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THE MIDSUMMER MARRIAGE

on Network Three

An opera in three acts by Michael Tippett
Cast in order of singing:
Chorus of Mark's and Jenifer's friends
BBC CHORUS
BBC SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Leader, Hugh Maguire
Conducted by NORMAN DEL MAR The action takes place during Midsummer Day
Act 1: Morning

Contributors

Unknown:
Michael Tippett
Leader:
Hugh Maguire
Conducted By:
Norman Del Mar
Mark, a young man of un known parentage:
Richard Lewis (tenor)
The Ancients. Priest and Priestess of the Temple:
David Kelly (bass)
The Ancients. Priest and Priestess of the Temple:
Johanna Peters
Jenifer, Mark's betrothed:
Catherine Gayer (soprano)
King Fisher, her father, a business man:
Howell Glynne (baritone)
Bella, King Fisher's secretary:
Jeannette Sinclair (soprano)
Jack, Bella's boy-friend, a:
John Dobson (tenor)
Sosostris, a clairvoyante:
Janet Baker (contralto)
A half tipsy man:
Harold Lumb (bass)
A dancing man:
Leslie Fry (tenor)

Network Three

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