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13 12 COSIFAN TUTTE Cosi Fan Tutte, also known as The School for Lovers, is set in the 18th Century. The cynical philosopher , Don Alfonso, makes a BECHSTEIN bet with his friends-two young officers, Gra ziano and Ferrando­ that Fiordiligi and Dorahella, to whom they are engaged to be married,

These ore on ly a few oJ will capitulate to their suitors. They have faith in the two ladies and lhc great names that agree to follow Don Alfonso 's plan for a day in order to decide the houe brought fame to the ... choiceof the imm ortals Bechs t ein name:- wager. Don Alfonso then informs Fiordiligi and Dorabella that their lmmorl~l music wa born and nurtur ed here - at a Carl Tausig, Bechstein keyboard. Here gen ius was tran smut ed; Anton Rubinstein, lovers have received orders to depart for the "Front " immediately. beauty whispered to the ages. For Bechstein Ferruccio Busonj, has ever been companion to the immortals. Eugen d' Albert, A touching scene of farewell follows and the ladies with many tears It was a Bechstein that hrst gave suhs tan('e Frederic Lamo nd, , vow eternal filedity. Hardly have the two officers disappe ared when t~ some of Wagner's grea test inspira tions; Artur Schnabel, Liszt, Debussy, Brahms, Grieg, Ravel Wilhem Kempff, Despina , who is in Alfonso's confidence, introduces two foreign were only a few who knew th e mauic Emil von Sauer, gentlemen (Ferrando and Graziano in disguise) , and they each of a Bechstein. To-day's masters,~ Wilhelm Furtwangler-. too, destin ed for th e cloak of make love to the other's fiancee. Their attentions are not taken immort al ity - men uch as Wilh elm Barkaus - choose seriously and, in their supposed despair , they pretend to commit Bechstei n as fitting compa111on lo th eir suicide by taking poison . D espina, disguised as a doctor, restores grea tness. them to life by mesmerism. In Act Two, the foreigners are persistent and the ladies bein to waver. Dorabella , and later Fiordiligi , succumbs to their ardent advances , and the foreigners demand that a notary be requested to draw up the marriage contract immediately. Th e notary arrives and it is the versatile Despina in another disguise. At a banquet prepared for the occasion, the contract is signed. Then Don Alfonso arrives with the startling news that Ferrando and Graziano are on their way home and may return at any moment. The foreigners beat a hasty retreat. The notary conceals himself as best he can as Ferrand J

A_ rare shipment of Bcchs tcin Grand and Graziano re-enter. They are intrigued by the situation and 1 P 8'_l 05 hos_ r~t'~ntly been landed by ~alini;:ii. D1sc nmm atin1: music lovers arc seize the marriage contract , drag forth the notary, then rush off to lim~crc!r invited to im,pcct these ~upcr­ lnt~vc _m...:1rumcn1s, faithful!)' c rcntcd to mn ntuin u 1nuli 1ion of gr('atnc"s 1ha1 has look for the impudent rivals whose names they have found on the marlc the Bc chstcin nnmc pre-cmincnl tl_1roughou1 the world of mu,iic. Three contract. To the astonishment of the ladies, Despina throws off her ..,ze~ arc availnblc: Bcc hstein Scmi­ ~ra.1!!1• 5' 6"; _Dcc hc;tcin Boudoir-Grand, disguise. But their astonishment is even greater when Ferrando and 6 8 : ll, •r-h,~t<·in ConC'crt Grand, 91 O". th e hou,se of music for over LOO years Gra ziano come in speaking and acting like the foreigners whom they had pretended to pursue. Soon the tangle is unravelled . Don Palings.338 GEO RGE STREET, SYDNEY Alfonso has won his wager, but he succeeds in reconciling the lovers P93.8 3 and, as he remarks , it is no use being angry with women for flirting, Bran ches a t lfank stown, Wollon gong, ewcastle, Oran ge, Tamworth, Lismore because "Cosi Fan Tu tte" (They All Do It) .

,. 15 ELIZABETHANTHEATRE, NEWTOWN For a Season commenced Saturday, January 12, 1957

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presmts Cosi Fap Tulle

By WOLFGANG 1ADEUS MOZART

Book by LORENZO DA PONTf, tra nslated by RUTH MARTIN

THE SYDNEYSYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Leader .. Robert Miller By court esy of The Au strali an Broadca sting C ommission

Character s in Order of A ppearance:

Fiordiligi MARJORIE CONLEY The Scene is set in Naples, in the early Eighteenth Century

Dorabella WILMA WHITNEY

Graziano ...... JOHN CAMERON The Conductor at this performance is ERIC CLAPHAM

Ferrando ...... KEVINMILLER Musical Director and Principal Conductor ... JOSEPH POST Associate Conductor ERIC CLAPHAM Despina (a maid) ...... JENIFER EDDY Assistant Conductor ___ ...... GEORGE HUMPHREY

Don Alfonso ...... GEOFFREY CHARD Production by STEFAN HAAG Scenery designed by TIM WALTON Costumes designed by LOUIS KAHAN

THERE WILL BE ONE INTERVAL OF FIFTE6N MINUTES.

