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Men of Blackmoor

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An opera in three acts with music by Alan Bush to a text by Nancy Bush.
First performed at Weimar in 1956, Men of Blackmoor is a tale of strikers and suffering in 19th-century Northumberland.
The composer draws on northern folk songs to give local colour and vitality to the plot. and and BBC Northern Singers BBC Northern SO/
Stanford Robinson
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Contributors

Music By:
Alan Bush
Unknown:
Nancy Bush.
Geordie:
Joseph Ward (tenor)
Daniel:
Neilson Taylor (bar)
Thomas:
Norman Lumsden (bass)
Sarah:
Jane Manning (soprano)
Fletcher:
Gordon Farrall (bass Bar)
Jenny:
Carole Rosen (mezzo)
Lead miner:
John Stenson (bass)
Young lead miner:
Peter Bingham (tenor)
Soldier:
Jolyon Oodgson (bass Bar)
Four lead miners who play cards:
Derek Williamson (tenors)
Four lead miners who play cards:
Brian Fish
Four lead miners who play cards:
Terence Rogan (basses)
Source: Radio Times

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