‎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)

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

2:25

Call of Lumberjacks (Lumberjacks' Chorus)

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

0:15

Lumberjacks' Chorus (Three Lumberjacks, Lumberjacks' Chorus)

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

2:07

Bunyan's Welcome (Paul Bunyan)

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

1:20

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

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

1:36

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

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

3:39

Animal Trio (Fido, Moppet, Poppet)

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

1:36

Bunyan's Goodnight (Paul Bunyan)

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

0:21

Exit of Lumberjacks (Lumberjacks' Chorus)

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

0:54

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

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

4:26

Bunyan's Goodnight (Paul Bunyan) [II]

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

0:36

Second Ballad Interlude (Narrator, Inkslinger, Chorus)

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

4:18

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

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

4:29

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

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

0:38

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

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

2:50

Bunyan's Return (Chorus)

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

0:46

Inkslinger's Song (Inkslinger)

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

4:59

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

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

0:31

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

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

1:12

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

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

4:38

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

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

2:11

Bunyan's Goodnight (Voice of Paul Bunyan)

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

2:09

Bunyan's Good Morning (Voice of Paul Bunyan)

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

2:55

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

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

0:43

Bunyan's Warning (Paul Bunyan)

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

0:23

Farmers' Song (John Shears, Chorus)

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

1:53

Farmers' Exit (Hel Helson, Cronies)

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

1:05

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

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

4:53

Fido's Sympathy (Fido)

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

0:36

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

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

1:31

The Fight (Chorus)

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

1:15

Love Duet (Tiny, Slim, Chorus)

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

2:26

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

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

4:23

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

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

3:14

Third Ballad Interlude (Narrator)

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

2:18

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

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

9:58

Bunyan's Farewell (Voice of Paul Bunyan)

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

2:14

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

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

7:03

Benjamin Britten

Composer
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

Orchestra
Timothy Robinson

Tenor
Peter Coleman-Wright

Baritone
Kurt Streit

Tenor

Britten: Paul Bunyan

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