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Albert Herring

* Vox Classics, 1996           camera_2.gif

Recording location : Manhattan School of Music Opera Theater

Recording date : December 1996

  

Christopher Pfund

Tara Venditti

Scott Bearden

Scott Altman

Nancy Maria Balach

Christina Sayers

Jon-Michael Tirado

Kirsten Dickerson

Lynette Binford

James Powell

Samuel Hepler

Barbara Kokolus

Jordon S. Rathus

– Albert

– Florence

– Vicar

– Super

– Nancy

– Emmie

– Harry

– Lady Billows

– Miss Wordsworth

– Mayor Upfold

– Sid

– Mrs. Herring

– Cis

 

Manhattan School of Music Orchestra

conducted by David Gilbert

 

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Billy Budd

Vai, 1951

London, 1967

San Francisco, 29 September 1978

New York, 04 April 1992

Erato, 1997

Paris, 16 October 2001

Chicago, 17 November 2001

London, 10 December 2005

    

* Vai, 1951           camera_2.gif

Recording location : London, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden

Recording date : Saturday 01 December 1951, live

World Premiere

 

Peter Pears

Theodor Uppman

Frederick Dalberg

Hervey Alan

Geraint Evans

Michael Langdon

Anthony Marlowe

Bryan Drake

Inia Te Wiata

William McAlpine

David Tree

Ronald Lewis

Rhydderch Davies

Hubert Littlewood

Emlyn Jones

John Cameron

Alan Hobson

Brian Ettridge

Kenneth Nash

Peter Spencer

Colin Waller

Peter Flynn

– Edward Fairfax Vere

– Billy Budd

– John Claggart

– Mr. Redburn

– Mr. Flint

– Lieutenant Ratcliffe

– Red Whiskers

– Donald

– Dansker

– The Novice

– Squeak

– Bosun

– First Mate

– Second Mate

– Maintop

– The Novice's Friend

– Arthur Jones

– 1. Midshipman

– 2. Midshipman

– 3. Midshipman

– 4. Midshipman

– Cabin boy

 

Chorusn and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden

conducted by Benjamin Britten

 

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* London, 1967           camera_2.gif

Recording location : Kingsway Hall, London

Recording date : December 1967

  

Peter Pears

Peter Glossop

Michael Langdon

John Shirley-Quirk

Bryan Drake

David Kelly

Gregory Dempsey

David Bowman

Owen Brannigan

Robert Tear

Robert Bowman

Delme Bryn-Jones

Eric Garrett

Norman Lumsden

Nigel Rogers

Benjamin Luxon

Geoffrey Coleby

James Newby

David Read

Hnery Bush

– Edward Fairfax Vere

– Billy Budd

– John Claggart

– Mr. Redburn

– Mr. Flint

– Lieutenant Ratcliffe

– Red Whiskers

– Donald

– Dansker

– The Novice

– Squeak

– Bosun

– First Mate

– Second Mate

– Maintop

– The Novice's Friend

– Arthur Jones

– Cabin boy

– Gunner's mate

– A sailor

 

Ambrosian Opera Chorus

London Symphony Orchestra

conducted by Benjamin Britten

 

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* San Francisco, War Memorial Opera House

Performance : Friday 29 September 1978

  

Richard Lewis

Dale Duesing

Forbes Robinson

Raimund Herincx

Frederick Burchinal

John Miller

Francis Egerton

Allan Monk

Paul Hudson

James Hoback

David Eisler

John Del Carlo

Stephen West

David Rohrbaugh

Bary Busse

Samuel Byrd

Joseph McKee

– Edward Fairfax Vere

– Billy Budd

– John Claggart

– Mr. Redburn

– Mr. Flint

– Lieutenant Ratcliffe

– Red Whiskers

– Donald

– Dansker

– The Novice

– Squeak

– Bosun

– First Mate

– Second Mate

– Maintop

– The Novice's Friend

– Arthur Jones

 

San Francisco Opera Chorus and Orchestra

conducted by David Atherton

 

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* New York, Met

Performance : Saturday 04 April 1992

  

Graham Clark

Thomas Hampson

James Morris

Alan Held

James Courtney

Julien Robbins

John Horton Murray

Gordon Hawkins

John Macurdy

Anthony Laciura

Bernard Fitch

Morley Meredith

Jeffrey Wells

Herbert Parry

Michael Forrest

Mark Oswald

Nico Castel

– Edward Fairfax Vere

– Billy Budd

– John Claggart

– Mr. Redburn

– Mr. Flint

– Lieutenant Ratcliffe

– Red Whiskers

– Donald

– Dansker

– The Novice

– Squeak

– Bosun

– First Mate

– Second Mate

– Maintop

– The Novice's Friend

– Arthur Jones

 

The Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra

conducted by Charles Mackerras

 

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Recording location : Bridgewater Hall, Manchester

Recording date : 25-31 May 1997, live

  

Anthony Rolfe Johnson

Thomas Hampson

Eric Halfvarson

Russell Smythe

Gidon Saks

Simon Wilding

Martyn Hill

Christopher Maltman

Richard Van Allan

Andrew Burden

Christopher Gillett

Matthew Hargreaves

Ashley Holland

Simon Thorpe

Robert Johnston

William Dazeley

– Edward Fairfax Vere

– Billy Budd

– John Claggart

– Mr. Redburn

– Mr. Flint

– Lieutenant Ratcliffe

– Red Whiskers

– Donald

– Dansker

– The Novice

– Squeak

– Bosun

– First Mate

– Second Mate / Arthur Jones

– Maintop

– The Novice's Friend

 

Manchester Boys Choir, Gentlemen of the Hallι Choir, Northern Voices

Hallι Orchestra

conducted by Kent Nagano

 

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* Paris, Opιra Bastille

Performance : Tuesday 16 October 2001

Broadcast : France Musiques, Saturday 03 November 2001

 

Philip Langridge

Bo Skovhus

Gidon Saks

David Wilson-Johnson

Paul Whelan

Stephen Richardson

Francis Egerton

Malcolm Mackenzie

Gabor Andrasy

Toby Spence

Steven Cole

Denis Aubry

Mark Trevis

Stιphane Degout

– Edward Fairfax Vere

– Billy Budd

– John Claggart

– Mr. Redburn

– Mr. Flint

– Lieutenant Ratcliffe

– Red Whiskers

– Donald

– Dansker

– The Novice

– Squeak

– Bosun

– Maintop

– The Novice's Friend

 

Maξtrise des Hauts-de-Seine, Chœur d'enfants, Chœurs et Orchestre de l'Opιra national de Paris

conducted by Gary Bertini

 

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* Chicago, Lyric Opera

Performance : Saturday 17 November 2001

  

Kim Begley

Nathan Gunn

Samuel Ramey

Richard Stilwell

Stephen West

Philip Kraus

Neil Jenkins

Dale Travis

Kevin Langan

John McVeigh

David Cangelosi

Christopher Feigum

Philip Torre

Christopher Dickerson

Michael Sommese

Thomas L. Potter

Edward Davis

– Edward Fairfax Vere

– Billy Budd

– John Claggart

– Mr. Redburn

– Mr. Flint

– Lieutenant Ratcliffe

– Red Whiskers

– Donald

– Dansker

– The Novice

– Squeak

– Bosun

– First Mate

– Second Mate

– Maintop

– Arthur Jones

– Cabin Boy

 

Lyric Opera of Chicago Children Chorus, Chorus and Orchestra

conducted by Andrew Davis

 

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* London, Coliseum

Performance : Saturday 10 December 2005

Webcast : BBC Radio 3, live

  

Timothy Robinson

Simon Keenlyside

John Tomlinson

Ashley Holland

Pavlo Hunka

Brindley Sherratt

Adrian Thompson

Toby Stafford-Allen

Gwynne Howell

James Edwards

Richard Coxon

Nicholas Folwell

Andrew Rees

William Berger

– Edward Fairfax Vere

– Billy Budd

– John Claggart

– Mr. Redburn

– Mr. Flint

– Lieutenant Ratcliffe

– Red Whiskers

– Donald

– Dansker

– The Novice

– Squeak

– Bosun

– Maintop

– The Novice's frienc

 

Chorus and Orchestra of the English National Opera

conducted by Andrew Litton

 

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The Burning Fiery Furnace

* London, 1967           camera_2.gif

Recording location : Orford Parish Church

Recording date : May 1967

  

Peter Pears

Bryan Drake

John Shirley-Quirk

Robert Tear

Stafford Dean

Peter Leeming

– Nebuchadnezzar

– Astrologer

– Shadrach

– Meshach

– Abednego

– Herald

 

English Opera Group

conducted by Benjamin Britten

 

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Curlew River

* London, 1965           camera_2.gif

Recording location : Orford Parish Church

Recording date : June 1965

  

Peter Pears

John Shirley-Quirk

Harold Blackburn

Bryan Drake

Bruce Webb

– Madwoman

– Ferryman

– Abbot

– Traveller

– Voice of the Spirit

 

English Opera Group

conducted by Benjamin Britten

 

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Death in Venice

London, 1974

New York, 26 February 1994

Amsterdam, 17 March 2001

  

