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(Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor)
An Opera in Three Acts

by Otto Nicolai

Original German libretto by Hermann Salomon von Mosenthal
New performing edition and English translation by Guy Davenport &  Tom Higgins
Performed at The Haslemere Hall, 21st–25th February 2006

Cast
Falstaff Bass  Dominic Barrand
Sebastian Valentine* 		Mistress Ford Soprano  Catriona Holt
Azita Kazem*
Mr Ford Baritone  John Lofthouse
Simon Lobelson* 		Mistress Page Mezzo-soprano  Jennifer Johnston
Louise Ratcliffe*
Mr Page Bass-Baritone  Jonathan Pugsley
Sebastian Valentine* 		Anna Page Soprano  Rebecca Ryan
Christina Haldane*
Fenton Tenor  Sean Clayton
William Molesworth* 		Slender Tenor  William Molesworth
Nathan Swift*
Caius Baritone   Edmund Connolly
Simon Lobelson* 		Neighbour
Tenor  Nathan Swift
*understudy
The Opera South Chorus
SoparanosEleanor Briggs, Caro Campbell, Rebecca Grove, Susannah Priede, Angie Swayne, Jane Wiltshire
AltosVanessa Blaber, Dorothee Burton, Sally Fentiman, Stella Hamilton, Jane Hamlyn, Erica Kollek, Rosemary Mawer, Beryl Northam
TenorsRobert Jeffrey, Bertie Mawer, Anthony Ramsden, Nathan Swift
BassesRoger Barrett, John Braithwaite, Spiro Fernando, Paul Ives, David Swayne

Dancers from Haslemere Performing Arts
Annabel Dicksom, Holly Hinson, Naomi Lawes, Rachael Lawrence, Ciara McIlvenna, Ella Young

Guildford Philharmonic Orchestra — Leader David Towse
Conductor: Tom Higgins Opera South Director of Music
Producer: Richard Fawkes
Set Design: John Braithwaite
Costume Design: Carol Stevenson
Lighting Design: Andrew Dixon
Stage Manager: Andrew Clunie