General Manager ___...... ROBERT QUENTIN OPERA STAFF Production Director ...... STEFAN HAAG ' Stage Manager ...... WILL THOMPSON Business Manager ...... JOHN ROHDE . ~"tt~an Publicity ...... RON PATTEN PUBLICITY 1(,.\\,'VTHEATRE Assist. Stage Manager ...... JOHN COCKERILL ~ NEWTOWN Assist. Stage Manager ...... ANGUS KIDSTON Electrician ...... ERNIE LIETCH Wardrob e Mistress ...... MARY POXON Scenery and properties made by Joe White and assistants in the workshops of J. C. Williamson Theatres Ltd., and at the Princess Theatre, Melbourne. Scenery painted by George Kenyan, Dres Hardingham and Rupert Browne. Next Produ ction Costumes made under the supervision of Phyll Foulkes in the wardrob e of the National Theatre, Melbourne. MONDAY, 11th FEBRUARY Headwear by Mariorie Head. Wigs by Barnetts and Mei Picci, Melbourne. Footwear by Maloney and by Imbesi, Melbourne. Special Jewellery by Lustre Jewellery Co. THE AUSTRALIANELIZABETHAN THEATRE TRUST Handpainted costumes by the Art School of the Melbourne Technical College . Electrical Equipment by Strand Electrics. Special effects for "The Magic Flute" by Pani, Vienna . presents The Opera Company wishes to slate its indebtedness and to express special thanks to Miss Gertrude Johnson of the National Theatre Movement, Melbourne. The Outstanding Australian Play General Manager . . · 1EXECUTIVE JOHN SUMNER by RAY LAWLER Assistant Manager ...... MARY RAWDON Publicity ...... FOR RON PATTEN PUBLICITY Head Mechanist ...... ELIZABETHAN RON FIELD Chief Electrician ...... ~ ROBERT CUNNINGHAM Chief Property Master ...... THEATRE l JACK BETTISON ~11MIHtta-ol-~uie \ 6§.\ PATRONS: For your comfort and protection, this theatre is sprayed with a VACTRIC ~­ Spray Unit containing Q-TEMIST, the new protective Germicide Insecticide, refreshingly ;,-· SEVENTEENlllrJ)\J " perfumed with eau de cologne. This new scientific discovery eliminates the possible existence of lurking insects or germs in the theatre, including Influenza. The Managem ent reserves the right to make any alt erati on in the cast which may be rendered necess ary by illness or any other unavoidabl e cause . prior to London Production The Management reserve.s the right of refusing admission to the Theatre . Taking photog raphs dur ing the performance of this product ion is proh ibited . Smoking is not permitted in the Auditorium . with

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performance in your own hom e Jlnn elh Rowell (D esigne r-" Marria gc of Figaro", ""). Th :s 32,year-old M elbourne artist ranks amongst Lond on's best designers. Since his de• THE MARRIAG E OF FIG ARO Sena Jurina c, Sesto B:uscantini, Graziella Sciutti, Rise Stevens, Franco Calabrese, with parture from Au stralia six years ago, he has designed ballet and drama for Sadler', r'e Glyndebourne Festival Orc~estra and Cho rus . OALPS1312, O ALP1313/ 4/5 Well s, The Old V ic, Stratford -on- Avon, ind ependen t managements and telcv1s1on. Lisa Della Casa, HIide Gueden, Cesare Siepi, Suzanne Not able assignments are costum e designs for John Gielgud's production of "Macbeth"; Danco, A lfred Poell, wit h the Vienna Philharmoni c Orchestra his design of H amlet for The Old Vic (1 952 -53 seaso n) and "The Taming of the with Chorus LXTA 5088/ 9, 5090/1 Shrew" ( 1954 season) with Ann Todd as Kath erine. H e designed a ballet film, "The THE MAGIC FLUTE Black Swan", for the Festiv al of Brit ain-th e first thr ee-dimensional film to be mad~ Wilma Lipp, Hilde Gueden, Emmy Loose, Leopold m En glan d. Simoneau, Kurt Boehme, with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra and Vienna State Opera Chorus LXTA 5085/6/7 DON G IO VANNI :})e:Jmonde :})ow~ing (D esigner-" M agic Flute"). One of Sydn ey's best known John Brownlee, A udrey Mild may, I na Souez, Kolomon von Pataky, Luise H ellets gr uber, Salvatore Baccaloni, with the designers, she ha s d esigne d for ope ra, drama and films. In 1952 , she designed Glyndebourne Festival Orchestra and Chorus . " Lohen grin" and "Cavalleria Ru stican a" for tbe comb ined Sydney and Melbourne O ALP 1199, 1120/1 Suzanne Danco, Lisa Della Casa, Cesare Siepi, Ant on Opera Companie s sea on. She was also assistant designer for the film, "Long John Dermota, Hilde Gueden, with the Vienna Philharmonic Silver", and th e sub sequent tele vision films of thi s series, which are cur rently show ing Orchestra and Vienna State Opera Chorus . LXTA 5103/ 4/5/ 6 in ew York. COSI FAN TUITE Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Nan Merriman, Leopold Simoneau, Rolando Panerai, Sesto 8ruscantini, with the Philharmonia Orchestra and Chorus --,------JJ.OCX .1262/ 3/ 4 OTHER NOTABLE AUSTRALIAN SINGERS All recordings complete with presentation box and libretto or descriptive notes. APPEARING WITH THE COMPANY JEA BR UNNING JANICE GOLDMAN JOAN LEVECICE JOY MAMMEN JAN ROSS BETTY WEST JOH N COCKERILL GREG DEMP SEY OEL McCABE N ORMAN HO D GKINS O PHILIP HAL VEY e• E DD Y SONC M

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