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12 13 THEMARRIAGE OFFIGARO Mozart' s "T he M arr iage of Figaro", with libretto by Ja Ponte, is based on the second of thr ee "Fi garo" comedies by Beauma rchais "The Barber of Seville, or the Useless Pr ecauti on" (late an opera first by Paesiello, then by Rossini) , "Th e M arriage of Figaro, or the Follies of a Day", and "Th e Culp able Mother". In Mozart' s opera, Figaro, who as a barber m Seville had three years before helped Count Alm aviva to marry Rosina, the ward of a lawyer. Dr . Bartolo, is now the Count '· confident ial valet, and is to marry Susanna, the Counte ss's maid. But he is indignan t to learn that the still susceptible Count has his eye on Susanna-es pecially a the Lord of the manor had certain privil eges on the weddin g night of any of his tenantry, according to a supp osedly abolished ancient cu tom; so Figaro chemcs to thwa rt the Count. Th e adolescent page-boy, Ch eru bino, who adores all women, worship s the Count ess and is in calf-love with Barharina, the daughter of the gardener, Ant onio, has been found with her by the Cou nt and J,smi scJ. He asks Susanna's help, but has to hide when the Cou nt comes to 01rt w1th Su anna; when, however, the scandalising musicmaster, Don Basilio, walks m, the Count , too, ha to hide, overhears the general slander and, furious at findmg Ch erubino, too, has overheard , sends him to join the army, though Figaro qui etly tells the boy not to go, but to stay withi n call. In the second act, Figaro has sent the Count an anonymous letter, warning 8TH. ROW CENTRE him that the Count ess is meetin g a lover that night, intending to make a The subtl e tremolo of the violins, the liquid vibrato of the first fool of the ind ignant husband hy sending in her place Cherubino dressed trump et, the whispered nuance of the play's lead-these channel as a girl; but when the Count ess and Susanna sta rt dressing the boy the themselves to 8th. row, centre. Count arriv es unexpectedly and the page ha to lock himself in a powder For it is a fact that these chosen seats are acoustically the finest in the closet; but when the Count is going to break down the door luck has made house. Here in the centre, twenty to thirty feet from the stage, it possible for Susanna to take the place of the page-boy, who gets away a live performa nce is best balan ced, best heani . unseen by the Count . Th e drunk en Ant onio, however, reports that he saw Yesterd ay, these seats were for the very few. a man jump out of the window, but Figaro explains that he was the man. To-day, tremendous technological advances in reconilng and reproduction T he Count accepts this, but , knowing he is somehow being tricked, insists techniqu es are transforming your lounge at home into one of these chosen seats. High fidelity technicians with a multitude of microphones that Figaro carri es out a contr act made omc time ago when lent money and infinitely accurate meters are capturing every subtle overt one, by Dr. Bart olo's housekeeper, Marcellina, to marr y her. every elusive harmonic that make a performance really live. No company in Australia is more aware of these startling advances than But , in the third act, Figaro prove to be the long-lost son of Bartolo Palin gs. Her e, in an atmosph ere dedicated to the ser vice of music for and M arcellina. so he can marr y Susann a. and there is a double "vrdding, over 100 years, is an unequalled range of high-fidelity records and the durin g which the Count gets a note that a lady- Susanna, he thinks-will equipment to bting them to life with the exciting brilli ance of meet him late at night in the littl e wood. "8th. row centre" acoustics. Visit your neares t Palings branch where our own experts are proud to An d, in the last act, all cross each other's paths in the moonlit darknc s demonstr ate these amazini; new recording techniques for you. the page in hidin g, Susanna and the Count e s in each othe r's clothes to trick their wrongly jcalou men; Figaro in a fur y, the Count bewildncd, anti all the re t as planned-s udd enly arrivin g to witn e the final granJ exp lanation, Th e house of mus i c for forgiveness and happy und erstandin g. Palingsover 100 11ear1.