* London, 1974           camera_2.gif

Recording location : The Maltings, Snape

Recording date : April 1974

  

Peter Pears

John Shirley-Quirk

 

James Bowman

Kenneth Bowen

Stuart Harlin

Michael Bauer

Peter Leeming

Penelope MacKay

Anna Vincent

Sheila Brand

Iris Saunders

Anne Wilkens

Janice Hooper Roe

Angela Vernon Bates

Neville Williams

Stephen James Adams

Ronald Murdock

Robert Carpenter Turner

Keith Jones

Jaschiu's father

Michael Follis

Stuart Harling

– Gustav von Aschenbach

– The Traveller / Elderly Fop / Old Gondolier / Hotel Manager /

Hotel Barber / Leader of the Players / Voice of Dionysus

– The Voice of Apollo

– Hotel Porter

– Ship's Steward

– Lido Boatman / Second Gondolier

– English Clerk in the Travel Bureau

– Danish Lady / Strolling Player

– Russian Mother / Newspaper Seller

– English Lady / Lace Seller

– French Girl / Strawberry Seller

– French Mother / Beggar Woman

– German Mother

– Russian Nanny

– First American / Strolling Player

– Second American / Glass Maker

– First Gondolier

– German Father / Guide in Venice

– Gondolier

– Polish father

– Russian Father

– Hotel Waiter

 

English Chamber Orchestra

conducted by Steuart Bedford

 

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* New York, Met

Performance : Saturday 26 February 1994

  

Anthony Rolfe-Johnson

Thomas Allen

 

Jeffrey Gall

Bernard Fitch

Bradley Garvin

Emily Pulley

Nina Warren

Victoria Litherland

Clare Gormley

Wendy Hoffman

Theresa Cincone

Yvonne Gonzales

Kit Reuter-Foss

Michelle DeYoung

Marianne Cornetti

Ariel Bybee

Michael Best

Tony Stevenson

Philip Creech

Kenneth Tarver

Michael Forest

Christopher Chaldenbrand

Gregory Mercer

Paul Groves

Richard Vernon

Richard Byrne

Philip Cokorinos

John Fiorito

Steven Combs

– Gustav von Aschenbach

– The Traveller / Elderly Fop / Old Gondolier / Hotel Manager /

Hotel Barber / Leader of the Players / Voice of Dionysus

– The Voice of Apollo

– Hotel Porter

– English Clerk in the Travel Bureau

– Danish Lady

– Russian Mother

– English Lady

– French Girl / Strawberry Seller

– Lace Seller

– Newspaper Seller

– Strolling Player

– French Mother

– German Mother

– Russian Nanny

– Beggar Woman

– First American

– Second American

– First Gondolier

– Second Gondolier

– Glass Maker

– Guide in Venice

– Gondolier

– Strolling Player

– Lido Boatman / Priest in St. Mark's

– Polish father

– German Father

– Russian Father

– Hotel Waiter

 

The Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra

conducted by David Atherton

 

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* Amsterdam, Het Concertgebouw, Grote Zaal

Concert performance : Saturday 17 March 2001

  

Anthony Rolfe-Johnson

David Wilson-Johnson

Brian Asawa

Christopher Lemmings

Matthew Hargreaves

Margriet van der Hucht

Marjolein Koetsier

Linda rands

Maja Roodveldt

Elma van den Dool

Dory Grandia

Harda van Wageningen

– Gustav von Aschenbach

– The Traveller

– The Voice of Apollo

– Hotel Porter

– English Clerk in the Travel Bureau

– Danish Lady

– Russian Mother

– English Lady

– French Girl / Strolling Player

– Strawberry Seller

– Lace Seller

– Newspaper Seller

 

Radio Kamerorkest & Groot Omroepkoor

conducted by Kenneth Montgomery

 

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Gloriana

Aldeburgh, 13 June 1968

argo, 1992

 

* Aldeburgh

Performance : Thursday 13 June 1968

  

Sylvia Fisher

David Hillman

Shirley Chapman

Gerwyn Morgan

Milla Andrew

Derek Hammond Stroud

Don Garrard

Tom McDonnell

Wendy Baldwin

Eric Stannard

Ailene Fischer

Neville Griffiths

Leigh Maurice

– Queen Elizabeth I

– Robert Devereux

– Frances, Countess of Essex

– Charles Blount

– Penelope, Lady Rich

– Sir Robert Cecil

– Sir Walter Raleigh

– Henry Cuffe

– Lady in waiting

– A Blind Ballad Singer

– A Housewife

– Master of Ceremonies

– A City Crier

 

