Curlew River : a parable for church performance / Britten ; libretto based on the medieval Japanese no-play Sumidagawa of Juro Montomasa by William Plower.
By: Britten, Benjamin [composer, conductor]
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Contributor(s): Plomer, William [librettist] | Pears, Peter [vocalist] | Shirley-Quirk, John [vocalist] | Blackburn, Harold [vocalist] | Drake, Bryan [vocalist] | Webb, Bruce (Boy soprano) [performer] | Tunnard, Viola [conductor] | English Opera Group [performer].
Material type: 
MusicPublisher: London : The Decca Record Company Limited, [1989]Copyright date: ©1989Description: 1 audio disc ; 4 3/4 in.Content type: performed music Media type: audio Carrier type: audio discISBN: 028942185821.Subject(s): Operas | Liturgical dramasDDC classification: CD/1217 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 ; English Opera Group ; Benjamin Britten, Viola Tunnard, conductors.
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| General Lending | MTU Cork School of Music Library Store Item | CD/1217 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00120896 | ||
| General Lending | MTU Cork School of Music Library CD | CD/1217 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00120889 |
Recorded in Orford Parish Church in June 1965.
Notes concerning the work by the composer and Colin Graham.
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 ; English Opera Group ; Benjamin Britten, Viola Tunnard, conductors.
Recorded June 1965 at Orford Parish Church.
Compact disc.
John Gibson Collection.