14 15 ELIZABETHAN· THEATRE, NEWTOWN

For a Season commenced Saturday, January 12, 1957

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-·.i~A'- The Marria e of Figaro

By W OLFG AN G AMADEU S MOZART

Book by LORENZO da PONTE, after BEAUMARCHAIS, Translated by E. J. DENT

Characters in order of appearance: with THE SYDNEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA FIGARO, Valet to Cou nt A lmavi'va ...... JOHN CAMER ON Leader ..... Robert Miller SUSANNA , Ma id to the Countess, Fiancee of Figaro- {B y cou rtesy of The Australian Broadcas ting Commission) VALDA BAGNALL DOC TOR BA RTO LO ...... KEITH NEILSON The actio n takes place during one day in and about the MARCELLINA , his Housekeeper ...... WILMA WHITNEY country residence of Count Almaviva. CHERUBINO , a Page-boy ...... BETTINA BENFIELD BARBAR I NA , a village girl ...... JAN ROSS ACT I- A N A NTECHAMBER. COU NT ALMAVIVA ...... JOHN SHAW ACT II-THE COUNTESS'S BOUDOIR. DO N BASILIO , a Music Master ...... EREACH RILEY ACT Ill- THE GREAT HALL. ROSINA , Countess A lmaviva ...... NITA MAUGHAN ACT IV- A SECLUDED PA RT OF THE GA RDEN: ANTONIO , a Gard ener, Father of Barbarina, t Uncle of Susanna ...... NEIL WARREN -SMITH M usical Director and Principal Conductor . . JOSEPH POST DON CURZIO, Counsellor-at-Law , RAYMOND MACDONALD A ssociate Conductor ...... ERIC CLAPHAM SE~VANTS AND VILLAGERS: A ssistant Conductor ...... GEORGE HUMPHREY JEAN BRUNNING, PEGGY FEARN, JANICE GOLD ­ ' MAN, JOAN LEVECKE, JOY MAMMEN , ELIZABETH Productio n by ...... DENN IS A'RUNDELL WEST, JOHN COCKERILL, GREG DEMPSEY, WAVER ­ Scenery and Costumes designed by . . KENNETH ROWELL LEY FORD, NORMAN HODGKINSON , NOEL McCABE , PHILIP SHALYEY, EDDY SONCUM. THERE WILL BE THREE INTERVALS OF TEN MINUTES EACH

G eneral Manager ...... ROBERT QUENTIN OPERA STAFF Production Director .. STEFAN HAAG Stage Manager ...... WILL THOMPSON Business Manager ...... JOHN ROHDE . ~\)tt~an Music Assistant GEORGE HUMPHREY 1G\\,~ THEATRE Publicity RON PATTEN PUBLICITY NEWTOWN Assist. Stage Manag er .... JOHN COCKERILL \ll Assist. Stage Manager ANG US KIDSTON Electrician ERNIE LIETCH Wardrobe Mistress .... MARY POXON

Scenery and properties made by Joe White and assistants in the workshops of J. C. Williamson Theatre s Ltd., and at the Princess Theatre, Melbourne. Scenery painted by George Kenyan, Dres Hard ingham and Rupert Browne. Next Produ ction Costumes made under the supe rvision of Phyll Foulkes in the wardrobe of the National Theatre, Melbourne . MONDAY, 11th FEBRUARY Head wear by Marjorie Head . Wigs by Barnetts and Mei Picci, Melbourne. Footwear by Maloney and by Imbesi, Melbourne . Special Jewellery by Lustre Jewellery Co. THE AUSTRALIAN ELIZABETHANTH EATRE TRUST Handpainted costumes by the Art School of the Melbourne Technical College. Electrical Equipment by Strand Electrics. Special effects for "" by Pani, Vienna. presents The Opera Company wishes to state its indebtedne ss and to express special thanks to Miss Gertrude Johnson of the National Theatre Movement, Melbourne. The Outstanding Australian Play

General Manager ...... } EXECUTIVE ~ JOHN SUMNER by RAY LAWLER Assistant Manager ...... MARY RAWDON Publicity ...... FOR RON PATTEN PUBLICITY Head Mechanist ...... ELIZABETHAN RON FIELD Chief Electrician ...... THE TRE [ ROBERT CUNNINGHAM Chief Property Master A JACK BETTISON

PATRONS: For your comfort and protection, thi, theatre is sprayed with a VACTRIC Spray Unit containing Q-TEMIST, the new protective Germicide Insecticide, refreshingly perfumed with eau de cologne . This new scientific discovery eliminates the possible existence of lurking insects or germs in the theatre, including Influenza, The Management reserves the right lo make any alteration in the cast which may be rendered necessary by illness or any other unavoidable cause . prior to London Production The Management reserve s the right of refusing admission to the Theatre. Taking photographs during the performance of this production is prohibited . Smoking is not permitted in the Auditorium • with