Sadler's Wells Chorus and Orchestra

conducted by Mario Bernardi

 

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* argo, 1992           camera_2.gif

Recording location : Swansea, Brangwyn Hall

Recording date : Monday 26 October - Friday 06 November 1992

  

Josephine Barstow

Philip Langridge

Della Jones

Jonathan Summers

Yvonne Kenny

Alan Opie

Richard van Allan

Bryn Terfel

Janice Watson

Willard White

John Shirley-Quirck

Jenevora Williams

John Mark Ainsley

Peter Hoare

James Miller-Coburn

Christopher Cornall

Dominic Gill

– Queen Elizabeth I

– Robert Devereux

– Frances, Countess of Essex

– Charles Blount

– Penelope, Lady Rich

– Sir Robert Cecil

– Sir Walter Raleigh

– Henry Cuffe

– Lady in waiting

– A Blind Ballad Singer

– The Recorder of Norwich

– A Housewife

– The Spirit of the Masque

– Master of Ceremonies

– A City Crier

– Lord Mountjoy's Page

– Earl of Essex's Page

 

Monmouth School Choir

Chorus and Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera

conducted by Sir Charles Mackerras

 

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The Golden Vanity

DG, 1992

Chβtellerault, 30 November 2003

 

* DG, 1992           camera_2.gif

Recording location : Wien, Casino Zφgernitz

Recording date : June 1992

  

Michael Matzner

Gernot Fuhrmann

Wolfgang Wieringer

Thomas Weinhappel

Mark Bittermann

– Cabin-boy

– Bosun (Golden Vanity)

– Captain (Golden Vanity)

– Captain (Turkish Galilee)

– Bosun (Turkish Galilee)

 

Wiener Sδngerknaben

Andrei Gavrilov, piano

conducted by Peter Marschik

 

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* Chβtellerault, Nouveau Thιβtre

Performance : Sunday 30 November 2003

Broadcast : France Musiques, Thursday 03 June 2004

  

 

 

Maξtrise de Radio France

 

 

– Cabin-boy

– Bosun (Golden Vanity)

– Captain (Golden Vanity)

– Captain (Turkish Galilee)

– Bosun (Turkish Galilee)

 

Maξtrise de Radio France

Corinne Durous, piano

conducted by Toni Ramon

 

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A Midsummer Night's Dream

London, 1966

Virgin, 1990

Philips, 1995

New York, 21 December 1996

New York, 22 April 2002

New York, 10 May 2002

Bruxelles, 11 December 2004

  

* London, 1966           camera_2.gif

Recording location : London, Walthamstow Assembly Hall

Recording date : 1966

  

Alfred Deller

Elizabeth Harwood

Stephen Terry

Heather Harper

Peter Pears

Josephine Veasey

Thomas Hemsley

John Shirley-Quirk

Helen Watts

Owen Brannigan

Kenneth Macdonald

Norman Lumsden

David Kelly

Robert Tear

Keith Raggett

– Oberon

– Tytania

– Puck

– Helena

– Lysander

– Hermia

– Demetrius

– Theseus

– Hippolyta

– Bottom

– Flute

– Quince

– Snug

– Snout

– Starveling

 

Choirs of Downside and Emanuel Schools

London Symphony Orchestra

conducted by Benjamin Britten

 

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Recording location : Studio 1, Abbey Road, London

Recording date : November 1990

  

James Bowman

Lillian Watson

Dexter Fletcher

Jill Gomez

John Graham Hall

Della Jones

Henry Herford

Norman Bailey

Penelope Walker

Donald Maxwell

Adrian Thompson

Roger Bryson

Andrew Gallacher

Robert Horn

Richard Suart

– Oberon

– Tytania

– Puck

– Helena

– Lysander

– Hermia

– Demetrius

– Theseus

– Hippolyta

– Bottom

– Flute

– Quince

– Snug

– Snout

– Starveling

 

Trinity Boys Choir

City of London Sinfonia

conducted by Richard Hickox

 

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* Philips, 1995           camera_2.gif

Recording location : London, Barbican Centre

Recording date : December 1995

  

Brian Asawa

Sylvia McNair

Carl Ferguson

Janice Watson

John Mark Ainsley

Ruby Philogene

Paul Whelan

Brian Bannatyne Scott

Hilary Summers

Robert Lloyd

Ian Bostridge

Gwynne Howell

Stephen Richardson

Mark Tucker

Neal Davies

David Newman

Claudia Conway

Sara Rey

Matthew Long

– Oberon

– Tytania

– Puck

– Helena

– Lysander

– Hermia

– Demetrius

– Theseus

– Hippolyta

– Bottom

– Flute

– Quince

– Snug

– Snout

– Starveling

– Cobweb

– Peaseblossom

– Mustardseed

– Moth

 

