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18 THE OIAWA TIES, Pridey, March V1, 199) INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL 1961 August 20 September 9 Already the greatest event of is kind In the world, the Edinburgh International Festival will this year be bigger and better than ever, For Wis first Festival, the Karl of Harewood as Artistic Director has engaged many of the world's finest artists, and has produced the largest and most varied programme of concerts, operas, plays and recitals to be seen anywhere, Each evening there will be six or seven different events to choose from with artists drawn from Britain, Germany, France, the United States, Holland, Switzerland and many other countries, Packed into three weeks at Edinburgh will be performances by as many famous artists as could be seen only in six months of world travel, BROCHURES EDINBURGH ~Scotland's HISTORIC CAPITAL Edinburgh sel 1s one of the loveliest cities of Europe and is st Ms best in Festival time Princes Bireet, with its lovely gardens snd the famous Edinburgh Castle Is one of the most besutiful streets in the world This historic snd romantic city can he easily seen In the many excellent tours each day ~ tours which are carefully planned 0 show the historic snd scenle attractions of the city. For » brochure giving complete Aetalls of sll Festival programmes apd containing form for ordering tickets snd secommodation, ask your travel agent or wile 19 The British Travel Association, 90 Adelaide Street West, Toronts; 661 Howe Btreet, Vencowver TICKETS Pickets may be ordered Alrect from Edinburgh Festival Society, 11 , / Cambridge Street, Edinburgh, Scotland; from any office of ¢ A TOURING CENTRE Thos. Cook & Bon Id, or American Express Ine, or through Visitor {0 the Festival oan Sion make. M PONS. AF your travel agomt : ! longer tours to the romantic Trossachs snd Loch Lomond, the Border : : A Country with Hs famous sbheys and memories of Bir Walter ACCOMMODATION Scott, the Burns Country and even the unsurpassable Scottish Highlands There Is no difficulty shout obtaining secommodation, The Rainhurgh Festival Society, 11 Cambridge Street, Edinburgh, will f gladly arrange this for you FESTIVAL CIUB Visitors may join the Festivel Club where there will INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL GUILD be # fullydicensed restaurant snd snack bar, with dsneing in This Guild has b ' 4 1awide bash f the club dining room nightly (except Sundays) There sre loungs iis Gu a5 heen forme on & world-wide basis to unite reading rooms and other club facilities, Membership petrons and friends of the Festival, By joining you will be able charges are reasonable to share In the purpose and ideals of the Festival, thereby / siding Internationsl goodwill and understanding. sees Membership will confer definite benefits, For details--write . - 4 i i . ART EXHIBITIONS The Secretary, International Festival Guild, 11 Cambridge Street, : ; Edinbus, BUHRLE COLLECTION 1] , EPSTEIN, » es ME AE igre ® Posop weene fram Covent Garden Opera's production af LUCIA DI AMM ERMOO ly Henryk neryng will appear a8 one of the sololske, 4 " Whe ih will be resented w Ith hn hid in the title vols, A v iid ddd the 0iotota reiting Shen, a Nd Ai Ry RL aA, he" SSR CONCERTS A DRAMA LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA (Aug 20, 81, 23, 23) Aa THE OLD VIC in Marlowe's * Doctor Faustus ® and SCOTTISH NATIONAL ORCHESTRA (Aug. 24, Sept, 8) |) 4 Shakespeare play, BERLIN PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA yy "177 ha." Why , THE BRISTOL OLD VIC in the British premiere of Lawrence (Aug, 35, 86, 27, 35, 80, 31) e* I] Durrells * Sappho." B.C SCOTTISH ORCHESTRA (Sept, 8) 2 : THE THEATRE DU VIEUX COLOMBIER in Moliere's * Le ENGLISH CHAMBER ORCHESTRA (Sept, 4, 6, 7, 0) : A « . Misanthrope" and' Achard's "Jean de ls Lune" PHILHARMONIA ORCHESTRA (Sept, 4, 6,7, 8, 9) : THE ENGLISH STAGE COMPANY in Nigel Dennis's * August Conductors include GIULINI, KARAJAN, KEMPE, for the People" (world premiere), KLEMPERER, KUBELIK, 8STOKOWSKI, EDINBURGH GATEWAY COMPANY In Robert Music of Schoenberg and Lisst specially featured, Kemp's "Let Wives Tak' Tent," : Also Musical Theatre =~ FRANK V Friedrich Durrenmatt RECITALS : and a Triple Bill of Mihail "SALADE," Stravinsky's "RENARD," and Wells "THE SEVEN DEADLY SIN&® Chamber musle groups Include Allegri, Amadeus and Drole String Quartets, Tria di Trieste, Concertgebouw Wind { J ¥ Quintet, World famous soloists include, Bergansa, Pears and nh . { LATE NIGHT SHOWS au 1" a R Britten? Michelangeli, Soderstrom, and many others, \ Doin of Bittle: oa and Bottle, ' + 1" a Revua OPERA MILITARY TATTOO Covent Garden Opera will present A Midsummer Night's Dream | \ y The Edinburgh Military Tattoo, presented by searchlight (Britten) with Geraint Evans; Lucia di Lammermoor {ARR D bo 3 each evening (except Sundays and Thursdays) on the esplanade (Donizetti) with Joan Sutherland; Iphigénie en Tauride (Gluck) i E I A i 3 of historic Edinburgh Castle, will again be one of the mn a new production hy Frederick Ashton, and . NY { highlights of the Festival, The Tattoo will include Highland I Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini) with Boris Christof, ! ' dancing, drill displays, massed pipe bands and military bands Fernando Corena, and Teresa Bergansa. Wy W my Ww oh Lik There are over 7000 seats for each performance, bY ( bh Nd A : A Waki! 3 nh A in hy IR ne ih a Ti pe WE a) \ el A Mh A TH ; bY : ga ND) 'BY Al AL iB [¥ ¢ A The finale of the 1900 Edinburgh Military Taliog on the Cunile Beplanade, rn USHER MAW. AAYAL SCOTTISH ACADEMY NEXT YEAR'S FESTIVAL + The Sixteenth Edinburgh International Festival will be held from August 19 to September 8, 1962 This annegnoement was produced by The Scotsman Publications Limited in collaboration with the. Scottish Tourist Board, .