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Oxford and Cambridge Musical Club

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Saturday 16th November 2002 at 6.30 pm
in the United Reformed Church, Pond Square, Highgate

Concert No 1872

“THE QUEEN OF SPADES”
Opera (in three Acts) by Tchaikovsky

libretto by Modest Il'yich Tchaikovsky and the composer, after the novella by Pushkin

Conducted by Edward Kay

Cast

Hermann

Count Tomsky / Plutus

Prince Yeletsky

The Countess

Lisa, her grand-daughter

Pauline / Daphnis

Chekalinsky

Surin

Narumov

Master of Ceremonies

Governess

Masha, Lisa's maid

Chloë

Alan Mayall (tenor)

Piero Mattei (baritone)

Carl Murray (baritone)

Oenone Cox (mezzo)

Lori Lynn* (soprano)

Jo Parton (contralto)

Armen Boldy* (tenor)

Michael Crowe (bass)

Colin Jaque* (bass)

Alan Reddish (tenor)

Claire Edwards (mezzo)

Robyn Parton* (soprano)

Lyn Parkyns (soprano)

Chorus   Margaret Bond, Rachel Goodkin, Carolyn Hayman, Myrtle Lesser, Lynne Maya, Gillian Noakes, Patricia Pank, Lyn Parkyns, Fiona Stott *, Jenny Watkins, Helen Widgery *
Jeannie Cohen, Norman Parkyns, Vivien Price, Jo Rodgers
Brian Blandford, Pauline Kahn, Colin Myles, Alan Reddish
Michael Crowe, Giles de la Mare, Christopher Reynolds, Richard Shaw, Peter Sowerby
   

Chorus-master : Lyn Parkyns        Rehearsal pianist : Alan Reddish

 
Club Orchestra

Violins

:

Peter Wall, Jack Wintle *, Mary Jones *, Clare Upson *, Martin Young, Shirley Karney, Jane McSween, Hilary Orr, David Bloomberg *, Sheila Hayman *

Violas

:

Robert Behrman, Pam Simpson, Karen Hindley

Cellos

:

Peter Collister * , Monica Vincent *, Joan Cohen, Helen Braverman

Bass

:

Peter Peecock

Flutes

:

Miranda Jackson, David Symington, William Phipps (also piccolo)

Oboe

:

Nicholas Murray, Angela Escott

Clarinets

:

Deborah Smith, David Edwards, Tom Radice (bass clarinet)

Bassoons

:

Joanna Rushton, . . . . (tba)

Horns

:

Peter Kaldor, Adrian Rushton, John Asher, Alison Turley *

Trumpets

:

Frank Burgum *, Paul Franklin *

Trombones : Alexia Constantine *, Ken McGregor *, Martin Pope *
Tuba : Martin Humphries

Tympani

:

Andrew Westlake

Percussion : (tba)

* Guest

Organiser : Edward Kay and Jo Parton


Pot Luck After-show Party in the crypt !
Drink will be available but please bring goodies for the buffet.

Guests are welcome to the Party as well as the Opera

Parking - could be more difficult than usual due to filming in Pond Square


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