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FREER EEE ERE DEO EH EER Sih tte eee OR eee' ee ' 4. * " * - e499 ar ee ; *y i ESSE EPP EP EES? ; fete ieee sitesi ee PSR CESS C4 TERY SS et eee Felt ee ees OE et@aceseaeee 20thEdinburgh:: International Festival composers be Schumann (18to- ase) and Pens vag apes 935). The Wurttemberg State Opera wal pey & return visit to the Festival and its Berg. The orchestral and chamber con- carts, and the recitals, will feature the works of Schumann and Berg but will ih no way be confined to these composers. The Moscow Radio Orchestra, fea ag for the first time in Great Britain, open the series of their concerts wa a Tehsikovsky Programme. Their sub- sequent concerts will include » number of works by Russian composers. Amongst these will be the first public perfor- mance in Britain of Prokoviev's Cantata " They are Seven." For this work the Moscow Radio Orchestra wil! be joined by the Scoftish Festival Chorus. The Scottish National Orchestra will live two concerts with the Scottish Fetal Chorus, They will open the Festival with performances of Britten's "Cantata Academica" and Tippett's "A Child of Our Time." In their second concert, they will. repeat the performance of Mahler's - Eighth Symphony which was so outstandingly guecessful at the Opening Concert of test year's Festival. Canadian musicians will be making large contribution to the Twentieth Festival. Two concerts will be given by the National Youth Orchestra of Canada, conducted by Walter Susskind (Septem- ber 3rd, Septernber 4th). The soloists will be Martha Argerich (Piano) and (Soprano) and the pro- Include Ravel's Piano G Major, Mussorgsky's * Pietures from an Exhibition," Berg's qoncert aria "Der Wein" and "Till Eulenspiegel by Richard Strauss. OPERA THE WURTTEMBERG STATE OPERA, STUTTGART ALBAN BERG--Wozzeck; Luly MOZART--Die Zauberfitte WAGNER--Lohengrin Conductors: Carlos Kietber, Ferdinand Leltner Preducers:---Leopold Lind ; Ginther Rennert; Wieland on Casts will Include Hildegard Hillebrecht, Werngard Seetried, Alexander, Richard , Gerherd Fritz CHORAL AND ORCHESTRAL CONCERTS MOSCOW RADIO ORCHESTRA Conductor: Gennadi Rozhdestvensky NEW PHILHARMONIA ORCHESTRA Conductors: Claudie Abbado, Rafael Kubelik HALLE ORCHESTRA Conductor; Sir john Barbirolli SCOTTISH NATIONAL ORCHESTRA SCOTTISH FESTIVAL CHORUS Conductor: Alexander Gibson NATIONAL YOUTH ORCHESTRA OF CANADA Conductor: Walter Susskind B.B.C. SCOTTISH ORCHESTRA Conductor: Jarnes Loughran Soloists: Gwenyth Annear, Martha Argerich, Janet Baker, Annie Fischer, Heather Harper, Gwyneth Jones, Evelyn Lear, Norma Procter, Natalia Shakhov- skaya; Danie! Barenboim, Emil Gilels, Pierre Fournier, Donald McIntyre, Vilem Pribyl, Vladimir Ruzdjak, Henryk Szeryng, Mikhail Waiman. CHAMBER CONCERTS AND RECITALS VIRTUOS! DI ROMA DANZI QUINTET AMADEUS QUARTET DELME QUARTET OROMONTE TRIO WITH NINA MILKINA MAUREEN JONES AND BRENTON LANGBEIN MARTHA ARGERICH ANNIE FISCHER EMIL GILELS JANET BAKER EVELYN LI BUSABETH SCHWARZKOPF THEATRE PIRAIKON THEATRON, ATHENS les: Electrs Euripides: Medea ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE COMPANY Aristophanes: The Burdies (in s trans- lation and adaptation by Douglas Young) POP THEATRE (Director Frank Dunlop) Shakespeare: The Winter's Tale Euripides: The Trojan Women TRAVERSE THEATRE Bettina Jonie: Lores THE POLISH MIME THEATRE THE MOSCOW PUPPETS THE PAUL TAYLOR BANCE €OM- PANY, NEW YORK LATE-NIGHT SHOWS ROYAL LYCEUM COMPANY "Welcome to your Gory Bed "--a late night look at the Scottish animal, PRANCOISE HARDY, SHIRLEY BASSEY EXHIBITION There will e ne tive exhibition of we intings ges Rousult (1871+ 1458) 4 Ta Royal Scottish Academy, tha Mound, Princes Street, arranged in coniunction with the Arts Council of Great Britain. FILM.