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Opera in two acts
Music by Benjamin Britten
Libretto by E. M. FORSTER and Eric CROZIER adapted from the story by Herman Melville gramophone records
Cast in order of singing:
AMBROSIAN OPERA CHORUS
LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Conducted by the composer
ACT 1
Prologue
Scene 1 Main deck and quarter-deck of H.M.S. Indomitable
Scene 2 The Captain's cabin
Scene 3 The berth-deck

Contributors

Music By:
Benjamin Britten
Unknown:
E. M. Forster
Unknown:
Eric Crozier
Source: Radio Times

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Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.

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