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•!••-- o- o_ o_ o_ o_ o_ o_ o_ u_ o_ o_ ,,_ o_ u_ o_ o_ o_ o_ o_ u_ o_ u_ t1_ o_ ,.:• 24 25 Gene r.al Manager T'heMaste r . • • of Opera is Mozart Robert Ouenlin ';J)ennijA-und e/f (Producer -"Marriage of Figaro", ""). One of England's leading producers and theatrical personalities, Dennis Arundell's versa, tility is such that he has produced opera, acted, written scripts, composed, translated, of precision and fine styling is , lectured and conducted. At Sadler', Wells he has produced some 10 . Recent I," first performances to hrs credrt are Hofm annstahl"s "E, •eryman", with Sibelius' music (th 's he translated and conducted) and the world premieres of Arthur Benjamin's two operas, "Tale of Two Cities" and "Prima Donna". H e ha, produced two operas ENVO Y /I under the baton of Srr Thomas Beecham; one, "The Bohemian Girl" at Covent Garden ' : J for the first Festival of Britain, in a version prepared by Srr Thomas and himself; the ,. other, Deliu s' "lrmelrn". In Finland, he produced the Finnish National Opera Com, pany rn Benjamin Britten' "Peter Crimes". For film producer, Michael Powell (of Pres s burger and Powell fame), he translated "Tales of Hoff man" and "Oh, Rosalinda". H e directed the opera sequence rn the film, "Melba", which has been seen in Australra .

St e/an.fiaag (Producer-"Magrc Flute", "Cosi Fan Tutte"). Smee his arrival in Au stralia in 1939, as a member of the Vienna Boys' Choir, Stefan H aag has achieved distrnctron as a producer of opera. His production of "The Con ul" in Melbourne for the National Theatre Movement three years ago, created theatrical history. He also produced "", and "Cosi Fan Tutte" for a successful tour of the Commonwealth before lea,,ing to further his studies of Opera in Europe. Since his return to Australi a he has been production manager for "Kismet" and has now joined the Elizabethan T heatre Trust as a producer and product,on director for the Au~tralian Opera Com, pany's Mozart season.

ROBERT QUENTIN , General M anager of the Au stralian Op era Company, was educated at Lancing and Oxford (he holds an M .A. de, gree from this university), and came CAIRO RESTAURANT to Au str alia while serving in N aval 81 MACLEAY STREET, POTTS POINT holds pride of place Int elligence. He produ ced a number W hy? Because Envoy is a of plays at this time, includin g Op en every night except Sunday - 6 p.m. to midnight "Mourning Becomes Electra", and masterpiece of precision jewellery. was Stage Manager for Cyril Rit ch­ The ultimate in Swiss mechanicai ard 's post-war tour. Dining - Dancing - Floor Shows - Wines precision, the ultimate in inspired On returning to England, he join­ Fashion design. Choose Envov at . ed the Old Vi c Staff, first as Stage • Director for the Bristol Old V ic and later as staff produc er and touring REG REDGRA VE'S WELL-KNOWN ORCHESTRA manager for the London Comp any, Floor Shows 7.15 lo I I. I 5. Book your reservations accordingly. which he took on extensive tours of - ~!~ South Afri ca and N orthern Europ e. FL 1089 and FL 1033 Robert Qu entin has directed and 1//l!,. abov e: Envo y fully imported rolled gold Privat e Parking for 60 Car s. " No Ch arge" managed companie both in repertory case wi th stainless steel bnck, 17 and in the W est End , and in 1954 /ew e/. presentation case. £17 / 101 toured the Unit ed States, lecturing in • Universiti es. He produ ced the highly CAIRO PRIV ATE HOTEL 'PHONE, MAIL ORDER~ successful and popular musical satire, ACCOMMODATION NOW AVAILABLE CNR. KING-PITT STS., SYDNEY "The Boy Friend".

