Benjamin Britten: 'Curlew River', op. 71

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  • This material is held at
  • Reference
      GB 2027 Add MS 60612-60613
  • Alternative Id.
      (ark) ark:/81055/vdc_100000000019.0x000108
  • Dates of Creation
      1964
  • Language of Material
      English
  • Physical Description
      2 volumes

Scope and Content

A short score and a partly autograph full score.

Libretto: William Plomer, from the medieval Japanese Nō play Sumidagawa by Jūrō Motomasa.

First performance: 12 June 1964, Orford Church, Aldeburgh Festival. First broadcast: 21 June 1964 (BBC Third Programme).

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