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Albert Herring

Title
Albert Herring / by Benjamin Britten.
Publication
Montvale, N.J. : Pioneer Artists, 1985.

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Additional Authors
  • Hall, Peter, 1930-2017.
  • Haitink, Bernard, 1929-2021.
  • Crozier, Eric.
  • Maupassant, Guy de, 1850-1893.
  • Graham-Hall, John
  • Johnson, Patricia (Patricia Marion)
  • Opie, Alan
  • Palmer, Felicity
  • Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976.
  • National Video Corporation.
  • Glyndebourne Festival Opera Company.
  • British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service.
  • Home Vision (Firm)
Description
2 videodiscs (148 min.) : sound, color, stereo; 12 in.
Summary
Albert Herring is a gullible, naive and good-hearted greengrocer. Much to his embarrassment, he is made Village May King when it is discovered that there are no longer any girls with the necessary virtuous qualifications.
Subject
Note
  • A BBC-TV production in association with Glyndebourne and National Video Corporation.
  • Adapted from Guy de Maupassant\u0027s "Le rosier de Madame Husson."
Credits (note)
  • Director and producer, Peter Hall; text, Eric Crozier; conductor, Bernard Haitink; music, Benjamin Britten.
Performer (note)
  • John Graham-Hall, Patricia Johnson, Alan Opie, Felicity Palmer, Jean Rigby, The Glyndebourne Chorus.
System Details (note)
  • Laserdisc.
OCLC
  • ocm21997375
  • 21997375
  • SCSB-5519903
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries