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of grief follows, but is interrupted by the surprise return of Albert. He thanks the
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Festival Committee arrives with the news of his selection as May King. Mrs. Herring is thrilled by the prize of ÂŁ25, but Albert balks at being paraded in swan-white and mother and son quarrel to the mocking commentary of the village children.
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Housekeeper
Florence Pike is run ragged. Her mistress Lady Billows is organising the annual May Day festival and has gathered all the important people of the village to elect the
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2014:Canticle I: My beloved is mine and I am his
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162:Composition history
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2547:1947 operas
2366:(1989 film)
2364:War Requiem
2118:(1932–1935)
2029:(1954) and
2008:5 Canticles
1935:War Requiem
1818:Concertante
1752:Sinfonietta
1710:Film/Ballet
1576:Paul Bunyan
1454:30 November
1444:"CD review
1416:30 November
1406:"CD review
1362:30 November
1352:"CD review
1268:Tom Service
1016:Robert Tear
966:Vox Records
891:Della Jones
888:Ann Taylor,
753:Sheila Rex,
747:Joseph Ward
683:Nancy Evans
668:Peter Pears
564:adventure.
514:market town
443:Nancy Evans
425:Peter Pears
350:Mr. Gedge,
152:'s novella
2521:Categories
1745:Orchestral
1726:Night Mail
1616:Billy Budd
1219:057122282X
1047:References
1038:CHAN 10036
1013:Alan Opie,
962:Orchestra
925:8.660170/8
858:Peter Hall
856:Director:
812:Jean Rigby
766:John Noble
673:Joan Cross
650:Orchestra,
648:Conductor,
643:Mr Upfold,
608:Recordings
558:that opera
481:Anne Sharp
378:Roy Ashton
312:Joan Cross
289:Voice type
102:1947-06-20
59:Librettist
1981:(1922–26)
1783:Mont Juic
1379:"Britten
1293:Telegraph
969:VXP2 7900
807:Alan Opie
789:421,849–2
729:NI 5824/6
715:Orchestra
657:Cat. No.,
641:Mr Gedge,
531:May Queen
520:, England
405:baritone
368:the mayor
352:the vicar
325:contralto
262:in 2011.
2508:Category
2023:(1952),
1919:Nocturne
1624:Gloriana
1224:, p. 293
627:(Albert,
579:threnody
575:en masse
504:Synopsis
477:soprano
466:soprano
357:baritone
340:soprano
142:libretto
94:Premiere
77:Based on
69:Language
2003:(1945)+
1959:Phaedra
1389:25 July
1195:Filmink
1040:(2003)
1035:Chandos
927:(2003)
791:(1989)
731:(2008)
431:Nancy,
307:soprano
100: (
72:English
2552:Operas
2375:Legacy
2348:(1953)
2340:(1941)
2321:(1975)
2301:(1961)
2271:(1945)
2265:(1941)
2253:(1931)
2236:(1961)
2228:(1974)
2220:(1968)
2212:(1966)
2204:(1962)
2196:(1959)
2190:(1955)
2182:(1950)
2174:(1943)
2166:(1944)
2158:(1942)
2150:(1942)
2142:(1938)
2134:(1934)
2126:(1933)
2107:Choral
2099:(1975)
2091:(1969)
2083:(1965)
2075:(1965)
2067:(1958)
2059:(1957)
2051:(1954)
2043:(1947)
2035:(1971)
1997:(1945)
1989:(1940)
1962:(1975)
1954:(1969)
1946:(1963)
1938:(1961)
1930:(1959)
1922:(1958)
1914:(1949)
1906:(1948)
1898:(1943)
1890:(1939)
1882:(1937)
1874:(1936)
1855:(1963)
1841:(1939)
1810:(1946)
1802:(1941)
1794:(1940)
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1770:(1937)
1762:(1934)
1754:(1932)
1737:(1956)
1729:(1936)
1721:(1931)
1702:(1968)
1694:(1966)
1686:(1964)
1667:(1973)
1659:(1971)
1651:(1960)
1643:(1958)
1635:(1954)
1627:(1953)
1619:(1951)
1611:(1949)
1603:(1947)
1595:(1946)
1587:(1945)
1579:(1941)
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655:Label,
652:Notes
633:Nancy,
491:treble
487:Harry
463:Emmie
421:tenor
140:. The
1970:Vocal
1052:Notes
975:2001
932:1996
873:1996
796:1985
786:Decca
736:1964
664:1949
625:Cast:
622:Year
568:Act 3
541:Act 2
525:Act 1
399:Sid,
373:tenor
285:Role
278:Roles
144:, by
1512:ISBN
1505:ISBN
1478:ISBN
1456:2011
1418:2011
1391:2014
1364:2011
1214:ISBN
631:Sid,
474:Cis
388:bass
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