Royal Italian Opera

Possible Succession of Flautists

(All dates approximate)

Date	Flautist	Position
1847-1851	José Ribas	1^st Flute
	de Folly/John Clinton	2^nd Flute
1852-1862	Robert Sydney Pratten	1^st Flute
	John Clinton	2nd Flute
1863-1868	Robert Sydney Pratten	1^st Flute
	Oluf Svendsen	2^nd Flute
1868-1872	John Radcliff	1^st Flute
	Oluf Svendsen	2^nd Flute
1872-1882	John Radcliff	1^st Flute
	Odoardo Tamborini	2^nd Flute
1882-1890	Unknown	1^st Flute
	Jacob Victor Buzian	2^nd Flute
1890-1900	Frederick Griffith	1^st Flute
	Jacob Victor Buzian	2^nd Flute

NOTE: In the above table the position of individual flautists are assumed to be correct but the list of players is probably incomplete. The 1^st Flute players may not have played at every performance. It is possible that those noted as second flute may have been assistant principals and others would have taken up the position of second and piccolo. Unfortunately the Royal Opera Archive does not hold any information on orchestral personnel between 1847 and 1892.

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