Search results
Feb 10, 2007 · The very opening gesture, a craggy descent, is one mode that it adopts here; another is the intense, often ornate, wide-spanning lyricism heard soon afterwards as Morgan Le Fay and Lady de Hautdesert begin their plot to subvert King Arthur's court with Gawain as their unwitting instrument.
- (7)
Buy Birtwistle: Gawain by Harrison Birtwistle, Elgar Howarth, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, François Le Roux, John Tomlinson, Marie Angel, Anne Howells, Alan Ewing, Penelope Walmsley-Clark, Omar Ebrahim from Amazon's Classical Music Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
- (6)
Gawain is an opera with music by Harrison Birtwistle to a libretto by David Harsent. The story is based on the Middle English romance Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. The opera was a commission from the Royal Opera House, London, where it was first performed on 30 May 1991.
Buy Birtwistle: Gawain by Harrison Birtwistle, Elgar Howarth, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, François Le Roux, Marie Angel, Anne Howells, Alan Ewing, John Tomlinson, Richard Greager, Penelope Walmsley-Clark from Amazon's Classical Music Store.
- (6)
Harrison Birtwistle - Marie Angel, Anne Howells, François Le Roux, John Tomlinson (2), Royal Opera Chorus*, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House*, Elgar Howarth – Gawain
- (1)
- 6
Gawain, Act II (1994 Revised Version): The Journey Continues. Mile After Mile, Day After Day, Week After Week [Live] Marie Angel, John Tomlinson, Anne Howells, Orchestra of the Ro
People also ask
What happened to Gawain & Morgan le Fay & Lady de Hautdesert?
How does Lady de Hautdesert seduce Gawain?
Is Gawain mollified?
Why does Gawain offer a pact with Bertilak?
Baritone Vocals [Gawain] – François Le Roux; Baritone Vocals [The Fool] – Omar Ebrahim; Bass Vocals [Agravain] – Alan Ewing; Bass Vocals [Green Knight / Bertilak de Hautdesert] – John Tomlinson (2) Chorus – Chorus Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden; Composed By – Harrison Birtwistle; Conductor – Elgar Howarth
Ad
related to: Harrison Birtwistle: Gawain François Le RouxFind Deals on harrison birtwistle in Classical Music on Amazon.