Glyndebourne Festival Programme Book 1972

Cover design by John Bury.

Each copy is unused but depending on the age of the programme some may have some natural age and wear.

Festival repertoire:

Ariadne auf Naxos 2nd.  Composer: Richard Strauss

Librettist: Hugo von Hofmannsthal. Sung In: German

Version: 2nd

Notes: On 13 July Alexander Oliver was only able to act his role of the Dancing Master - his understudy, Roderic Keating, sang the role.

Il ritorno d'Ulisse. Composer: Claudio Monteverdi

Librettist: Giacomo Badoaro. Sung In: Italian

Version: Leppard. Notes: First known production of the opera in Britain.

Die Entfuhrung aus dem serail. Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Librettist: Christoph Friedrich Bretzner adapted by Johann Gottlieb Stephanie. Sung In: German

Notes: Spoken dialogue revised for this production by Fritz Spiegl.

Macbeth. Composer: Giuseppe Verdi

Librettist: Francesco Maria Piave. Sung In: Italian