-FESTIVAL Film at Edinburgh makes Its own ¢on- tribution to the international manifesta- tion of the Arts: the Twentieth Edin- burgh International Film Festival, to be held from August 21 to September 4, is an integral and official part of the Edinburgh Festival, There will be over sixty performances of feature and short films representing work from aii the major film-producing countries of the world It is expected that more than two hundred films from about forty countries will be screened Perfor- mances take place every day except Sunday in the Cameo Cinema at 3 p.m. and 7.30 p.m. and at Film House at 11 p.m. On August 26 and September 2 the 11 p.m. performance will be in the Cameo Cinema. Gala performances will be held on Sundays, August 21, August 28 and September 4. In view of the success of the Inter- national Educational Film Week held for the first time in 1965 this event is to be staged again to demonstrate the latest uses of film in all spheres of education. The annual Celebrity Lecture will be iven on Saturday, Septernber 3 and the den Thistle Award, made in associa- tion with Films of Scotland, will be pre- sented to a distinguished internstional film maker at the ABC Cinemas en Sunday, August 28. Further details may be obtained from The Director, Edinburgh International Film Festival, Film House, 3 Randolph Crescent, Edinburgh 3. The Bighth International Congress ef Film Societies will take place on Sep- tember 3 and 4. Particulars from the Honorary Secretary, Federation of Scot- tish Film Societies, Film House, Randolph Crescent, Edinburgh 3. EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL CLUB in a large city, where there are so mary varied events and activities, it is difficult for the visitor, and even the resident, to find some focal centre for the three weeks of the Festival. It is to provide such a centre that the Festival Club exists. There you will find the artists, the Press, Festival visitors from all ever the world, and who has any connection with, @ interest in, the Festival. The Club will be licensed, and offers all the normal club facilities -- restaurant, snack ber, lounge, reading and writing rooms, as well as an Information Bureau which will tell you all you want to kmow about the Festival and about Scotland in general. Charges for coffee, tea, drinks and meals are very reasonable, and dancing in the evening (for diners only) is free. The Club itself, situated in the Assembly Rooms and Music Hall at 54 George Street, is in one of Edinburgh's most beautiful buildings. Membership and Guest Cards may be ordered on the Ticket Order Form in the Brochure, or they may be bought at the Festival Office or Festivai Ciub on arrival, Prices for the. various cards and tickets are shown on the Ticket Order Form. Each Season Member may pur- chase two books of Guest Cards and each Weekly member may purchase one book. Daily Membership Cards will not be on sale after 8 p.m. on the day for which the card is valid. Daily Member- ship will be reduced to 3--for parties of ten or more. FESTIVAL GUILD The Edinburgh International Festival -- has been established to strengthen bonds between friends of the Social in all parts of the world, and to eontribute still further to international understanding and goodwill through the medium of the Arts. Members are sent all Festival Brochures and the Souvenir Programme, en publication. They are guests at @ special Garden Party in Edinburgh during the Festival and receive invitations to various functions throughout the year. Membership is open to all friends and well-wishers. The annual subscription is a minimum of £1 ($3) for. adults and 10/- ($1.50) for school children. These may be included in the Ticket Order Form in the Brochure. The Military Tattoo MILITARY TATTOO This year's Military Tattoo on the Esplanade of Edinburgh Castle will pro- vide Festival audiences with something to suit everybody's taste. Directed once again by Brigadier Alas- dair Maclean the Tattoo runs' from Friday, August 19----two days before the Festival starts--until Saturday, Septem- ber 