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| These recordings of four of Britten’s operas conducted by the composer are all classics. Owen Wingrave remains unique as an audio recording and this reissue restores it to the catalogue. In addition, these recordings feature many of the singers who were involved in the creation of these operas — not least Peter Pears in the title-role of the earliest of the operas featured, Peter Grimes. This was the first complete recording of what was quickly acknowledged as a landmark work of international stature. | |||||
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Albert Herring, Op. 39 by Benjamin Britten | ||||
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Performer:
Sheila Amit (Soprano),
Catherine Wilson (Mezzo Soprano),
Owen Brannigan (Bass),
Edgar Evans (Tenor), Sheila Rex (Mezzo Soprano), Sylvia Fisher (Soprano), April Cantelo (Soprano), John Noble (Baritone), Joseph Ward (Baritone), Peter Pears (Tenor), Anne Pashley (Soprano), Stephen Terry (Boy Soprano), Johanna Peters (Mezzo Soprano) Conductor: Benjamin Britten Orchestra/Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra Period: 20th Century Written: 1947; England |
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Length: 139 Minutes 56 Secs. Language: English |
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Owen Wingrave, Op. 85 by Benjamin Britten | ||||
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Performer:
Heather Harper (Soprano),
Dame Janet Baker (Mezzo Soprano),
Benjamin Luxon (Baritone),
Peter Pears (Tenor), John Shirley-Quirk (Bass Baritone), Sylvia Fisher (Soprano), Jennifer Vyvyan (Soprano), Nigel Douglas (Tenor) Conductor: Benjamin Britten Orchestra/Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra Period: 20th Century Written: 1970; England |
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Length: 128 Minutes 40 Secs. Language: English |
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Billy Budd, Op. 50 by Benjamin Britten | ||||
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Performer:
Michael Langdon (Bass),
Robert Tear (Tenor),
Peter Glossop (Baritone),
John Shirley-Quirk (Bass Baritone), Peter Pears (Tenor), Bryan Drake (Baritone), David [bass baritone] Kelly (Bass), Owen Brannigan (Bass), David Bowman (Baritone), Delme Bryn-Jones (Baritone), Eric Garrett (Baritone), Benjamin Luxon (Baritone), Nigel Rogers (Tenor), Norman Lumsden (Bass) Conductor: Benjamin Britten Orchestra/Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra, Ambrosian Opera Chorus Period: 20th Century Written: 1951/1960; England |
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Length: 161 Minutes 1 Secs. Language: English |
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Peter Grimes, Op. 33 by Benjamin Britten | ||||
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Performer:
James Pease (Baritone),
Raymond Nilsson (Tenor),
David [bass baritone] Kelly (Bass),
Lauris Elms (Mezzo Soprano), David Bowman (Baritone), Owen Brannigan (Bass), Peter Pears (Tenor), Marion Studholme (Soprano), Jean Watson (Alto), John Lanigan (Tenor), Iris Kells (Soprano), Claire Watson (Soprano), Sir Geraint Evans (Bass) Conductor: Benjamin Britten Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra, Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus Period: 20th Century Written: England |
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Length: 122 Minutes 23 Secs. Language: English |
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| Notes: Composition written: England (1944 - 1945). | |||||
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