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Peter Diamond
     on stage


     
Peter was no stranger to the theatre. He started his career on stage, in Sunderland in
      the late 1940s, before attending RADA. It stood him in good stead because, in the 1950s
      and 1960s, many of the tv series he worked on were performed and filmed live for
      saturday night viewers.

      Throughout his career, Peter returned to tread the boards, so to speak. He choreographed
      swordplay and stage fighting at the Royal Opera House, Sadler's Wells, the Old Vic,
      the National Theatre and the London Palladium, amongst others. Identifying exactly
      what he did, and when, is proving particulary tricky, but as and when performances
      are pinned down, they'll be listed here.


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           "Romeo and Juliet" at Sadler's Wells  / March 1953



























































         "Jack and the Beanstalk" at City Varieies, Leeds / Christmas 1973





     Romeo and Juliet
     March 1953 - Sadler's Wells

     An opera in two acts by Heinrich Sutermeister,
     conducted by James Robertson and produced
     by George Devine.

     The program includes the following credit:

      "The fight in Act 1 arranged by Peter Diamond"




      La Forza Del Destino
      28th September 1962 -
Covent Garden Opera company

      produced by Sam Wanamaker
      conducted by George Solti
      with Douglas Robinson as Chorus Master
      and Charles Taylor as Leader

      Marchese di Calatrava: Forbes Robinson
      Donna Leonora di Vargas: Floriana Cavalli
      Curra: Noreen Berry
      Don Alvaro: Carlo Bergonzi


      Fight Director: Peter Diamond

      


      Macbeth
      26th June 1969 - Royal Opera House
      
      Revival opera conducted by Carlo Felice Cillario,
      with
Douglas Robinson as Chorus Master
      and
Charles Taylor as Leader.

      Macbeth: Kostas Paskalis
      Banquo: Forbes Robinson
      Fleance: Michael Millen
      Lady MacBeth: Elena Suliotis

      Fight Director: Peter Diamond


      Hamlet
      22nd May 1971  - The Royal Opera


      Revival opera conducted by Edward Downes
  
   with Douglas Robinson as Chorus Master
      and
Charles Taylor as Leader.


      Hamlet: Donald Rutherford
      Gertrude: Patricia Johnson
      Ophelia: Anne Howells

      Fight Director: Peter Diamond



      Otello
      1st June 1972 - The Royal Opera


      Revival opera conducted by Colin Davis

  
   with Douglas Robinson as Chorus Master
      and
Charles Taylor and Peter Gibbs as Leaders

      Otello: John Vickers
      Desdemona: Joan Carlyle
      Iago: Kostas Paskalis
      Emilia: Heather Begg


      Fight Director: Peter Diamond


      
      
      Jack and the Beanstalk
      Christmas 1973 - City Varieties / Leeds

      Star clown Charlie Cairoli took top billing in this panto,
      with Peter relegated to one half of the pantomime cow.
      Said cow subsequently absconded, and was used
      by the family for many years after the show.

      "Oh no, she wasn't!" etc...



      Otello
      1st May 1974 - The Royal Opera


      Revival opera conducted by Charles Mackerras

  
   with Douglas Robinson as Chorus Master
      and
Charles Taylor as Leader

      Otello: Carlo Cossutta
      Desdemona: Kiri Te Kanawa
      Iago: Piero Cappuccilli
      Emilia: Elizabeth Bainsbridge


      Fight Director: Peter Diamond




      Otello
      28th February 1977 - The Royal Opera


      Revival opera conducted by Zubin Mehta

  
   with Robin Stapleton as Chorus Master
      and
John Brown as Leader

      Otello: Jon Vickers
      Desdemona: Raina Kabaivanska
      Iago: Peter Glossop
      Emilia: Elizabeth Bainsbridge


      Fight Director: Peter Diamond




      Otello
     
19th April 1978 - The Royal Opera


      Revival opera conducted by Giuseppe Patanè

  
   with John Bacon as Chorus Master
      and
Meyer Stolow as Leader

      Otello: Carlo Cossutta
      Desdemona: Maria Chiara
      Iago: Silvano Carroli
      Emilia: Elizabeth Bainsbridge


      Fight Director: Peter Diamond




      Otello
     
5th / 9th / 12th / 16th / 19th February 1980 - The Royal Opera


      Revival opera conducted by
Carlos Kleiber
  
   with John Barker as Chorus Master
      and
John Brown as Leader

      Otello: Plácido Domingo
      Desdemona: Margaret Price
      Iago: Silvano Carroli
      Emilia:
Claire Powell

      Fight Director: Peter Diamond




      Otello
     
3rd November 1980 - The Royal Opera


      Revival opera conducted by Colin Davis

  
   with John Baker as Chorus Master
      and
John Brown as Leader

      Otello: Jon Vickers
      Desdemona: Teresa Zylis-Gara

      Iago: Renato Bruson
      Emilia: Elizabeth Bainsbridge


      Fight Director: Peter Diamond




      Otello
     
14th / 18th / 23rd November 1983 - The Royal Opera


      Revival opera conducted by Colin Davis

      with Nina Walker as Acting Chorus Master
      and Hugh Maguire as Leader

      Otello: Plácido Domingo
      Desdemona: Katia Ricciarelli
      Iago: Piero Cappuccilli
      Emilia: Elizabeth Bainsbridge


      Fight Director: Peter Diamond



      Andrea Chénier
      27th April 1985 - The Royal Opera

      Revival opera conducted by Julius Rudel,
      with Pter Burian as Chorus Master
      and John Brown as Leader

      Andrea Chenier: Plácido Domingo
      Carlo Gerard: Giorgio Zancanaro
      Major Domo: John Gibbs
      Maddalena di Coigny: Anna Tomowa-Sintow
      Bersi: Cynthia Buchan


      Fight Director: Peter Diamond





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