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Curlew River

Title
Curlew River / Britten.
Author
Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976
Publication
[London] : Decca, [1989]

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Additional Authors
  • Plomer, William, 1903-1973
  • Pears, Peter, 1910-1986
  • Shirley-Quirk, John
  • Blackburn, Harold
  • Drake, Bryan, 1925-2001
  • Tunnard, Viola
  • Webb, Bruce (Boy soprano)
  • Kanze, Motomasa, 1395?-1432?
  • English Opera Group, performer
Description
1 online resource (1 sound file)
Subject
  • Liturgical dramas
  • Operas
Genre/Form
Streaming audio.
Note
  • Church opera in 1 act; libretto by William Plomer, based on the medieval No-play Sumidagawa of Juro Motomasa.
  • Originally issued by Decca in 1966.
Language (note)
  • Sung in English.
LCCN
  • GBF076540501
  • GBF076540502
  • GBF076540503
  • GBF076540504
  • GBF076540505
  • GBF076540506
  • GBF076540507
  • GBF076540508
  • GBF076540509
  • GBF076540510
  • GBF076540511
  • GBF076540512
  • GBF076540513
  • GBF076540514
  • GBF076540515
  • GBF076540516
  • GBF076540517
  • GBF076540518
OCLC
944192285
Author
Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976, composer.
Title
Curlew River / Britten.
Publisher
[London] : Decca, [1989]
Playing Time
010915
Type of Content
performed music
Type of Medium
computer
Type of Carrier
online resource
Digital File Characteristics
audio file
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.
Language
Sung in English.
Source of description
Hard copy version record.
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Added Author
Plomer, William, 1903-1973, librettist.
Pears, Peter, 1910-1986, singer.
Shirley-Quirk, John, singer.
Blackburn, Harold, singer.
Drake, Bryan, 1925-2001, singer.
Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976, composer, conductor.
Tunnard, Viola, conductor.
Webb, Bruce (Boy soprano), singer.
Libretto based on (work): Kanze, Motomasa, 1395?-1432? Sumidagawa.
English Opera Group, performer.
Other Form:
Source record: Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976. Curlew River. New York, N.Y. : London, p1989 (OCoLC)21067011
Other Standard Identifier
GBF076540501
GBF076540502
GBF076540503
GBF076540504
GBF076540505
GBF076540506
GBF076540507
GBF076540508
GBF076540509
GBF076540510
GBF076540511
GBF076540512
GBF076540513
GBF076540514
GBF076540515
GBF076540516
GBF076540517
GBF076540518
Publisher No.
00028942185821 Decca
Branch Call Number
eNYPL Music
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