Britten: Paul Bunyan

Richard Hickox, Royal Opera House Orchestra, Peter Coleman-Wright, Kenneth Cranham, Kurt Streit, Susan Gritton, Timothy Robinson & Francis Egerton

42 SONGS • 1 HOUR AND 50 MINUTES • NOV 01 1999

32

Paul Bunyan, Op. 17, Act II Scene 1: The Mocking of Hel Helson (Hel Helson, Heron, Moon, Wind, Beetle, Squirrel, Fido, Chorus)

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

04:53

33

Paul Bunyan, Op. 17, Act II Scene 1: Fido's Sympathy (Fido)

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

00:37

34

Paul Bunyan, Op. 17, Act II Scene 1: Cats' Creed (Moppet, Poppet, Voice of Paul Bunyan, Cronies, Hel Helson)

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

01:32

35

Paul Bunyan, Op. 17, Act II Scene 1: The Fight (Chorus)

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

01:16

36

Paul Bunyan, Op. 17, Act II Scene 1: Love Duet (Tiny, Slim, Chorus)

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

02:27

37

Paul Bunyan, Op. 17, Act II Scene 1: Mock Funeral March (Hel Helson, Paul Bunyan, Cronies, Chorus)

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

04:24

38

Paul Bunyan, Op. 17, Act II Scene 1: Hymn (Paul Bunyan, Hel Helson, Tiny, Slim, Chorus)

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

03:15

39

Paul Bunyan, Op. 17, Act II Scene 1: Third Ballad Interlude (Narrator)

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

02:18

40

Paul Bunyan, Op. 17, Act II Scene 2: The Christmas Party (Fido, Moppet, Poppet, Inkslinger, John Shears, Western Union Boy, Chorus

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

09:59

41

Paul Bunyan, Op. 17, Act II Scene 2: Bunyan's Farewell (Voice of Paul Bunyan)

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

02:15

42

Paul Bunyan, Op. 17, Act II Scene 2: Litany (Fido, Moppet, Poppet, Tiny, Slim, Paul Bunyan, Hel Helson, Inkslinger, Chorus)

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

07:04

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