| Description |
1 online resource (1 audio file) |
| Notes |
Church opera in 1 act; libretto by William Plomer, based on the medieval No-play Sumidagawa of Juro Motomasa |
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Originally issued by Decca in 1966 |
| Performer |
Peter Pears as the Madwoman ; John Shirley-Quirk as the Ferryman ; Harold Blackburn as the Abbott ; Bryan Drake as the Traveller ; Bruce Webb as the Voice of the Spirit ; vocal and instrumental ensembles of the English Opera Group ; the composer and Viola Tunnard, conductors |
| Event |
Recorded 1965 June Orford Parish Church |
| Notes |
Sung in English |
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Hard copy version record |
| Subject |
Liturgical dramas.
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Operas.
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Liturgical dramas
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Operas
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| Genre/Form |
Streaming audio
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| Form |
Streaming audio
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| Author |
Plomer, William, 1903-1973, librettist.
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Pears, Peter, 1910-1986, singer.
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Shirley-Quirk, John, singer
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Blackburn, Harold, singer
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Drake, Bryan, 1925-2001, singer.
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Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976, composer, conductor.
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Tunnard, Viola, conductor
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Webb, Bruce (Boy soprano), singer.
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Libretto based on (work):
Kanze, Motomasa, 1395?-1432? Sumidagawa
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English Opera Group, performer.
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