Decca: 476 2593 (476 2594--476 2595). Opera in 3 acts. Libretto by William Plomer. Josephine Barstow (Queen Elizabeth I), Yvonne Kenny (Penelope), sopranos ; Della Jones, mezzo-soprano (Frances) ; Philip Langridge, tenor (Robert Devereux) ; Alan Opie (Sir Robert Cecil), Jonathan Summers (Charles Blount), baritones ; Richard van Allan (Sir Walter Raleigh), Bryn Terfel, bass (Henry Cuffe). basses ; Supporting soloists ; Orchestra and Chorus of the Welsh National Opera ; Sir Charles Mackerras, conductor. Recorded at Brangwyn Hall, Swansea, Oct. 26-Nov. 6, 1992. Compact discs. Program notes in English by Donald Mitchell and Peter Evans; "The creation of 'Gloriana'--excerpts from Britten's correspondence, 1952-53", synopsis, and libretto in English (73 pages : ports.) included in booklet.
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