1955 Winter Season DGOS

CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA – MASCAGNI
Presented on Nov 26, Dec 2, 5, 8, 14, 16 at the Gaiety Theatre Dublin as part of the Dublin Grand Opera Society’s Winter Season
Arda Mandikian / Amy Shuard[Nov 26] – Santuzza
Paul Asciak / Brychan Powell[Dec 5,8] – Turiddu
William Dickie – Alfio
Olwen Price / Patricia Johnson[Dec 2] – Lucia
Celine Murphy – Lola
Stanford Robinson / Lt-Col J M Doyle[Dec 14, 16] – Conductor
Powell Lloyd – Producer


I PAGLIACCI – LEONCAVALLO
Presented on Nov 26, Dec 2, 5, 8, 14, 16 at the Gaiety Theatre Dublin as part of the Dublin Grand Opera Society’s Winter Season
Antonio Annaloro – Canio
Veronica Dunne – Nedda
William Dickie – Tonio
William Edwards – Silvio
Brendan Cavanagh – Beppe
Stanford Robinson / Lt-Col J M Doyle[Dec 14, 16] – Conductor
Powell Lloyd – Producer


FAUST – GOUNOD
Presented on Nov 28, 30, Dec 3, 7, 10 at the Gaiety Theatre Dublin as part of the Dublin Grand Opera Society’s Winter Season
Brychan Powell – Faust
Veronica Dunne – Marguerite
Michael Langdon / David Ward[Dec 10] – Méphistophélès
William Edwards – Valentin
Celine Murphy – Siébel
Anne Bishop – Martha
Leo O’Brien – Wagner
Lt-Col J M Doyle – Conductor
Powell Lloyd – Producer


MADAMA BUTTERFLY – PUCCINI
Presented on Nov 29, Dec 1, 6, 9, 13 at the Gaiety Theatre Dublin as part of the Dublin Grand Opera Society’s Winter Season
Leonora Lafayette / Amy Shuard[Nov 29, Dec 1] – Cio-Cio San
Paul Asciak – Pinkerton
Olwen Price / Patricia Johnston[Nov 29, Dec 1] – Suzuki
William Dickie – Sharpless
Joseph Flood – Goro
William Edwards – Bonze
Leo O’Brien – Yamadori
Monica Condron – Kate
Milan Horvat – Conductor
Ande Anderson – Producer


LA BOHÈME – PUCCINI
Presented on Dec 12, 15, 17 at the Gaiety Theatre Dublin as part of the Dublin Grand Opera Society’s Winter Season
Joan Stuart / Veronica Dunne[Dec 12] – Mimi
Charles Craig – Rodolfo
Arda Mandikian – Musetta
Frederick Sharp / Ronald Lewis[Dec 12] – Marcello
Harold Blackburn – Colline
Peter Glossop / John Probyn[Dec 15] – Schaunard
Brendan Cavanagh – Benoit
Joseph Flood – Alcindoro
Bryan Balkwill – Conductor
Powell Lloyd – Producer


RECITAL – JOSEF TRAXEL
Presented at the Gresham Hotel Dublin on 18th September 1955
Featuring Kammersaenger Josef Traxel
Accompanied by Jeannie Reddin





Conductor Jim Doyle was unimpressed at having been missed out of the Programme Book (he can’t have been loooking too closely!)