Opern in three acts.
Libretto: Eric John Crozier (based: Guy de Maupassant: Le Rosier de Madame Husson)
Premier: 20. Jun. 1947, Glyndebourne, Operahouse
Albert Herring, Benjamin Britten's comic opera which is gently laced with moments of farce, is a jocular parody on life in East Suffolk at the turn of the 20th century. It is a quaint, nostalgic journey to a bygone England and the journey has come full circle back to Glyndebourne where this piece was premiered in 1947. A Suffolk man himself, Sir Peter Hall returned triumphantly to his roots in this lovingly recreated production which leads us through the tale of Albert - a gullible, naïve greengrocer lad who, much to his embarrassment is made Village May King when it is realised there are no longer any girls with the necessary virtuous qualifications. The ensuing antics are brilliantly characterised by a strong British cast in this production, which is infused with freshness and limitless charm. Glyndebourne Festival Opera and soloists from the London Philharmonic conducted by Bernard Haitink, with John Graham-Hall, Patricia Johnson, Alan Opie, Felicity Palmer and Jean Rigby.
01 Florence!...tell The Midwife! (1. Akt)
02 She's Here!
03 The First Suggestion On My List
04 Oh, Bitter, Bitter Is The Fruit
05 I'm A Very Disappointed Woman!
06 Interlude - ...bounce Me High
07 Good Morning, You Two!
08 He's Much Too Busy Even To Listen
09 Good Morning, Young Man
10 Isn't He Here? (2. Akt)
11 Quickly, Quickly, Come Along!
12 Quick, Here They Are!
13 And Now, Miss Wordsworth
14 Interlude
15 Albert The Good!
16 You Oughtn't To Whistle
17 Is She Asleep? (3. Akt)
18 Have You Found Him?
19 Threnody
20 Albert...what's Going On?
21 I Can't Remember Everything
22 Credits |
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