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The Operas of Vaughan Williams

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Sir John in Love
Opera in four acts based on SHAKESPEARE'S play The Merry
Wives of Windsor
Queen Elizabeth I is said to have expressed a wish to see the Fat Knight in love. Shakespeare complied with a play in which Sir John woos two married women simultaneously with hilarious results.
BBC CHORUS
BBC CONCERT ORCHESTRA leader ARTHUR LEAVINS conducted by BRIAN PRIESTMAN Repetiteur MARTIN PENNY Producer BRIAN TROWELL
(Elizabeth Tippett and Eric Stannard broadcast by permission of Sadler's Wells Opera Company)
Acts 1 and 2 3.50* A Visit to VW
A talk by POWELL LLOYD
4.5' Sir John In Love Acts 3 and 4

Contributors

Leader:
Arthur Leavins
Conducted By:
Brian Priestman
Repetiteur:
Martin Penny
Producer:
Brian Trowell
Unknown:
Elizabeth Tippett
Unknown:
Eric Stannard
Talk By:
Powell Lloyd
Source: Radio Times

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