(Straszny Dwór)

by Stanislaw Moniuszko

An Opera in Four Acts
Libretto by Jan Checinski
Translation by Dr George Conrad
English version by Mollie Petrie
Performed at The Haslemere Hall, February 2001
Cast
Miecznik (The sword-bearer) baritone James Edwards, Rodney Gibson*
Hanna his daughter soprano Saffron van Zwanenburg, Lina Saavedra*
Jadwiga her sister mezzo Maria Jones
Stefan a hussar tenor Jeremy Bowyer, Jonathan Stoughton*
Zbigniew his brother, a hussarbass Tim Hicks, Paul Martin*
Czesnikowa their aunt mezzo Gaynor Keeble, Lara-Jane Moyler*
Maciej their servant baritone Grant Doyle, Rodney Gibson*
Skoluba the keeper of the keysbass Mark Saberton, Paul Martin*
Pan Damazy a foppish barristertenor William Molesworth, Jonathan Stoughton*
Marta housekeeper mezzo Lara-Jane Moyler
Grzes a farm hand baritoneRodney Gibson
Old womanmezzo Lara-Jane Moyler
Chlopiec a house-boy   William Forde
Opera South Chorus
Demobbed soldiers, country folk, guests, hunters, servants, dancers
Soparanos*Vanessa Blaber, Wendy Bloor, Angela Jones, Erica Kollek, Linda Tolmie
Altos*Dorothee Burton, Jane Hamlyn
TenorsBertie Mawer, Anthony Ramsden, Alan Taylor
BassesRoger Barrett, John Braithwaite, Spiro Fernando, Paul Ives, David Swayne
DancersJoanne Ayre, Dorothy Greenfield, Gillian Thorne, Colin Kimber, John Shaw
*list may be incomplete
Orchestra: The Opera Orchestra
Conductor: David Macdonald
Stage Director: Francesca Gilpin
Costume Design: Carol Stevenson
Lighting Design: Bruce J Williams
Set Design: John Braithwaite
Stage Manager: Adam Forde