The Dancing Master : : op. 34
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One-act opera, originally intended for television but rejected and never aired.
Libretto adapted from William Wycherley's 1671 play The gentleman dancing master.
Title from disc label.
Program notes by John Andrews, libretto, and biographical notes on the performers (31 pages : portraits (some color)) inserted in container.
Eleanor Dennis, soprano ; Catherine Carby, mezzo-soprano ; Fiona Kimm, alto ; Ed Lyon, Mark Wilde, tenor ; Graeme Broadbent, bass-baritone ; BBC Concert Orchestra ; John Andrews, conductor.
Originally intended as an opera for television, The Dancing Master was considered too racy for viewers in the 1950s and subsequently rejected for broadcast and largely forgotten. With Eleanor Dennis; Catherine Carby; Fiona Kimm; Ed Lyon; Mark Wilde; Graeme Broadbent; and the BBC Concert Orchestra.
Contents: Gentleman dancing master.
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PUBLISHED
United Kingdom : Resonus, [2020]
Year Published: 2020
Description: 1 audio disc (75 min., 40 sec.) ; 4 3/4 in.
Language: English
Format: CD
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Mendoza, Joe,
Dennis, Eleanor,
Carby, Catherine, 1973-
Kimm, Fiona,
Lyon, Ed,
Wilde, Mark, 1960-
Broadbent, Graeme, 1962-
Andrews, John, 1976-
Wycherley, William, 1640-1716.
BBC Concert Orchestra,
SUBJECTS
Operas.
Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
Marriage -- Drama.
Art music.
One-act operas.
Opera adaptations.
Librettos.