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Queen Elizabeth I, soprano: Joan Cross
Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex, tenor: Peter Pears
Frances, Countess of Essex, mezzo-soprano: Monica Sinclair
Charles Blount, Lord Mountjoy, baritone: Geraint Evans
Penelope (Lady Rich) sister to Essex, soprano: Jennifer Vyvyan
Sir Robert Cecil Secretary of the Council, baritone: Arnold Matters
Sir Walter Raleigh, Captain of the Guard, bass: Frederick Dalberg
Henry Cuffe a satellite of Essex, baritone: Ronald Lewis
A Lady-in-Waiting, soprano: Adele Leigh
A Blind Ballad-Singer, bass: Inia Te Wiata
The Recorder of Norwich, bass: Michael Langdon
A Housewife, mezzo-soprano: Edith Coates
The Spirit of the Masque, tenor: William McAlpine
The Master of Ceremonies, tenor: David Tree
The City Crier, baritone: Rhydderch Davies
Chorus and Orchestra of the Covent Garden Opera Company
John Pritchard, conductor
Basil Coleman, stage director
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Queen Elizabeth I, soprano: Joan Cross
Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex, tenor: Peter Pears
Frances, Countess of Essex, mezzo-soprano: Monica Sinclair
Charles Blount, Lord Mountjoy, baritone: Geraint Evans
Penelope (Lady Rich) sister to Essex, soprano: Jennifer Vyvyan
Sir Robert Cecil Secretary of the Council, baritone: Arnold Matters
Sir Walter Raleigh, Captain of the Guard, bass: Frederick Dalberg
Henry Cuffe a satellite of Essex, baritone: Ronald Lewis
A Lady-in-Waiting, soprano: Adele Leigh
A Blind Ballad-Singer, bass: Inia Te Wiata
The Recorder of Norwich, bass: Michael Langdon
A Housewife, mezzo-soprano: Edith Coates
The Spirit of the Masque, tenor: William McAlpine
The Master of Ceremonies, tenor: David Tree
The City Crier, baritone: Rhydderch Davies
Chorus and Orchestra of the Covent Garden Opera Company
John Pritchard, conductor
Basil Coleman, stage director
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Queen Elizabeth I, soprano: Joan Cross
Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex, tenor: Peter Pears
Frances, Countess of Essex, mezzo-soprano: Monica Sinclair
Charles Blount, Lord Mountjoy, baritone: Geraint Evans
Penelope (Lady Rich) sister to Essex, soprano: Jennifer Vyvyan
Sir Robert Cecil Secretary of the Council, baritone: Arnold Matters
Sir Walter Raleigh, Captain of the Guard, bass: Frederick Dalberg
Henry Cuffe a satellite of Essex, baritone: Ronald Lewis
A Lady-in-Waiting, soprano: Adele Leigh
A Blind Ballad-Singer, bass: Inia Te Wiata
The Recorder of Norwich, bass: Michael Langdon
A Housewife, mezzo-soprano: Edith Coates
The Spirit of the Masque, tenor: William McAlpine
The Master of Ceremonies, tenor: David Tree
The City Crier, baritone: Rhydderch Davies
Chorus and Orchestra of the Covent Garden Opera Company
John Pritchard, conductor
Basil Coleman, stage director
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Queen Elizabeth I, soprano: Joan Cross
Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex, tenor: Peter Pears
Frances, Countess of Essex, mezzo-soprano: Monica Sinclair
Charles Blount, Lord Mountjoy, baritone: Geraint Evans
Penelope (Lady Rich) sister to Essex, soprano: Jennifer Vyvyan
Sir Robert Cecil Secretary of the Council, baritone: Arnold Matters
Sir Walter Raleigh, Captain of the Guard, bass: Frederick Dalberg
Henry Cuffe a satellite of Essex, baritone: Ronald Lewis
A Lady-in-Waiting, soprano: Adele Leigh
A Blind Ballad-Singer, bass: Inia Te Wiata
The Recorder of Norwich, bass: Michael Langdon
A Housewife, mezzo-soprano: Edith Coates
The Spirit of the Masque, tenor: William McAlpine
The Master of Ceremonies, tenor: David Tree
The City Crier, baritone: Rhydderch Davies
Chorus and Orchestra of the Covent Garden Opera Company
John Pritchard, conductor
Basil Coleman, stage director
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Queen Elizabeth I, soprano: Joan Cross
Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex, tenor: Peter Pears
Frances, Countess of Essex, mezzo-soprano: Monica Sinclair
Charles Blount, Lord Mountjoy, baritone: Geraint Evans
Penelope (Lady Rich) sister to Essex, soprano: Jennifer Vyvyan
Sir Robert Cecil Secretary of the Council, baritone: Arnold Matters
Sir Walter Raleigh, Captain of the Guard, bass: Frederick Dalberg
Henry Cuffe a satellite of Essex, baritone: Ronald Lewis
A Lady-in-Waiting, soprano: Adele Leigh
A Blind Ballad-Singer, bass: Inia Te Wiata
The Recorder of Norwich, bass: Michael Langdon
A Housewife, mezzo-soprano: Edith Coates
The Spirit of the Masque, tenor: William McAlpine
The Master of Ceremonies, tenor: David Tree
The City Crier, baritone: Rhydderch Davies
Chorus and Orchestra of the Covent Garden Opera Company
John Pritchard, conductor
Basil Coleman, stage director
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released June 2, 2022
Queen Elizabeth I, soprano: Joan Cross
Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex, tenor: Peter Pears
Frances, Countess of Essex, mezzo-soprano: Monica Sinclair
Charles Blount, Lord Mountjoy, baritone: Geraint Evans
Penelope (Lady Rich) sister to Essex, soprano: Jennifer Vyvyan
Sir Robert Cecil Secretary of the Council, baritone: Arnold Matters
Sir Walter Raleigh, Captain of the Guard, bass: Frederick Dalberg
Henry Cuffe a satellite of Essex, baritone: Ronald Lewis
A Lady-in-Waiting, soprano: Adele Leigh
A Blind Ballad-Singer, bass: Inia Te Wiata
The Recorder of Norwich, bass: Michael Langdon
A Housewife, mezzo-soprano: Edith Coates
The Spirit of the Masque, tenor: William McAlpine
The Master of Ceremonies, tenor: David Tree
The City Crier, baritone: Rhydderch Davies
Chorus and Orchestra of the Covent Garden Opera Company
John Pritchard, conductor
Basil Coleman, stage director
Recording of the BBC broadcast of the world premiere performance given at the Royal Opera House, London, on 8th June 1953
An excellent note on Gloriana may be found at:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gloriana
CRQ 518 and CRQ 519 - Britten: Gloriana World Premiere London 08 06 1953 Parts One and Two - are each priced at £4 to allow the set to be purchased for the same price as a single album: £8.