New London Children's Choir

London Symphony Orchestra

conducted by Sir Colin Davis

 

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* New York, Met

Performance : Saturday 21 December 1996

  

Jochen Kowalski

Sylvia McNair

Nick Stahl

Nancy Gustafson

Kurt Streit

Jane Bunnell

Rodney Gilfry

Jeffrey Wells

Victoria Livengood

Peter Rose

Barry Banks

John Del Carlo

James Courtney

Anthony Laciura

Bradley Garvin

William Scott Murray

Nicholas Frisch

Benjamin Diskant

Benjamin Ungar

– Oberon

– Tytania

– Puck

– Helena

– Lysander

– Hermia

– Demetrius

– Theseus

– Hippolyta

– Bottom

– Flute

– Quince

– Snug

– Snout

– Starveling

– Cobweb

– Peaseblossom

– Mustardseed

– Moth

 

The Metropolitan Opera Children Chorus and Orchestra

conducted by David Atherton

 

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* New York, Met

Performance : Monday 22 April 2002

"In House Recording"

  

David Daniels

Alexandra Deshorties

Justin Brill

Susan Chilcott

Paul Groves

Maria Zifchak

Nathan Gunn

Jeffrey Wells

Victoria Livengood

Peter Rose

Barry Banks

Patrick Carfizzi

Leroy Lehr

Anthony Laciura

Michael Devlin

Trevor Kaplan-Newman

Sasha Herman

James Danner

Daniel Bailen

– Oberon

– Tytania

– Puck

– Helena

– Lysander

– Hermia

– Demetrius

– Theseus

– Hippolyta

– Bottom

– Flute

– Quince

– Snug

– Snout

– Starveling

– Cobweb

– Peaseblossom

– Mustardseed

– Moth

 

The Metropolitan Opera Children Chorus and Orchestra

conducted by David Atherton

 

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* New York, Met

Performance : Friday 10 May 2002

"In House Recording"

  

Bejun Mehta

Alexandra Deshorties

Justin Brill

Susan Chilcott

Paul Groves

Maria Zifchak

Nathan Gunn

Jeffrey Wells

Victoria Livengood

Peter Rose

Barry Banks

Patrick Carfizzi

Leroy Lehr

Anthony Laciura

Michael Devlin

Tori Letzler

Sasha Herman

James Danner

Daniel Bailen

– Oberon

– Tytania

– Puck

– Helena

– Lysander

– Hermia

– Demetrius

– Theseus

– Hippolyta

– Bottom

– Flute

– Quince

– Snug

– Snout

– Starveling

– Cobweb

– Peaseblossom

– Mustardseed

– Moth

 

The Metropolitan Opera Children Chorus and Orchestra

conducted by David Atherton

 

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* Bruxelles, La Monnaie

Performance : Saturday 11 December 2004

Broadcast : Radio Classique, Sunday 13 February 2005

  

Michael Chance

Laura Claycomb

David Greeves

Madeline Bender

Alfred Boe

Christine Rice

Leigh Melrose

Brindley Sheratt

Ruby Philogene

Laurent Naouri

Richard Coxon

Henry Waddington

Gwynne Howell

Kim Schrader

Lionel Lhote

– Oberon

– Tytania

– Puck

– Helena

– Lysander

– Hermia

– Demetrius

– Theseus

– Hippolyta

– Bottom

– Flute

– Quince

– Snug

– Snout

– Starveling

 

Chœur d'enfants de la Monnaie

Orchestre symphonique de la Monnaie

conducted by Ivor Bolton

 

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Owen Wingrave

London, 1970

Glyndebourne, 25 October 1995

 

* London, 1970           camera_2.gif

Recording location : Kingsway Hall, London

Recording date : December 1970

  

Peter Pears

Benjamin Luxon

Sylvia Fisher

Heather Harper

Jennifer Vyvyan

Janet Baker

John Shirley-Quirk

Nigel Douglas

– Sir Philip Wingrave / Narrator

– Owen Wingrave

– Mrs. Wingrave

– Mrs. Coyle

– Mrs. Julian

– Kate

– Spencer Coyle

– Lechmere

 

The Wandsworth School Boys' Choir

English Chamber Orchestra

conducted by Benjamin Britten

 

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* Glyndebourne

Performance : Wednesday 25 October 1995

  

