Prince Igor Borodin

MMM Productions since 1946 Prince Igor Borodin 1946 1966 1996 The Snow Maiden R-Korsakov 1947 The Trojans Berlioz 1948 William Tell Rossini 1949 1974 The Gypsy Baron J Strauss 1950 The Huguenots Meyerbeer 1951 Boris Godunov Mussorgsky 1952 I Lombardi – Verdi 1953 Masaniello Auber 1954 Ivan the Terrible R-Korsakov 1955 The Sicilian Vespers Verdi 1956 Rienzi Wagner 1957 L’Elisir d’Amore Donizetti 1961 2001 Moses Rossini 1962 Zampa Herold 1963 The Thieving Magpie Rossini 1964 1982 Jacobin Dvorak 1967 Die Feen Wagner 1969 Sister Angelica Puccini 1970 SA 1987 with IP The Travelling Companion Stanford Idomeneo Mozart 1972 Aida Verdi 1973 1984 Cavalleria Rusticana Mascagni I 1975 CR 1983 IP 1987 Pagliacci Leoncavallo La Gioconda Ponchielli 1976 1992 Carmen Bizet 1977 1988 2000 Turandot Puccini 1978 Macbeth Verdi 1979 Jewels of the Madonna Wolf-Ferrari 1980 The Maid of Orleans Tchaikovsky 1981 Il Tabarro Puccini Cav Rust 1983 Hugh the Drover V Williams The 1985 Wandering Scholar Holst The Pearl Fishers Bizet 1986 Amelia goes to a Ball and Amahl and 1989 the night visitors Menotti Bartered Bride Smetana 1990 1999 Nabucco Verdi 1991 La Gioconda Ponchielli 1992 Gianni Schicchi Cavalleria Rusticana 1993 Otello Verdi 1994 Moses Rossini 1995 Prince Igor 1996 Faust 1997 Pagliacci Aunt Caroline’s Will 1998 Bartered Bride 1999 Carmen 2000 L’Elisir d’Amore 2001 La Traviata 2002 Trial by Jury The Séance 2003 La Clemenza di tito Mozart 2004 Eugene Onegin Tchaikovsky 2005 I Pagliacci Cavalleria Rusticana 2006 Masked Ball 2007 Carmen 2008 Macbeth 2009

Years without a production 1958, 1959, 1960, 1965, 1971

Comments from Barry

Points about operas done in 1980 to 1996 period excluding Cav & Pag, Carmen, Bartered Bride which have been performed several times

Year Composer Opera Setting Audience Chorus Combined Remarks attraction involvement (out of 20) (out of as written 10) (out of 10) 1980 Wolf-Ferrari Jewels of Naples 5 7 12 A bit the mawkish for Madonna non-Catholics 1981 Tchaikovsky The Maid C13th 5 7 12 Some of Orleans France stunning scenes eg burning of Joan, but a bit long 1982 Rossini The C17th 6 7 13 Requires Thieving France florid singers Magpie 1983 Puccini Il Tabarro C19th 6 4 10 Great ( twinned Paris atmosphere with Cav ) of the Seine 1984 Verdi Aida Pharonic 9 8 17 Not possible Egypt without lots more men 1985 G&S The Tower 8 8 16 G&S Yeomen societies find of the it too hard to Guard do it now Vaughan Hugh the Napoleonic 7 8 15 v tuneful Williams Drover times English folk Cotswolds songs Holst Wandering C13th 5 0 5 a little gem Scholar France for 4 principals 1986 Bizet The Pearl ancient 8 6 14 Well-known Fishers Ceylon duet, chorus do a lot initially 1987 Puccini Suor French 5 men 1 ladies 12 fits well with Angelica convent 7 something ( twinned else with Pag ) 1989 Menotti Amelia early 3 4 7 a curiosity Goes to C20th the Ball Paris Amahl & Bethlehem 4 4 8 a sweet Night Xmas piece Visitors 1991 Verdi Nabucco Biblical 7 8 15 too similar to Persia Macbeth at moment 1992 Ponchielli La Venice 7 8 15 Great Gioconda Carnival, also needs good ballet troupe for Dance of the Hours 1993 Puccini Gianni C12th 7 0 7 Good fun for Schicchi Florence those (twinned involved with Cav ) 1994 Verdi Otello C14th 7 6 13 Bham opera Venice about to do 1995 Rossini Moses Biblical 7 8 15 Not as florid Egypt as some Rossini, great prayer scene !