10, Pakistan will be providing the overseas contingent--70 soldiers who occupy two places in the programme, marching and playing, and then dancing. Gymnasts from the British Army School of Physical Training at Aldershot, Motor Cyclists from the Royal Artillery, and Airmen of the Queen's Colour Squadron will also be on parade. Although there will be modern items in the show, the traditional aspects have not been for- ely Nearly 150 bandsmen from the oyal Artillery and the Roya! Scots Greys will be on parade for the massed bands. The Greys, along with The Royal Scots, the King's Own Scottish Borderers, the Black Watch and the Gordon Highlanders will provide what is undoubtedly the greatest regular favourite--the massed pipes and drums, Visitors who hav been to rl Edin- sto he ora thal 'over four AL people have seen it since it started as a regular event in- the Festival calendar--are reminded that this is an open-air show, and if the evening should prove to be on the chilly side they should dress accordingly. For all performances except the matinee and final performance seat prices wil! range from 5/- to 15/. For final per- formances (Saturday, September 10, 10.30 p.m.) seats will eost from 7/6 to £1 and at the matinee prices will range from 1/+ to 7/6d. Some unreserved seats will also be available, priced at 1/- for the matinee, 6/- for the Finale and 4/- for every other perfor- There are no performances on Sundays or Thursdays; times and dates of weekday shows will be found on pages 6 to |] of the brochure. There are thirty-one performances in al! and the seating capacity for each perfor- mance is approaching 8000 people Orders by post for tickets should be sent to the Edinburgh Festival Society, 1! Cambridge Street, Edinburgh |, or to Military Tattoo Office, City Chambers, High Street, Edinburgh. FESTIVAL INFORMATION Information en the Festival, and Programme Brochures, with ticket and accommodation Order Forms, may be obtained from the fellowing:-- August21 September101966 Edinburgh Festival Society, 1]. Cambridge Street, Edinburgh, is London Central earking Office, 81 Pieeadilly, London, W.1, S¢ottish Tourist Board, 2 Rutland Place, Edinburgh, 1, British Travel Association, Information Centre, 64-65 St ao Street, London, $.W.1 British Travel Sistine 151 Bloor Street West, Toronto, 5, Canada, British Travel Association, 661 Howe Street, Vancouver, B.C., Canada, British Travel Association, 680 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10019. British Travel Association, 39 South La Salle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60603. British Travel Association, 612 South Flower Street, Los Angeles, California 90017 TICKETS, ACCOMMODATION AND TRAVEL The Box Office opens on April 4th, Booking will be by post only for the first few weeks and applications for tickets should be made on the ticket Order Form contained in the Programme Brochure, No priority is given to orders received before that date. Counter booking will open on June 6. Edinburgh has a vast range of approved accommodation including Hotels, Guest Houses, University Halls of Residence, Private Households and Caravan Sites and the Festival Society will be pleased to assist visitors in obtaining accommodation. You sre recommended, when book- ing your tickets, to book your living accommodation on the Order Form on page 14 of the Brochure, Accommodation and Ticket reserva- tions ean be made in the following offices:-- Edinburgh Festival Society, 11 Cambridge Street, Edinburgh, 1. London Central Booking Office, 8) Pleeadilly, London, W.1. All branches of:-- Thomas Cook & Sons, Ltd./Wagons- Lits. American Express Co., Incorporated. Dean & Dawson Ltd. Next Year' Festival The21stEdinburgh International Festival will be held from August 20-September91967 'This announcement wes produced by The Scotsman Publications Limited, in eolieboration with the Edinburgh Festivel Scelety. a nee a