Track 4: Act 1, scene 2: The Queen's apartment, Nonsuch Palace
Benjamin Britten: Gloriana
Opera in three acts
Music by Benjamin Britten, libretto by William Plomer
lyrics
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
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.
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