
Claxton Opera

1978
Saul and the Witch at Endor
Henry Purcell
Cast
Saul | Richard White |
The Witch | Alison Humphrey |
Samuel's Ghost | Maurice Bird |
Dido and Aeneas
Henry Purcell
Cast
Dido, Queen of Carthage | Sally Stock |
Belinda, her companion | Kathleen Chapman |
Second Woman | Tracy Webb |
Sorceress | Judy Read |
First Witch | Margaret Hipperson |
Second Witch | Glenda Smith |
Spirit | Janet Arnett |
Aeneas, a Trojan Prince | Vernon Holt |
Sailor | Robert Arnett |
Handmaidens
Gillian McLaughlin, Marianne Chalcraft, Susan Catchpole
Sailors
Billy Driver, Maurice Bussen, John Guymer, Don Prutton, Alan Willoughby
Soldiers
Kit Chalcraft, Bert Clitheroe, Ivan McLaughlin, Steve Pank, Bryan Reece, John Wallace-Jones
Pages
Matthew Mitchell, Christian White
Cupids
Jacob White, Lucy White
Chorus
Sylvia Bailey, Betty Best, Sophie Castell, Alison Chalcraft, Kay Holmes, Lynda Knight, Sue Prutton, Sybil Snelling, Pat Tegerdine, Joan Thackery, Jill Thompson, Bobby White
Jeremy Betts, Ron Lyon, Colin Thackery, Brian Tuffrey, Barry Warne, Keith Wincote
Musical Director – John Barnett
Producer – Richard White