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The Operas of Vaughan Williams

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Riders to the Sea
Music-drama in one act Libretto by J. M. SYNGE
(gramophone records)
In Ridersto the Sea, which Is a play about an Irish fishing community, Vaughan Williams has created a powerful drama of human endurance in the face of natural elements. Cast in order of singing:
WOMEN'S VOICES OF THE
AMBROSIAN SINGERS
ORCHESTRA NOVA OF LONDON conducted by MEREDITH DAVIES
The scene is set in a cottage kitchen on an island off the West Coast of Ireland.

Contributors

Unknown:
J. M. Synge
Unknown:
Vaughan Williams
Conducted By:
Meredith Davies
Source: Radio Times

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