‎Britten: Paul Bunyan by Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

Introduction

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

1:08

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

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

11:03

First Ballad Interlude (Narrator)

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

2:45

Bunyan's Greeting (Voice of Paul Bunyan)

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

2:25

Call of Lumberjacks (Lumberjacks' Chorus)

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

0:15

Lumberjacks' Chorus (Three Lumberjacks, Lumberjacks' Chorus)

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

2:07

Bunyan's Welcome (Paul Bunyan)

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

0:25

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

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

1:20

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

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

1:36

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

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

3:39

Animal Trio (Fido, Moppet, Poppet)

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

1:36

Bunyan's Goodnight (Paul Bunyan)

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

0:21

Exit of Lumberjacks (Lumberjacks' Chorus)

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

0:54

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

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

4:26

Bunyan's Goodnight (Paul Bunyan) [II]

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

0:36

Second Ballad Interlude (Narrator, Inkslinger, Chorus)

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

4:18

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

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

4:29

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

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

0:38

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

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

2:50

Bunyan's Return (Chorus)

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

0:46

Inkslinger's Song (Inkslinger)

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

4:59

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

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

0:31

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

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

1:12

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

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

4:38

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

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

2:11

Bunyan's Goodnight (Voice of Paul Bunyan)

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

2:09

Bunyan's Good Morning (Voice of Paul Bunyan)

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

2:55

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

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

0:43

Bunyan's Warning (Paul Bunyan)

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

0:23

Farmers' Song (John Shears, Chorus)

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

1:53

Farmers' Exit (Hel Helson, Cronies)

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

1:05

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

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

4:53

Fido's Sympathy (Fido)

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

0:36

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

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

1:31

The Fight (Chorus)

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

1:15

Love Duet (Tiny, Slim, Chorus)

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

2:26

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

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

4:23

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

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

3:14

Third Ballad Interlude (Narrator)

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

2:18

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

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

9:58

Bunyan's Farewell (Voice of Paul Bunyan)

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

2:14

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

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

7:03

Benjamin Britten

Composer
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

Orchestra
Peter Coleman-Wright

Baritone
Richard Hickox

Conductor
Kurt Streit

Tenor

Britten: Paul Bunyan

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