Oxford and Cambridge Musical Club
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Oxford and Cambridge Musical Club |
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Saturday 12th May 2001 at 5:30
pm
in the Housman Room, University College, Gower Street
The Turn of the Screw
by
Benjamin Britten
A Chamber Opera in a Prologue and two Acts.
Libretto by Mifanwy Piper after the story by Henry James.
The action takes place in and around Bly, a country house in the east of
England,
in the middle of the nineteenth century
Soloists
| Prologue | Alan Mayall (Tenor) | ||
| The Governess | Lyn Parkyns (Soprano) | ||
| Miles |
young children in her charge |
Jonathan Darbourne (Treble) | |
| Flora | Evelyn Bercott (Soprano) | ||
| Mrs Grose, housekeeper | Jo Parton (Soprano) | ||
| Peter Quint, a former manservant | Alan Mayall (Tenor) | ||
| Miss Jessel, a former governess | Judith Mattei (Soprano) | ||
Club Orchestra
| Flute (doubling piccolo and alto) | : | Miranda Jackson |
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Oboe (doubling English horn) |
: |
Clare Shanks |
| Clarinet (doubling bass clarinet) | : | Kenneth Goodare |
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Bassoon |
: |
Hugh Rosenbaum |
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Horn |
: |
Peter Kaldor |
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Percussion |
: |
John Rockliffe * |
| Harp | : | Ruth Potter * |
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Harpsichord (doubling Celeste) |
: |
Alan Reddish |
| String quartet | ||
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Violin |
: |
Evelyn Chadwick, Peter Wall |
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Viola |
: |
Keith Daley |
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Cello |
: |
Laura Forbes |
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Double Bass |
: |
Peter Peecock |
* guests
Concert organisers : Christopher Fifield
Jo Parton
Keith Daley
It is hoped to organise a drinks party with light buffet to follow the
performance.
This will be on a 'pot luck' basis - all contributions gratefully appreciated.
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