Instrumentation

the Madwoman(T),the Ferryman(Bar),the Traveller(bar),theSpirit of the Boy(treble),Leader of the Pilgrims/the Abbot (B), Chorus of Pilgrims (3T, 3 Bar, 2B), 3 Assistants (boys - silent roles) fl(=picc) - horn - viola.bass - harp - perc(1) 5 smalluntuned drums/5 small bells/1 large tuned gong -chamber organ

Availability

Full score (paper) 0-571-50720-4, rehearsal score (eng/ger) 0-571-50002-1, libretto (eng) 0-571-50094-3 on sale, rehearsal score (french) and parts for hire

Curlew River (Orchestra/Chorus/Soloists)

Benjamin Britten, William Plomer

£50.00

Curlew River (Libretto)

Benjamin Britten, William Plomer

£7.50

Curlew River (Orchestra/Chorus/Soloists)

Benjamin Britten, William Plomer

£50.00

Curlew River

St Andrew's Anglican Church (Moscow, Russian Federation)

Moscow State Conservatoire P. I. Tchaikovsky/Azim Karimov/Royal College of Music

Curlew River

St Mellitus Church, Hanwell (London, United Kingdom)

Xylem Opera

Curlew River

Nova Hall (Tsukuba, Japan)

Tsukuba Citizen Opera Committee/Mami Karasawa

Curlew River

St Bartholomew-the-Great (London, United Kingdom)

Ante Terminum Productions/Frederick Waxman

Curlew River

St Bartholomew-the-Great (London, United Kingdom)

Ante Terminum Productions/Frederick Waxman

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'Curlew River' reviews

'The story...is probably the simplets and, externally, most uneventful that has ever been enacted on a Western stage. The pace of physical events is proportionally slow-and the pace of psychological, musical action proportionately quick. It is all over in one calm, exciting flash of absolutely concinuous inspiration.' Hans Keller, The Spectator
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