Tippett* - Royal Opera House, Covent Garden Orchestra* & Chorus, Colin Davis – The Midsummer Marriage

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Label:	Philips – 6703 027, Philips – 6703027
Format:	3 x Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo Box Set
Country:	UK
Released:	1970
Genre:	Classical
Style:	Opera, Modern

Tracklist

		The Midsummer Marriage Words By, Music By – Michael Tippett*
A		Act I (Continued On Side B)
B		Act I (Continued On Side C)
C1		Act I (Conclusion)
C2		Act II (Concluded On Side D)
D1		Act II (Conclusion)
D2		Act III (Continued On Side E)
E		Act III (Concluded On Side F)
F		Act III (Conclusion)

Credits

Baritone Vocals [Half-Tipsy Man] – David Whelan (2)
Baritone Vocals [King Fisher] – Raimund Herincx
Bass Vocals [Priest Of The Temple] – Stafford Dean
Chorus – Chorus Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Chorus Master – Douglas Robinson
Conductor, Liner Notes – Colin Davis*
Contralto Vocals [Sosostris] – Helen Watts
Liner Notes – Michael Tippett*
Mezzo-soprano Vocals [Priestess Of The Temple] – Elizabeth Bainbridge
Musical Assistance [Conductor's] – David Shaw (14)
Orchestra – Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Photography By – Michael Evans (10)
Soprano Vocals [Bella] – Elizabeth Harwood
Soprano Vocals [Jenifer] – Joan Carlyle
Tenor Vocals [A Dancing Man] – Andrew Daniels (3)
Tenor Vocals [Jack] – Stuart Burrows
Tenor Vocals [Mark] – Alberto Remedios

Notes

The Midsummer Marriage - opera in three acts

First complete recording, made in 1970, concurrently with a production at The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London

Post production gold sticker to front: Recorded in association with The British Council and The Arts Council of Great Britain 6703027

Includes booklet with complete libretto and notes printed in Holland