... NELLIE GRIFFITHS, who began her career in the children's chorus at Covent Garden in 1 91 2, died aged 87 on April 5 at Hampton Wick. She appeared in many celebrated productions, including The Scarlet Pimpernel with Fred Terry's com pany and Sweet Nell ...

... celebrations, in which the Covent Garden Opera Com pany are to appear this summer. He was 36. Giving up a career as a scientist, he became stage- manager to the Sadler's Wells Ballet Company at Sadler's Wells in 1939, moving to Covent Garden in 1946. In 1951 he ...

... integrated team at Covent Garden in the years before the repertoire was monopolised by star singers, and his advice was often sought by producers even when he had retired from performing. He leaves a widow and son, who works at Covent Garden. Pvtof Hefiple ...

... of The Girl of the Go:den West at Covent Garden in 1911. He was engaged at the Metropolitan Opera, Neiw York, in 1912, and was principal Italian conductor there till 1917. He appeared frequently at Covent Garden. OUMTUAHY ...

... PATRICK TERRY PATRICK TERRY, a well-known figure at Covent Garden, where he had worked since 1946, latterly as general manager of the Covent Garden Opera Company and the English Opera Group, died on December 17. aged 44. As a writer, he was responsible ...

... Obituary JOHN SULLIVAN JOHN SULLIVAN, technical director at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, until his recent retirement, died on May 13. He joined Covent Garden in 1950 as production manager and became technical director in 1954. During 20 years ...

... at Stratford-upon-Avon, where he worked before joining the Covent Garden Opera in 1 949, at the invi tation of David Webster and Peter Brook. He was appointed Resident Pro ducer at Covent Garden in 1950, where he was responsible for the majority of repertory ...

... joined the staff at Covent Garden in 1947, soon afterwards marrying the soprano Iris Kells. In 1951, he was chosen by Ralph Vaughan Williams to con duct the first performance of his Pilgrim's Progress, and during his time at Covent Garden specialised in helping ...

... 88. Born at Budapest, he wrote a ballet. Night s Magic, and the operas The Vagabond and the Princess, produced at Covent Garden in 1906, Wedding in Carnival Time, presented in English as Love Adrift at the Gaiety in 1926, and Himfy, produced ...

... served for several years on its committee. Her other inter est was the preservation of Covent Garden, where she lived. In the early seventies, she joined the Covent Garden Association. Her participation included hand ing out leaflets, protesting at meetings ...

... companies A member of the Covent Garden company from 1951 to 1968 he was the first King Fisher in Michael Tippett s The Midsummer Marriage and was particularly notable in the German operatic roles He sang Albench not only at Covent Garden but at Bayreuth ...

... consolidating his reputation later at Covent Garden as Don Ottavio in Don Giovanni Other leading rdles in which he was pro minent were Faust, Rodolpho in La Bohtme. nd David in Die Meistersinger at Covent Garden, and, at Glyndebourne. Ferrando in Com ...