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NI 5824
Britten: Albert Herring
Label Catalogue Number:
NI5824
NI5824
Running Time: 133:25
UPC Code: 710357582424
Release Date: May 2010
Originally recorded in 2010
Release Date: May 2010
Originally recorded in 2010
Composer
Benjamin Britten
Benjamin Britten
Solo * Lady Billowes
Joan Cross
Joan Cross
Solo * Florence Pike
Gladys Parr
Gladys Parr
Solo * Miss Wordsworth
Margaret Ritchie
Margaret Ritchie
Solo Mr George
Otokar Kraus
Otokar Kraus
Solo * Mr Upfold
Roy Ashton
Roy Ashton
Solo * Superintendent Budd
Norman Lumsden
Norman Lumsden
Solo * Sid
Dennis Dowling
Dennis Dowling
Solo * Albert Herring
Peter Pears
Peter Pears
Solo * Nancy
Nancy Evans
Nancy Evans
Solo * Mrs Herring
Catherine Lawson
Catherine Lawson
Solo * Emmie
Anne Sharp
Anne Sharp
Solo * Cis
Elizabeth Parry
Elizabeth Parry
Solo * Harry
Alan Thompson
Alan Thompson
Chamber
The English Opera Group Chamber Orchestra
The English Opera Group Chamber Orchestra
Genre:
Opera
Chamber
Opera
Chamber
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BENJAMIN BRITTEN
Albert Herring
133:05
A Comic Opera in Three Acts
Libretto by Eric Crozier
First performance Glyndebourne 20 June 1947
This performance The Royal Theatre, Copenhagen 15 September 1949
Act I Scene 1
1.
Opening,… Florence
6:26
2.
Ah – Lady Billows!
9:43
3.
Is this all you can bring?
11:44
4.
Interlude
3:21
Act I Scene 2
5.
Hold tight!
13:40
6.
Oh, maybe soon
6:45
Act II Scene 1
7.
Opening
9:25
8.
Quick, here they are!
17:31
9.
Interlude
5:04
Act II Scene 2
10.
Opening
11:53
11.
'Heaven helps those who help themselves'
7:56
Act III
12.
Opening
12:14
13.
Hi! Hi! Heard the news?
7:34
14.
ALBERT…!
10:09
Solo: Joan Cross * Lady Billowes
Solo: Gladys Parr * Florence Pike
Solo: Margaret Ritchie * Miss Wordsworth
Solo: Otokar Kraus Mr George
Solo: Roy Ashton * Mr Upfold
Solo: Norman Lumsden * Superintendent Budd
Solo: Dennis Dowling * Sid
Solo: Peter Pears * Albert Herring
Solo: Nancy Evans * Nancy
Solo: Catherine Lawson * Mrs Herring
Solo: Anne Sharp * Emmie
Solo: Elizabeth Parry * Cis
Solo: Alan Thompson * Harry
Chamber: The English Opera Group Chamber Orchestra
Conductor: Benjamin Britten
* Members of the original cast
