Covent Garden Orchestra and Chorus
The Covent Garden Orchestra and Chorus are the orchestral and choral forces of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, in London.
The Royal Opera House is one of Britain’s central opera and ballet institutions.
Its orchestra and chorus have been associated with opera in English, Italian, German, French and other repertories.
VERDI Falstaff
Live performance, 1961
Total duration: 2hr 8:13
Geraint Evans Sir John Falstaff
Robert Bowman Bardolph
Michael Langdon Pistol
Regina Resnik Mistress Quickly
Mirella Freni Anne Ford
Luigi Alva Fenton
Covent Garden Opera Chorus
Covent Garden Orchestra
conducted by Carlo Maria Giulini
TIPPETT King Priam
Live world première performance, 1962
Total duration: 2hr 22:56
Priam - Forbes Robinson
Hecuba - Marie Collier
Hector - Victor Godfrey
Andromache - Josephine Veasey
Paris - John Dobson
Covent Garden Opera Chorus & Orchestra
conducted by John Pritchard
Live broadcast performance, 1959
Total duration: 2hr 30:46
Wotan - Hans Hotter
Loge - Richard Holm
Alberich - Otakar Kraus
Fasolt - Kurt Böhme
Fafner - Michael Langdon
Erda - Marga Höffgen
Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
conducted by Franz Konwitschny
