A comic opera in three acts by Nicholas Maw , with a libretto by Beverley Cross, in a new BBC studio recording made specially for Fairest Isle. First performed in 1970, this colourful, inventive score with a cast of wittily drawn characters is set in the Irish village of Ballinvourney in 1875 and charts the efforts of a group of local stalwarts to get rid of the 31st Royal Lancers regiment, who have been billetted on them.
Presented by Gordon Stewart , with contributions from the composer.
Men's voices of the Scottish Opera Chorus BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, conductor Steuart Bedford