‎Britten: Paul Bunyan by Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

Introduction

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Richard Hickox, Covent Garden

1:08

in the forest (Four Young Trees, Two Wild Geese, Semi-Chorus of Old Trees, Chorus)

Terry Edwards, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Pamela Helen Stephen, Leah-Marian Jones, Richard Hickox, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Lillian Watson, Covent Garden

11:03

First Ballad Interlude (Narrator)

Peter Coleman-Wright, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Richard Hickox, Covent Garden

2:45

Bunyan's Greeting (Voice of Paul Bunyan)

Kenneth Cranham, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Richard Hickox, Covent Garden

2:25

Call of Lumberjacks (Lumberjacks' Chorus)

Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Terry Edwards, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Richard Hickox, Covent Garden

0:15

Lumberjacks' Chorus (Three Lumberjacks, Lumberjacks' Chorus)

Jonathan Fisher, John Winfield, Christopher Keyte, Richard Hickox, Terry Edwards, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden

2:07

Bunyan's Welcome (Paul Bunyan)

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Kenneth Cranham, Richard Hickox, Covent Garden, Chorus of the Royal Opera House

0:25

Quartet of Swedes (Andy Anderson, Pete Peterson, Jen Jenson, Cross Crosshaulson, Paul Bunyan,

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Richard Hickox, Jonathan Coad, Neil Gillespie, Covent Garden, Neil Griffifths, Kenneth Cranham, Christopher Lackner

1:20

Western Union Boy's Song (Western Union Boy, Paul Bunyan, Hel Helson, Sam Sharkey, Ben Benny,

Richard Hickox, Henry Moss, Jeremy White, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Kenneth Cranham, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Timothy Robinson, Graeme Broadbent, Covent Garden

1:36

Cooks' Duet (Sam Sharkey, Ben Benny, Inkslinger, Paul Bunyan, Chorus)

Graeme Broadbent, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Terry Edwards, Kurt Streit, Timothy Robinson, Richard Hickox, Kenneth Cranham, Covent Garden

3:39

Animal Trio (Fido, Moppet, Poppet)

Pamela Helen Stephen, Richard Hickox, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Leah-Marian Jones, Covent Garden, Lillian Watson

1:36

Bunyan's Goodnight (Paul Bunyan)

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Kenneth Cranham, Richard Hickox, Covent Garden, Chorus of the Royal Opera House

0:21

Exit of Lumberjacks (Lumberjacks' Chorus)

Terry Edwards, Richard Hickox, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden

0:54

The Blues - Quartet of the Defeated (Paul Bunyan, The Defeated, Inkslinger)

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Jeremy White, Kurt Streit, Richard Hickox, Timothy Robinson, Peter Coleman-Wright, Kenneth Cranham, Leah-Marian Jones, Covent Garden

4:26

Bunyan's Goodnight (Paul Bunyan) [II]

Richard Hickox, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Kenneth Cranham

0:36

Second Ballad Interlude (Narrator, Inkslinger, Chorus)

Peter Coleman-Wright, Kurt Streit, Terry Edwards, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Richard Hickox, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden

4:18

Food Chorus (Inkslinger, Sam Sharkey, Ben Benny, Chorus)

Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Terry Edwards, Richard Hickox, Kurt Streit, Timothy Robinson, Graeme Broadbent, Covent Garden

4:29

Chorus Accusation (Cross, Inkslinger, Jen, Pete, Andy, Chorus)

Neil Gillespie, Kurt Streit, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Richard Hickox, Jonathan Coad, Neil Griffifths, Covent Garden, Christopher Lackner

0:38

Slim's Song (Slim, Inkslinger, Fido, Moppet, Poppet, Chorus)

Timothy Robinson, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Leah-Marian Jones, Richard Hickox, Lillian Watson, Kurt Streit, Pamela Helen Stephen, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden

2:50

Bunyan's Return (Chorus)

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Richard Hickox, Terry Edwards, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden

0:46

Inkslinger's Song (Inkslinger)

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Kurt Streit, Richard Hickox, Covent Garden

4:59

Entrance of Chorus (Pete, Andy, Jen, Cross, John)

Jonathan Coad, Roderick Earle, Neil Griffifths, Richard Hickox, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Neil Gillespie, Covent Garden, Christopher Lackner

