
Veronica Dunne – Marguerite
Howell Glynne – Méphistophélès
Bruce Dargaval – Valentin
Patricia Lawlor – Siébel
Anne Bishop – Martha
Ralph Morris – Wagner
Lt-Col J M Doyle – Conductor
Sydney Russell – Producer
MADAMA BUTTERFLY – PUCCINI
Presented on Dec 5, 7, 10, 15m at the Gaiety Theatre Dublin as part of the Dublin Grand Opera Society’s Winter Season
Amy Shuard / Victoria Elliott[Dec 15m] – Cio-Cio San
Frans Vroons – Pinkerton
Betty Sagon – Suzuki
Alfred Orda – Sharpless
Joseph Flood – Goro
Sam Mooney – Bonze
Martin Dempsey – Yamadori
Maureen Ryan – Kate
Vilem Tausky – Conductor
Sydney Russell – Producer
LA FORZA DEL DESTINO – VERDI
Presented on Dec 11, 14, 17 at the Gaiety Theatre Dublin as part of the Dublin Grand Opera Society’s Winter Season
Kyra Vayne – Leonora
Corrado d’Ottavi – Alvaro
Roderick Jones – Carlo
Bruce Dragaval – Guardiano
Powell Lloyd / Ernest Davies[Dec 11] – Melitone
Betty Sagon – Preziosilla
Martin Dempsey – Marquis
Vilem Tausky – Conductor
Powell Lloyd – Producer
IL TROVATORE – VERDI
Presented on Dec 13, 15, 18, 20 at the Gaiety Theatre Dublin as part of the Dublin Grand Opera Society’s Winter Season
Corrado d’Ottavi / James Johnston[Dec 13] – Manrico
Franziska Petri – Leonora
Bruce Dargaval – Di Luna
Patricia Black – Azucena
Sam Mooney / Ernest Davies[Dec 13, Act1] – Ferrando
Lt-Col J M Doyle / Vilem Tausky[Dec 18,20] – Conductor
Sydney Russell – Producer
CONCERT – FRANS VROONS
Presented on Sunday 9th December 1951 at 8pm at the Gaiety Theatre Dublin
Featuring Frans Vroons (tenor)
CONCERT – FRANZISKA PETRI
Presented on Sunday 16th December 1951 at 8pm at the Gaiety Theatre Dublin
Featuring Franziska Petri (soprano)
with Bruce Dargavel (baritone)
The Radiuo Eireann Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Vilem Tausky
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