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FULL The Dream of Gerontius (Elgar) Canterbury 1968 Peter Pears, Janet Baker, John Shirley-Quirk
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Information on the Performance
- Work Title: The Dream of Gerontius
- Composer: Elgar Edward
- Libretto: John Henry Newman
- Venue & Opera Company: Canterbury Cathedral, England
- Recorded: 1968
- Type: Concert Live
- Singers: Peter Pears, Janet Baker, John Shirley-Quirk
- Conductor: Adrian Boult
- Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra
- Chorus: London Philharmonic Choir
- Chorus Master: Frederic Jackson
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Information about the Recording
- Published by: BBC
- Date Published: 1968
- Format: DVD
- Quality Video: 4 Audio:4
- Subtitles: yessubs, ensubs
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS PERFORMANCE
This performance represents the only existing film of Sir Adrian Boult conducting The Dream of Gerontius filmed in Canterbury Cathedral in 1968. It features a stellar cast of soloists: Dame Janet Baker, a leading interpreter of The Angel and John Shirley Quirk who, with Boult, recorded a definitive interpretation of Peter in The Kingdom.
The DVD uses the original BBC master which is far superior to the poor copies which have been in circulation over the years. The DVD also features a 60-minute documentary on Sir Adrian Boult as a bonus and was produced in 1989 by the BBC to celebrate Sir Adrian Boult’s 100th anniversary.