'16 27 Recapture the thrill of to-night's . ~ e6ir;J-ner6 performance in your own home h nnelhR owett (D esigner " Marri age of Figaro", "Don G1ovann1"}. Th s 3 2·year-old Melbourne artist ranks amongst London's best designe rs. Smee his de · Sena Jurinac, Sesto Bruscantini, Graziella Sciutti, Rise Stevens, Franco Calabrese, with parture from Australia six years ago, he has designed ballet and drama for Sadler', 1',e Glyndebourne Festival Orchestra and Chorus ...... OALPSIJl2. OALPIJIJ/4/5 Wells , The Old Vic, Stratford-on-Avon, independent managements and televi sion . Lisa Della Casa, Hild e Gueden, Cesare Siepi, Suzanne Notable assignments are costume designs for John Gielgud's produwon of "Macbeth"; Danco, Alfred Poell, with the Vienna P illiarmonic Orchestra with Vienna Stole Opero Chorus LXTA5088/9. 5090/1 his design of Hamlet for The Old Vic ( 1952-53 season ) and "The Taming of the Shrew" ( 195 4 seaso n) with Ann Todd as Katherin e. He designed a ballet film, "The THE MAGIC FLUTE Black Swan", for the Festival of Bnt am- the first three-dimensional film to be mad~ Wilma Lipp, Hi lde Gueden, Emmy loose, Leopold m England. Simoneau, Kurt Boehme, with the Vienna Phil~armonic Orchestra and Chorus LXTA 5085/6/7 DON GIOVANNI ':J)e:JmonJe ':})owning (Designer --" Ma g1c Flute"). One of Sydney', hcst known John Brownlee, A ud rey Mildmay, lna Souez, Kolomon von Pataky, Luise Hell etsgruber, Salvatore Baccaloni, with the designers, she ha designed for opera, drama and films. In 1952, she designed Glyndebourne Festival Orchestra and Chorus. OALP I 199, I 120/1 " " and "Cavallena Rusticana" for the combined Sydney and Melbourne Suzanne Danco, Lisa Della Casa, Cesare Siepi, Anton Opera Companies season. She wa, also assistant designer for the film, "Long John Dermota, Hilde Gueden, with the Vienna Philharmonic Silver", and the sub equent telev1s1on films of this series, which arc currently showing Orchestra and Vienna State Opera Chorus LXTA 5103/4/5;6 m ew York. COS/ FAN TUITE Elisabeth, Schwarzkopf, Nan Merriman, Leopold Simoneau, Rolan do Panerai, Sesto Bruscantini, with the Philharmonia Orchestra and" Chorus ...... JJ.QCX 1262/3/4 OTH ER N OTABLE AUSTRALIAN SINGERS All recording s complete with presentation box and libretto er descriptive notes. APPEARI G WITH THE COMPANY JEAN BRUNNING JA NI CE GOLDM AN _JOA LEVECICE ~ JOY MAMMEN JA RO SS BETrY WEST JOH COCKERILL GREG DEMPSEY NOEL McCABE NORMAN HODGKIN SO PHILIP SHALVEY - ED DY SO CU i\-I TH E REPERTOIRE FOR SEASON JANUARY, 1957 FEBRUARY, 1957

If you wish to join those who are already supporting the Trust 12th Saturday , ... The Marriage of Figaro 1st Friday Don G1ovnnni venture throughout the CommonU'ealth, you may do so by paying an 14th Monday . The Marriage of Figaro 2nd Saturday The Magi c Flute I 5th Tuesday The Magic Flute (Matinee) Don Giovonni initial subscription of £5. Subsequent annual subsmpt,om a, e £5 I 6th Wednesday The Marriage of Figaro 2nd Saturday and are due on the 1st ]11/y, and are payable before the 31st December . 17th Thursday The Magi c Flute (Evening) . The Marr iage of Figaro 18th Friday ...... The Marriage of Figaro 4th Monday M embership entitles you to priority bookmg for two seats al any given 19th Saturday 5th Tuesdoy .. The Magi c Flute perf onnc1ace. in formation regarding the work of -tl e Trnsl and rn111- (Matinee) The Marriag e of Figaro 6th Wednesday .. The Marriage of Figaro 19th Saturday 7th Thursday ... Don Giovanni i11g prod11ctio11s will be regularly sent out to members. (Evening) . The Magic Flute 8th Friday ... Cosi Fon Tutte 21st Monday The Magic Flute 9th Saturday Y ou may also assist the u·ork of the Trust by gil'!ng a donation, 22nd Tuesday The Marriage of Figaro ( Matinee) Don Giovanni and the T rnst welcomes all donations, whether they be large or small. 23rd Wednesday The Magic Flute 9th Saturday The Magi c Flute 24th Thursday Don Giovanni (Evening) 25th Friday ... Cosi Fan Tutte i\l any of the Theatre seats hal'e been given by friends of ·the 26th Saturday T rmt, both in Australia c:nd oi•e;-seas. A doliation of £10 will provide ( Matinee) ...... Cosi Fan Tufte • one seat, and a plaque bearing the name of the donor will be fixed to 26th Saturday (Evening) Don Giovanni ALL PLANS AT THEATRE- LA 2222 the arm of the chair. 28th Monday .. Don Giovanni PALING'S AND NICHOLSON'S 29th Tuesday ...... Cosi Fan Tutte Shou ld you be desirous of 70111mg the List of D onors, please 30th Wednesday .. Don Giovanni leave your name and add1·ess at the lllanage1 1 s Office. 3 I st Thursday ..... Cosi Fan Tutte • 29 28