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Gawain

The Io Passion

The Last Supper

The Mask of Orpheus

 

Gawain

* Collins Classics, 1994           camera_2.gif

Recording location : London, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden

Recording date : Wednesday 20 April 1994, live

  

Marie Angel

Anne Howells

Richard Greager

Penelope Walmsley-Clark

Omar Ebrahim

Allan Ewing

John Marsden

Franηois Le Roux

Kevin Smith

John Tomlinson

– Morgan Le Fay

– Lady de Hautdιsert

– Arthur

– Guinevere

– The Fool

– Agravain

– Ywain

– Gawain

– Bishop Baldwin

– The Green Knight / Bertilak de Hautdιsert

 

The Royal Opera Chorus

The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

conducted by Elgar Howarth

 

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The Io Passion

* Snape, The Maltings

Performance : Friday 11 June 2004

  

Teresa Banham

Claire Booth

Amy Freston

Sam McElroy

Joseph Alessi

Richard Morris

– Woman 1 / Hera

– Woman 2 / Hera

– Woman 3 / Io

– Man 1 / Inachus / The Gadfly

– Man 2 / Zeus

– Man 3 / Hermes

 

Diotima Quartett

conducted by Alan Hacker

 

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The Last Supper

Berlin, 20 April 2000

Glyndebourne 27 October 2000

 

* Berlin, Staatsoper Unter den Linden

Performance : Thursday, 20 April 2000

  

William Dazeley

Thomas Randle

Susan Bickley

Stephen Wallace

Andrew Watts

Michael Hart-Davies

Colin Judson

Hilton Marlton

Christopher Lemmings

Adrian Powter

Andrew Rupp

Paul Reeves

Simon Krikbride

Geoffrey Moses

– Jesus

– Judas

– Ghost

– Little James

– James

– Thomas

– Andrew

– Simon

– Bartholomew

– Philip

– John

– Matthew

– Thaddaeus

– Peter

 

Staatskapelle Berlin

conducted by Daniel Barenboim

 

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* Glyndebourne, Opera Theatre

Performance : Friday 27 October 2000

  

William Dazeley

Thomas Randle

Susan Bickley

Stephen Wallace

Andrew Watts

Michael Hart-Davies

Colin Judson

Hilton Marlton

Christopher Lemmings

Adrian Powter

Andrew Rupp

Paul Reeves

Simon Krikbride

Geoffrey Moses

– Jesus

– Judas

– Ghost

– Little James

– James

– Thomas

– Andrew

– Simon

– Bartholomew

– Philip

– John

– Matthew

– Thaddaeus

– Peter

 

RIAS Kammerchor

Glyndebourne Touring Opera Chorus and Orchestra

conducted by Elgar Howarth

 

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The Mask of Orpheus

* NMC, 1996           camera_2.gif

Recording location : London, Royal Festival Hall

Recording date : 11-12 April 1996, live

  

 

Jon Garrison

Peter Bronder

 

Jean Rigby

Anne-Marie Owens

 

Alan Opie

Omar Ebrahim

Marie Angel

 

Arwel Huw Morgan

Stephen Allen

Nicholas Folwell

Stephen Richardson

Juliet Booth

Philippa Dames-Longworth

Elizabeth McCormack

Orpheus :

– The Man

– The Myth / Hades

Euridice :

– The Woman

– The Myth / Persephone

Aristaeus :

– The Man

– The Myth / Charon

– The Oracle of the Dead / Hecate

The Troupe of Ceremony / Judges of the Dead :

– The Caller

– Priest / Judge 1

– Priest / Judge 2

– Priest / Judge 3

– Woman / Fury 1

– Woman / Fury 2

– Woman / Fury 3

 

BBC Singers

BBC Symphony Orchestra

conducted by Andrew Davis and Martyn Brabbins

 

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