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Jo Vincent (soprano)
Rene Soames (tenor)
David Franklin (bass)
Gareth Morris (flute)
Aeolian String Quartet:
Max Salpeter (violin), Colin Sauer (violin), Watson Forbes (viola), John Moore (cello)
Frederick Stone (piano)
Part 1

Contributors

Soprano:
Jo Vincent
Tenor:
Rene Soames
Bass:
David Franklin
Flute:
Gareth Morris
Violin:
Max Salpeter
Violin:
Colin Sauer
Violin:
Watson Forbes
Viola:
John Moore
Piano:
Frederick Stone

A parable play written and produced by Louis MacNeice
Music specially composed by Benjamin Britten
Orchestra conducted by Walter Goehr

Contributors

Duced By:
Louis MacNeice
Composed By:
Benjamin Britten
Conducted By:
Walter Goehr
Sergeant-Trumpeter:
Harry Hutchinson
Gavin:
Frank Partington
Mother:
Olga Lindo
Tutor:
Mark Dignam
Sylvie:
Lucille Lisle
Blind Peter:
Ivor Barnard
Soak:
Robert Farquharson
Priest:
Alexander Sarner
Steward:
Howard Marion-Crawford
Neaera:
Vera Maxime

Duration: 1 hour, 13 minutes

on Third Programme

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First transmitted in 1946, The Dark Tower is a parable play on the ancient theme of the Quest, suggested by Robert Browning's poem Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came. Show more

Contributors

The Mother:
Olga Lindo
The Tutor:
Mark Dignam
Sergeant Trumpeter:
Harry Hutchinson
Blind Peter:
Ivor Barnard
The Stentor:
Laidman Browne
The Steward:
Howard Marion
Crawford Neaera:
Vera Maxime
The Priest:
Alexander Sarner

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