Gloriana / by Benjamin Britten ; libretto, William Plomer ; RM Arts presents, from the London Coloseum, the English National Opera production ; produced by Colin Graham; directed by Derek Bailey.
Opera in 3 acts. Sarah Walker (Queen Elizabeth I) ; Anthony Rolfe Johnson (Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex) ; Jean Rigby (Frances, Countess of Essex) ; Richard Van Allan (Sir Walter Raleigh) ; Elizabeth Vaughan (Penelope, Lady Rich) ; Alan Opie (Sir Robert Cecil) ; Neil Howlett (Charles Blount, Lord Mountjoy) ; Malcolm Donnelly (Henry Cuffe) ; Lynda Russell (Lady-in-waiting) ; Norman Bailey (singer) ; Dennis Wicks (Recorder of Norwich) ; Shlagh Squires (housewife) ; Alan Woodrow (Master of ceremonies) ; Robert Huguenin (dancer) ; Leigh Maurice (City crier) ; Adrian Martin (Spirit of the masque) ; Ian Stewart (Time) ; Amanda Maxwell (Concord) ; English National Opera Chorus ; English National Opera Orchestra ; Mark Elder, conductor. Originally produced in 1984. Picture format 4:3, NTSC. Booklet with program notes and synopsis in English, German and French (34 pages : col. illustrations) inserted in container.
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