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Owen Wingrave : a television opera

by Benjamin Britten

(The Britten-Pears collection)

Decca, c2009

Videorecording(Videodisc)

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Owen Wingrave : op. 85 : television opera in two acts

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Sung and narrated in English; with English, French, German and Spanish subtitles

Added title from pamphlet

Libretto by Myfanwy Piper; based on the short story by Henry James

Cast: Benjamin Luxon (Owen Wingrave), Nigel Douglas (Lechmere), John Shirley-Quirk (Spencer Coyle), Sylvia Fisher (Miss Wingrave), Heather Harper (Mrs Coyle), Jennifer Vyvyan (Mrs Julian), Janet Baker (Kate Julian), Peter Pears (General Sir Philip Wingrave and narrator) ; The Wandsworth School Boy's Choir ; English Chamber Orchestra ; Benjamin Britten, conductor

Credits: Executive producer, John Culshaw ; directed by Brian Large and Colin Graham

Film was first broadcast on BBC Television on 16 May 1971

Bonus feature. Extracts from "Music Now" ("Music on Tow")

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Decca: 074 3330

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  • NCID
    BA90721353
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    engfregerspa
  • Original Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    London
  • Pages/Volumes
    1 videodisc
  • Size
    12 cm.
  • Attached Material
    1 pamphlet (26 p. ; 18 cm.)
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