Beniamin Britten – Operas – Paul Bunyan, Peter Grimes, Rape of Lucretia, Billy Budd, Turn of the Screw, A Midsummer Night’s Dream

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1. Paul Bunyan, Op. 17 by Benjamin Britten
Conductor: Philip Brunelle
Orchestra/Ensemble: Plymouth Music Series Orchestra, Plymouth Music Series Chorus, Plymouth Music Series Ensemble Singers
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1941; USA
Date of Recording: 05/1987
Venue: Ordway Music Theatre, St. Paul,
Length: 113 Minutes 14 Secs.
Language: English
2. Paul Bunyan, Op. 17: Overture by Benjamin Britten
Conductor: Philip Brunelle
Orchestra/Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1941; England
Date of Recording: 06/1989
Venue: Henry Wood Hall, Southwark, England
Length: 5 Minutes 0 Secs.
3. Paul Bunyan, Op. 17: Inkslingers Love Song by Benjamin Britten
Performer: Dan Dressen (Tenor)
Conductor: Philip Brunelle
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Philharmonic Choir, English Chamber Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1941; USA
Date of Recording: 06/1989
Venue: Henry Wood Hall, Southwark, England
Length: 3 Minutes 37 Secs.
Language: English
4. Paul Bunyan, Op. 17: Lullaby of Dream Shadows by Benjamin Britten
Performer: Andrew Murgatroyd (Tenor), Angus Smith (Tenor), Bronwen Mills (Soprano),
Patricia Forbes (Soprano)
Conductor: Philip Brunelle
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Philharmonic Choir, English Chamber Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1941; USA
Date of Recording: 06/1989
Venue: Henry Wood Hall, Southwark, England
Length: 9 Minutes 0 Secs.
Language: English
5. Peter Grimes, Op. 33 by Benjamin Britten
Performer: Patricia Payne (Mezzo Soprano), Felicity Lott (Soprano), Stuart Kale (Tenor),
Simon Keenlyside (Baritone), David Wilson-Johnson (Baritone), Christopher Lackner (Baritone),
Richard Hazell (Bass), Gillian Webster (Soprano), Tom Cregan (Tenor),
Karen Robertson (Soprano), Christopher Keyte (Bass), John Winfield (Tenor),
Donaldson Bell (Baritone), Jonathan Fisher (Baritone), Michael Skinner (Drum),
Anthony Rolfe Johnson (Tenor), Thomas Allen (Baritone), Maria Bovino (Soprano),
Neil Jenkins (Tenor), Sarah Walker (Mezzo Soprano), Stafford Dean (Bass)
Conductor: Bernard Haitink
Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra, Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1944-1945; England
Date of Recording: 06/1992
Venue: Watford Town Hall, London
Length: 144 Minutes 41 Secs.
Language: English
6. Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37 by Benjamin Britten
Performer: Christopher Purves (Bass), Susan Gritton (Soprano), Ian Bostridge (Tenor),
Angelika Kirchschlager (Mezzo Soprano), Peter Coleman-Wright (Bass), Claire Booth (Soprano)
Conductor: Oliver Knussen
Orchestra/Ensemble: Aldeburgh Festival Ensemble
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1946; England
Date of Recording: 2011
Venue: Live Aldeburgh Festival
7. Billy Budd, Op. 50 by Benjamin Britten
Performer: Jonathan Lemalu (Bass Baritone), Ian Bostridge (Tenor), Nathan Gunn (Baritone),
Gidon Saks (Bass Baritone), Andrew Staples (Tenor), Daniel Teadt (Baritone)
Conductor: Daniel Harding
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1951/1960; England
8. Turn of the Screw, Op. 54 by Benjamin Britten
Performer: Joan Rodgers (Soprano), Vivian Tierney (Soprano), Jane Henschel (Alto),
Ian Bostridge (Tenor), Julian Leang (Treble), Caroline Wise (Soprano)
Conductor: Daniel Harding
Orchestra/Ensemble: Mahler Chamber Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1954; England
Date of Recording: 01/2002
Venue: Maltings Concert Hall, Snape, England
Length: 106 Minutes 54 Secs.
Language: English
9. A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Op. 64 by Benjamin Britten
Performer: Norman Bailey (Baritone), Donald Maxwell (Baritone), Dexter Fletscher (Spoken Vocals),
Robert Horn (Tenor), Andrew Gallacher (Bass), Richard Suart (Bass),
Gregory Pierre (Treble), Simon Hart (Treble), John Graham-Hall (Tenor),
Andrew Mead (Treble), Adrian Thompson (Tenor), Roger Bryson (Baritone),
Nicholas Watson (Treble), Jill Gomez (Soprano), Della Jones (Mezzo Soprano),
Penelope Walker (Mezzo Soprano), Henry Herford (Baritone), James Bowman (Countertenor),
Lillian Watson (Soprano)
Conductor: Richard Hickox
Orchestra/Ensemble: City of London Sinfonia, Trinity Boys Choir
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1960; England
Date of Recording: 11/1990
Venue: EMI Abbey Road Studio no 1, London, Engl
Length: 154 Minutes 26 Secs.
Language: English
(Erato 2013)