Oratorio for tenor and baritone soli, mixed chorus, boys' voices and orchestra. Text: Book of Jonah; Psalm 139. First performance: London, Concert Hall, Broadcasting House, 19 June 1936. Jan van Gucht (tenor), William Parsons (baritone), Joan Cross (soprano, singing boys' voices), BBC Chorus, ...
Sir Lennox Berkeley: 'Four Poems of St Teresa of Avila', Op. 27
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For contralto and string orchestra. Autograph vocal score, copyist's full score, and published parts signed by Kathleen Ferrier, all of which are entitled (emphasis added) 'Four Poems by St Teresa of Avila'. Text by St Teresa of Avila (translated from the Spanish by Arthur Symons): (1) 'If Lord...
Music from the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company Archive: Thespis (W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan)
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Thespis was the first collaboration between Gilbert and Sullivan, first performed at the Gaiety Theatre, London, from 26 December 1871 to 8 March 1872 (64 performances). No complete musical score was ever published and most of the music has been lost, except for a ballad ('Little maid of Arcade...