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

11:03

First Ballad Interlude (Narrator)

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

2:45

Bunyan's Greeting (Voice of Paul Bunyan)

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

2:25

Call of Lumberjacks (Lumberjacks' Chorus)

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

0:15

Lumberjacks' Chorus (Three Lumberjacks, Lumberjacks' Chorus)

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

2:07

Bunyan's Welcome (Paul Bunyan)

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

0:25

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

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

1:20

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

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

1:36

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

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

3:39

Animal Trio (Fido, Moppet, Poppet)

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

1:36

Bunyan's Goodnight (Paul Bunyan)

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

0:21

Exit of Lumberjacks (Lumberjacks' Chorus)

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

0:54

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

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

4:26

Bunyan's Goodnight (Paul Bunyan) [II]

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

0:36

Second Ballad Interlude (Narrator, Inkslinger, Chorus)

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

4:18

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

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

4:29

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

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

0:38

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

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

2:50

Bunyan's Return (Chorus)

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

0:46

Inkslinger's Song (Inkslinger)

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

4:59

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

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

0:31

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

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

1:12

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

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

4:38

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

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

2:11

Bunyan's Goodnight (Voice of Paul Bunyan)

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

2:09

Bunyan's Good Morning (Voice of Paul Bunyan)

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

2:55

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

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

0:43

Bunyan's Warning (Paul Bunyan)

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

0:23

Farmers' Song (John Shears, Chorus)

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

1:53

Farmers' Exit (Hel Helson, Cronies)

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

1:05

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

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

4:53

Fido's Sympathy (Fido)

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

0:36

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

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

1:31

The Fight (Chorus)

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

1:15

Love Duet (Tiny, Slim, Chorus)

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

2:26

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

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

4:23

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

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

3:14

Third Ballad Interlude (Narrator)

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

2:18

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

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

9:58

Bunyan's Farewell (Voice of Paul Bunyan)

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

2:14

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

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

7:03

Benjamin Britten

Composer
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

Orchestra
Richard Hickox

Conductor
Kurt Streit

Tenor
Susan Gritton

Soprano

Britten: Paul Bunyan

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