Gloriana opera recordings. 53, is an opera in three acts by Benjamin Britten to an English libretto by William Plomer, based on Lytton Strachey 's 1928 Elizabeth and Essex: A Tragic History. Explore our 450 operas, music theatre works, operettas and musicals, from popular classics to the latest contemporary operas. Gloriana was the name given by the 16th-century poet Edmund Spenser to Recording Details Date October 1992 Type Audio / Stage Cast Method Studio Language English Location UK / Wales Group/Studio Welsh National Opera Recording Studio Brangwyn Hall (Swansea) Producer Andrew Cornall (5), Morten Winding Engineer John Dunkerley (2), Simon Eadon Director Jonathan Holmes (2) Conductor Charles Mackerras (13) Music Recording Details Date October 1992 Type Audio / Stage Cast Method Studio Language English Location UK / Wales Group/Studio Welsh National Opera Recording Studio Brangwyn Hall (Swansea) Producer Andrew Cornall (5), Morten Winding Engineer John Dunkerley (2), Simon Eadon Director Jonathan Holmes (2) Conductor Charles Mackerras (13) Music The sound-world of the opera has an appropriately ‘Elizabethan’ atmosphere, the famous ‘Choral’ and ‘Courtly Dances’ evoking a period flavour without ever lapsing into pastiche. Benjamin Britten (1913-1976) Gloriana, Op 53 (1953) Sarah Walker (mezzo) – Queen Elizabeth I; Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor) – Essex; Jean Rigby (mezzo) – Lady Essex; Neil Howlett (bass) – Lord Mountjoy; Elizabeth Vaughan (soprano) – Lady The most important opera recordings from the studio and live performances, catalogued by composer, title, conductor, singers, and roles. Gloriana was the name given by the 16th-century poet Edmund Spenser to Jan 13, 2025 ยท Britten's opera Gloriana produced by ArthausDéjà Review: this review was first published in January 2007 and the recording is still available. Use our search for soundclips, synopses, roles, recommended recordings, librettists, news. View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the DVD release of "Gloriana" on Discogs. London Coliseum, 1984 Gloriana is an opera by Benjamin Britten, composed to celebrate the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953. This page lists all recordings of Gloriana by Benjamin Britten (1913–76). Gloriana, Op. The opera has had a chequered history, but it now seems as though Gloriana has finally taken its rightful place in Britten’s operatic oeuvre. Benjamin Britten 1913 – 1976 Gloriana Libretto by William Plomer The First Night – and After Just how fraught an occasion the first performance of Gloriana was – or how much more fraught than the first night of any new opera would be – is difficult to establish. In later years, the recollections of the leading singers Joan Cross and Peter Pears led the way in focusing on what seemed Gloriana, Op. [1] The first performance was presented at the Royal Opera House, London, in 1953 during the celebrations of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. With a libretto by William Plomer, it is based on Lytton Information about the opera Gloriana by Benjamin Britten, and the best recordings available on CD or DVD, or for download. Gloriana was the name given by the 16th-century poet Edmund Spenser to . Gloriana, Op. phkbv pnpg 6p9 5hx ssna 70 f2xml c23p jpx7c3d 2or