Neil Jenkins

William Dazeley

Edith Pritchard

Eiddwen Harrhy

Elizabeth Gale

Ruth Peel

Steven Page

Peter Evans

– Sir Philip Wingrave

– Owen Wingrave

– Mrs. Wingrave

– Mrs. Coyle

– Mrs. Julian

– Kate

– Spencer Coyle

– Lechmere

 

Glyndebourne Touring Opera Orchestra

conducted by Ivor Bolton

 

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Paul Bunyan

Virgin Classics, 1987

Chandos, 1999

 

* Virgin Classics, 1987           camera_2.gif

Recording location : Ordway Music Theatre, St Paul, Minnesota

Recording date : May 1987

  

Pop Wagner

James Lawless

Dan Dressen

Elisabeth Comeaux Nelson

Clifton Ware

Vern Sutton

Merle Fristad

James Bohn

Phil Jorgenson

Tim Dahl

Thomas Shaffer

Lawrence Weller

James McKeel

James Westbrock

Maria Jette

Sue Herber

Janis Hardy

Richard Allison

Benjamin Allen

Stanford Felix

Jay Ramos

– Narrator

– The Voice of Paul Bunyan

– Johnny Inkslinger

– Tiny

– Hot Biscuit Slim

– 1. Bad Cook

– 2. Bad Cook

– Hel Helson

– 1. Swede

– 2. Swede

– 3. Swede

– 4. Swede

– John Shears

– Western Union Boy

– Fido

– Moppet

– Poppet

– 1. Crony

– 2. Crony

– 3. Crony

– 4. Crony

 

Chorus and Orchestra of the Plymouth Music Series

conducted by Philip Brunelle

 

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* Chandos, 1999           camera_2.gif

Recording location : London, Sadler's Wells Theatre

Recording date : 23, 24 and 28 April 1999, live

  

Pamela Helen Stephen

Leah-Marian Jones

Lillian Watson

Peter Coleman-Wright

Kenneth Cranham

Kurt Streit

Susan Gritton

Timothy Robinson

Francis Egerton

Graeme Broadbent

Jeremy White

Neil Gillespie

Neil Griffiths

Christopher Lackner

Jonathan Coad

Roderick Earle

Henry Moss

Jonathan Fisher

Christopher Keyte

John Winfield

Donaldson Bell

Richard Hazell

Wyndham Parfitt

Bryan Secombe

– 1. Wild Geese / Moppet

– 2. Wild Geese / Poppet / 1. Quartet of the Defeated

– 3. Wild Geese / Fido

– Narrator / 3. Quartet of the Defeated

– The Voice of Paul Bunyan

– Johnny Inkslinger

– Tiny

– Hot Biscuit Slim / 2. Quartet of the Defeated

– Sam Sharkey

– Ben Benny

– Hel Helson / 4. Quartet of the Defeated

– Andy Anderson

– Pete Peterson

– Jen Jenson

– Cross Crosshaulson

– John Shears

– Western Union Boy

– 1. Lumberjack

– 2. Lumberjack

– 3. Lumberjack

– 1. Crony

– 2. Crony

– 3. Crony

– 4. Crony

 

The Royal Opera Chorus

The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

conducted by Richard Hickox

 

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Peter Grimes

Decca, 1958

San Francisco, 22 October 1976

EMI, 1992

Vancouver, 28 January 1995

Wien, 17 February 1996

Milano, 15 June 2000

Amsterdam, 03 December 2000

Paris, 21 April 2001

  

* Decca, 1958           camera_2.gif

Recording location : Walthamstow Town Hall

Recording date : December 1958

  

Peter Pears

Claire Watson

James Pease

Jean Watson

Marion Studholme

Iris Kells

Raymond Nillson

Owen Brannigan

Lauris Elms

John Lanigan

Geraint Evans

David Kelly

Marcus Norman

– Peter Grimes

– Ellen Orford

– Captain Balstrode

– Auntie

– First Niece

– Second Niece

– Bob Boles

– Swallow

– Mrs. Sedley

– Rev. Horace Adams

– Ned Keene

– Hobson

– John

 

Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden

conducted by Benjamin Britten

 

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* San Francisco, War Memorial Opera House

Performance : Friday 22 October 1976

  

Jon Vickers

Heather Harper

Geraint Evans

Sheila Nadler

Claudia Cummings

Pamela South

Paul Crook

Alexander Malta

Donna Petersen

Joseph Frank

Wayne Turnage

Paul Geiger

John Del Carlo

John Duykers

– Peter Grimes

– Ellen Orford

– Captain Balstrode

– Auntie

– First Niece

– Second Niece

– Bob Boles

– Swallow

– Mrs. Sedley

– Rev. Horace Adams

– Ned Keene

– Hobson

– A Fisherman

– A Lawyer

 

