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Gloriana: Introduction to Act 1

Sir Peter Pears, Bryan Drake, Raimund Hericx, Sylvia Fisher, Forbes Robinson, Thomas Hemsley, Trevor Anthony, Duncan Robertson, Jennifer Vyvyan, Joan Edwards, Barbara Elsy, Hector Quine, Pauline Stevens & Michael Rippon

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AUSFÜHRENDE KÜNSTLER:INNEN

Sir Peter Pears

Sir Peter Pears

Tenor

Bryan Drake

Künstler:in

Polyphonia Symphony Orchestra

Polyphonia Symphony Orchestra

Orchester

Bryan Fairfax

Dirigent:in

Raimund Hericx

Künstler:in

Sylvia Fisher

Sopran

Forbes Robinson

Forbes Robinson

Bass

Thomas Hemsley

Bariton

Trevor Anthony

Künstler:in

Duncan Robertson

Duncan Robertson

Tenor

Jennifer Vyvyan

Jennifer Vyvyan

Sopran

Joan Edwards

Künstler:in

Barbara Elsy

Künstler:in

Hector Quine

Künstler:in

Pauline Stevens

Pauline Stevens

Künstler:in

Michael Rippon

Bass

KOMPOSITION UND LIEDTEXT

Benjamin Britten

Benjamin Britten

Komponist:in

William Plomer

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