0:31

Tiny's Entrance (Ben, Sam, Cross, Andy, John)

Timothy Robinson, Roderick Earle, Neil Gillespie, Graeme Broadbent, Jonathan Coad, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Richard Hickox, Covent Garden

1:12

Tiny's Song (Tiny, Inkslinger, Slim, Chorus)

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Terry Edwards, Richard Hickox, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Susan Gritton, Timothy Robinson, Kurt Streit, Covent Garden

4:38

Inkslinger's Regret (Inkslinger, Voice of Paul Bunyan, Chorus)

Richard Hickox, Terry Edwards, Kenneth Cranham, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Kurt Streit, Chorus of the Royal Opera House

2:11

Bunyan's Goodnight (Voice of Paul Bunyan)

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Kenneth Cranham, Richard Hickox, Covent Garden

2:09

Bunyan's Good Morning (Voice of Paul Bunyan)

Richard Hickox, Covent Garden, Kenneth Cranham, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

2:55

Shears's Song (John Shears, Farmer's Chorus, Paul Bunyan, Hel Helson)

Richard Hickox, Roderick Earle, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Jeremy White, Terry Edwards, Kenneth Cranham, Covent Garden

0:43

Bunyan's Warning (Paul Bunyan)

Richard Hickox, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Kenneth Cranham, Covent Garden, Chorus of the Royal Opera House

0:23

Farmers' Song (John Shears, Chorus)

Terry Edwards, Richard Hickox, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Roderick Earle, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden

1:53

Farmers' Exit (Hel Helson, Cronies)

Richard Hickox, Jeremy White, Donaldson Bell, Bryan Secombe, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Wyndham Parfitt, Richard Hazell

1:05

The Mocking of Hel Helson (Hel Helson, Heron, Moon, Wind, Beetle, Squirrel, Fido, Chorus)

Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Richard Hickox, Jeremy White, Terry Edwards, Covent Garden, Lillian Watson, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

4:53

Fido's Sympathy (Fido)

Covent Garden, Lillian Watson, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Richard Hickox

0:36

Cats' Creed (Moppet, Poppet, Voice of Paul Bunyan, Cronies, Hel Helson)

Leah-Marian Jones, Kenneth Cranham, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Donaldson Bell, Pamela Helen Stephen, Richard Hickox, Jeremy White, Covent Garden, Richard Hazell

1:31

The Fight (Chorus)

Terry Edwards, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Richard Hickox, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden

1:15

Love Duet (Tiny, Slim, Chorus)

Richard Hickox, Timothy Robinson, Terry Edwards, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Susan Gritton, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden

2:26

Mock Funeral March (Hel Helson, Paul Bunyan, Cronies, Chorus)

Donaldson Bell, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Richard Hickox, Kenneth Cranham, Jeremy White, Bryan Secombe, Wyndham Parfitt, Richard Hazell, Covent Garden

4:23

Hymn (Paul Bunyan, Hel Helson, Tiny, Slim, Chorus)

Terry Edwards, Susan Gritton, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Timothy Robinson, Richard Hickox, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Kenneth Cranham, Jeremy White, Covent Garden

3:14

Third Ballad Interlude (Narrator)

Peter Coleman-Wright, Richard Hickox, Covent Garden, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

2:18

The Christmas Party (Fido, Moppet, Poppet, Inkslinger, John Shears, Western Union Boy, Chorus

Roderick Earle, Leah-Marian Jones, Pamela Helen Stephen, Kurt Streit, Henry Moss, Covent Garden, Lillian Watson, Richard Hickox, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

9:58

Bunyan's Farewell (Voice of Paul Bunyan)

Richard Hickox, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Kenneth Cranham

2:14

Litany (Fido, Moppet, Poppet, Tiny, Slim, Paul Bunyan, Hel Helson, Inkslinger, Chorus)

Susan Gritton, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Leah-Marian Jones, Lillian Watson, Kenneth Cranham, Richard Hickox, Pamela Helen Stephen, Timothy Robinson, Covent Garden

7:03

Benjamin Britten

Composer
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

Orchestra
Kurt Streit

Tenor
Susan Gritton

Soprano
Timothy Robinson

Tenor

Britten: Paul Bunyan

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