Anonymous, floris Guntenaar (1946- ) – de Groot & Klein Amsterdam – Houdini, A Circus Opera – Jaren 1970

Houdini A Circus Opera (1977)Houdini, A Circus Opera debuted at the Carre Theater in Amsterdam on September 29, 1977. It was a theater that Houdini himself had performed in. Part of the play was staged inside a circus ring (the theater had to clear out stalls to accomplish this), and the pre-show atmosphere was enhanced with fire eaters, clowns, and film footage of Houdini flying his Vision biplane. Music was by Dutch composer Peter Schat with a libretto by British writer Adrian Mitchell.A true novelty of the show was that Houdini was played by three different men in the course of the evening. Tenor Jerold Norman -- who in makeup looks strikingly like Houdini -- sung the role of Houdini in the dramatic scenes. Clint Farha played Harry in the dance numbers. British escape artist Howard Peters performed Houdini's escapes, which included a suspended straitjacket, the Milk Can, prison cell, iron box, and the Water Torture Cell.Making up the rest of the cast was Cecelia Weiss (Sarah Velden - soprano), Bess (Jenny Veeninga - mezzo-soprano), Sir Arthur Conan-Doyle (Pieter van den Berg - bass), Lady Doyle (Elise Galama - contralto), and Houdini's un-named manager and doctor (baritones). Jim Collins (Bart... lees verder bij Catawiki