San Francisco Opera Chorus and Orchestra

conducted by John Pritchard

 

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* EMI, 1992           camera_2.gif

Recording location : Watford Town Hall

Recording date : June 1992

  

Anthony Rolfe Johnson

Felicity Lott

Thomas Allen

Patricia Payne

Maria Bovino

Gillian Webster

Stuart Kale

Stafford Dean

Sarah Walker

Neil Jenkins

Simon Keenlyside

David Wilson-Johnson

Christopher Lackner

Richard Hazell

Tom Cregan

Karen Robertson

Christopher Keyte

Donaldson Bell

John Winfield

Jonathan Fisher

Edward Parry

Jonathan Coad

Robbie Gill

– Peter Grimes

– Ellen Orford

– Captain Balstrode

– Auntie

– First Niece

– Second Niece

– Bob Boles

– Swallow

– Mrs. Sedley

– Rev. Horace Adams

– Ned Keene

– Hobson

– 1st Fisherman

– 2nd Fisherman

– A Lawyer

– A Fisherwoman

– 1st Burgess

– 2nd Burgess

– 3rd Burgess

– 4th Burgess

– 5th Burgess

– 6th Burgess

– John

 

Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden

conducted by Bernard Haitink

 

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* Vancouver, Opera

Performance : Saturday 28 January 1995

  

Ben Heppner

Patricia Racette

Alan Held

Joan Khara

Diana Baratza

Ruth Oldman

Jonathan Mask

Robert Mill

Sheila Nadler

Blaine Hendsbee

Theodore Baerg

Marc Belleau

– Peter Grimes

– Ellen Orford

– Captain Balstrode

– Auntie

– First Niece

– Second Niece

– Bob Boles

– Swallow

– Mrs. Sedley

– Rev. Horace Adams

– Ned Keene

– Hobson

 

Vancouver Opera Chorus and Orchestra

conducted by David Agler

 

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* Wien, Staatsoper

Performance : Saturday 17 February 1996

  

Neil Shicoff

Nancy Gustafson

Wicus Slabbert

Jutta Geister

Simina Ivan

Gabriele Sima

Heinz Zednik

Roland Schubert

Gertrude Jahn

Richard Brunner

George Tichy

Peter Kφves

– Peter Grimes

– Ellen Orford

– Captain Balstrode

– Auntie

– First Niece

– Second Niece

– Bob Boles

– Swallow

– Mrs. Sedley

– Rev. Horace Adams

– Ned Keene

– Hobson

 

Chor und Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper

conducted by Mstislav Rostropovitch

 

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* Milano, Teatro alla Scala

Performance : Thursday 15 June 2000

  

Philip Langridge

Patricia Racette

Alan Held

Anne Collins

Suzannah Clarke

Chiara Taigi

Donald George

Stephen Richardson

Sarah Walker

Stuart Kale

Brett Polegatto

John Tranter

– Peter Grimes

– Ellen Orford

– Captain Balstrode

– Auntie

– First Niece

– Second Niece

– Bob Boles

– Swallow

– Mrs. Sedley

– Rev. Horace Adams

– Ned Keene

– Hobson

 

Coro e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala

conducted by Jeffrey Tate

 

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* Amsterdam, Muziektheater

Performance : Sunday 03 December 2000

"In House Recording"

 

Kim Begley

Janice Watson

Philipp Joll

Della Jones

Linda Richardson

Linda Kitchen

John Graham-Hall

David Wilson-Johnson

Catherine Wyn-Rogers

Robin Leggate

Roberto Salvatori

Stephen Richardson

– Peter Grimes

– Ellen Orford

– Captain Balstrode

– Auntie

– First Niece

– Second Niece

– Bob Boles

– Swallow

– Mrs. Sedley

– Rev. Horace Adams

– Ned Keene

– Hobson

 

Koor van De Nederlandse Opera

Nederlands Philharmonisch Orkest

conducted by Edo de Waart

 

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* Paris, Opιra Bastille

Performance : Saturday 21 April 2001

Broadcast : France Musiques, live

 

Ben Heppner

Susan Shilcott

Alan Opie

Stephanie Blythe

Marie Devellereau

Lielle Berman

Ian Caley

Stephen Richardson

Della Jones

Neil Jenkins

Jason Howard

Lynton Black

– Peter Grimes

– Ellen Orford

– Captain Balstrode

– Auntie

– First Niece

– Second Niece

– Bob Boles

– Swallow

– Mrs. Sedley

– Rev. Horace Adams

– Ned Keene

– Hobson

 

