Opera in four acts, with Prologue, by Modeste Mussorgsky
Text founded on Pushkin's drama
Original version
Edited by Paul Lamm
English translation by M. D. Calvocoressi 40
Cast, in order of singing:
BBC Theatre Chorus (Chorus-Master, John Clements )
BBC Symphony Orchestra
(Leader, Paul Beard )
Conducted by Stanford Robinson
Production by Humphrey Procter-Gregg
Time: 1598-1605
Prologue
Scene 1: The monastery courtyard,
Novodevichy, near Moscow
Scene 2: A square in the Kremlin
Act 1
Scene 1: A cell in the Chudov
Monastery
Scene 2: An inn near the Lithuanian border
(to 22.15)
John Dethick (baritone)
Michael Dobson (oboe)
John Dethick (baritone) Clifton Helliwell (piano)
Conductor, Eric Ball
John Dethick (bass-baritone)
Conducted by Eric Ball
John Dethick (baritone)
Conductor, Trevor Walmsley with John Dethick (baritone)
sung by John Dethick (baritone)
Frederick Stone (piano)
Keith Swallow (piano)
John Dethick (baritone)
Albert Hardie (piano)
John Dethick (baritone)
Cyril Chapman (clarinet)
Josephine Lee (piano)
John Dethick (bass-baritone)
From the Royal Festival Hall, London
C.W.S. (Manchester) Band
Conductor, Alex Mortimer with John Dethick (baritone)
Keith Sellors (piano)
John Dethick (bass-baritone)
Josephine Lee (piano)
with John Dethick (bass-baritone)
From the Royal Festival Hall, London
Conductor, Alex Mortimer
John Dethick (bass-baritone)
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John Dethick (bass-baritone)
Ernest Lush (piano)
Elena Polonska (Celtic harp)
John Dethick (bass)
Clifton Helliwell (piano)
Elena Polonska
(harp and Irish harp)
John Dethick (bass-baritone)
The Sylvan Trio : John Francis (flute) Joy Boughton (oboe)
Millicent Silver (piano)
C.W.S. (MANCHESTER) BAND
Conductor, ALEX MORTIMER with guest artist,
JOHN DETHICK (bass-baritone)