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A Schubert Double-Bill

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Two one-act German operas by Schubert, both composed in 1815, his first great song-writing year. Fernando (D 220)
Against the rugged landscape of the Pyrenees, a family is reunited in miraculous circumstances.
8.30 Der vierjahrige
Posten (D 190) (Four Years on Sentry Duty)
Duval, a deserter from the French army, is saved from the death penalty by his quick thinking.
NEW VIENNA VOCAL ENSEMBLE 79
AUSTRIAN RADIO SYMPHONY
ORCHESTRA conducted by CHARLES MACKERRAS
(Austrian Radio recording)

Contributors

Conducted By:
Charles MacKerras
Fernando de la Porte, disguised as hermita:
Robert Brooks (tenor)
Eleonore, his wife:
Elaine Woods (soprano)
Philipp, their 12-year-old son:
Maria Venuti (soprano)
Captain:
Paul Wolfrum (tenor)
Walther, a village magistssrate:
Anton Scharinger (bass)
Kathchen, his daughter:
Maria Venuti (soprano)
Duval, a former soldier, her husband:
Helmut Wildhaber(tenor)
Veit, a peasant:
Robert Brooks (tenor)
Source: Radio Times

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