Chœurs et Orchestre de l'Opιra national de Paris

conducted by James Conlon

 

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The Prodigal Son

* London, 1969           camera_2.gif

Recording location : Orford Parish Church

Recording date : May 1969

  

Peter Pears

John Shirley-Quirk

Bryan Drake

Robert Tear

– The Tempter

– The Father

– The Elder Son

– The Younger Son

 

English Opera Group

conducted by Benjamin Britten

 

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The Rape of Lucretia

London, 1970

Chandos, 1993

Genova, 03 December 1999

  

* London, 1970           camera_2.gif

Recording location : The Maltings, Snape

Recording date : July 1970

  

Peter Pears

Heather Harper

John Shirley-Quirk

Bryan Drake

Benjamin Luxon

Janet Baker

Elizabeth Bainbridge

Jenny Hill

– Male Chorus

– Female Chorus

– Collatinus

– Junius

– Tarquinius

– Lucretia

– Bianca

– Lucia

 

English Chamber Orchestra

conducted by Benjamin Britten

 

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* Chandos, 1993           camera_2.gif

Recording location : Goldsmith's College, London

Recording date : 05-08 July 1993

  

Nigel Robson

Catherine Pierard

Alastair Miles

Alan Opie

Donald Maxwell

Jean Rigby

Ameral Gunson

Patricia Rozario

– Male Chorus

– Female Chorus

– Collatinus

– Junius

– Tarquinius

– Lucretia

– Bianca

– Lucia

 

City of London Sinfonia

conducted by Richard Hickox

 

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* Genova, Teatro Modena

Performance : Friday 03 December 1999

  

Jeremy Ovenden

Patrizia Orciani

Umberto Chiummo

Nicola Ulivieri

Davide Damiani

Annie Vavrille

Gabriella Sborgi

Monica Colonna

– Male Chorus

– Female Chorus

– Collatinus

– Junius

– Tarquinius

– Lucretia

– Bianca

– Lucia

 

Orchestra del Teatro Carlo Felice

conducted by Jonathan Webb

 

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The Turn  of the Screw

London, 1954

Philips, 1981

Aix-en-Provence, 25 July 2001

Genθve, 10 May 2003

Aix-en-Provence, 12 July 2005

    

* London, 1954           camera_2.gif

Recording location : unknown

Recording date : 1954

  

Peter Pears

Jennifer Vyvyan

Olive Dyer

David Hemmings

Joan Cross

Arda Mandikian

– The Prologue / Peter Quint

– The Governess

– Flora

– Miles

– Mrs. Grose

– Miss Jessel

 

English Opera Group Orchestra

conducted by Benjamin Britten

 

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* Philips, 1981           camera_2.gif

Recording location : London

Recording date : March 1981

  

Philip Langridge

Robert Tear

Helen Donath

Lillian Watson

Michael Ginn

Ava June

Heather Harper

– The Prologue

– Peter Quint

– The Governess

– Flora

– Miles

– Mrs. Grose

– Miss Jessel

 

Members of the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden

conducted by Sir Colin Davis

 

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* Aix-en-Provence, Thιβtre du Jeu de Paume

Performance : Wednesday 25 July 2001

Broadcast : France Musiques, Saturday 04 August 2001

  

Olivier Dumay

Martin Miller

Mireille Delunsch

Nazan Fikret

Gregory Monk

Hanna Schaer

Marie McLaughlin

– The Prologue

– Peter Quint

– The Governess

– Flora

– Miles

– Mrs. Grose

– Miss Jessel

 

Orchestre de Chambre Gustav Mahler

conducted by Daniel Harding

 

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* Genθve, Bβtiment des Forces Motrices

Performance : Saturday 10 May 2003

Broadcast : France Musiques, Wednesday 03 March 2004 (Hector)

  

Adrian Thompson

Kobie van Rensburg

Joan rodgers

Caroline Wise

Pablo Strong

Della Jones

Emma Bell

– The Prologue

– Peter Quint

– The Governess

– Flora

– Miles

– Mrs. Grose

– Miss Jessel

 

Orchestre de la Suisse Romande

conducted by Jeffrey Tate

 

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* Aix-en-Provence, Thιβtre du Jeu de Paume

Performance : Tuesday 12 July 2005

Broadcast : Radio Classique, live

  

Olivier Dumay

Martin Miller

Mireille Delunsch

Nazan Fikret

Ravi Shah

Hanna Schaer

Marie McLaughlin

– The Prologue

– Peter Quint

– The Governess

– Flora

– Miles

– Mrs. Grose

– Miss Jessel

 

Orchestre de Chambre de la Monnaie

conducted by Kazushi Ono

 

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