Britten: Paul Bunyan, Op. 17

Paul Bunyan, Op. 17: Introduction - Prologue. "Since the birth of the earth" (Trees, Wild Geese)

Philip Brunelle, Chorus Of The Plymouth Music Series

Paul Bunyan, Op. 17: First Ballad Interlude. "The cold wind blew through the crooked thorn" (Narrator)

Philip Brunelle, Pop Wagner

Paul Bunyan, Op. 17, Act I, Scene 1: Bunyan's Greeting. "It is a spring morning" - Call of Lumberjacks. "Down the line!" (Bunyan, Lumberjacks)

Philip Brunelle, Chorus Of The Plymouth Music Series, James Lawless

Paul Bunyan, Op. 17, Act I, Scene 1: Lumberjacks' Chorus. "My birthplace was in Sweden" - Bunyan's Welcome. "Welcome and sit down" (Lumberjacks, Bunyan)

Philip Brunelle, Chorus Of The Plymouth Music Series, James Lawless

Paul Bunyan, Op. 17, Act I, Scene 1: Quartet of Swedes. "Swedish born and Swedish bred" (Four Swedes, Bunyan, Chorus)

Philip Brunelle, Chorus Of The Plymouth Music Series, James Lawless, Lawrence Weller, Phil Jorgenson, Thomas Shaffer, Tim Dahl

Paul Bunyan, Op. 17, Act I, Scene 1: Western Union Boy's Song. "A telegram from oversea" (Western Union Boy, Chorus, Bunyan, Hel, Sam, Ben)

Philip Brunelle, Chorus Of The Plymouth Music Series, James Bohn, James Lawless, James Westbrock, Merle Fristad, Vern Sutton

Paul Bunyan, Op. 17, Act I, Scene 1: Cooks' Duet. "Sam for soups, Ben for beans" (Sam, Ben, Inkslinger, Bunyan)

Philip Brunelle, Dan Dressen, James Lawless, Merle Fristad, Vern Sutton

Paul Bunyan, Op. 17, Act I, Scene 1: Animal Trio. "Ah! Miaou! The single creature lives a partial life" (Fido, Moppet, Poppet)

Philip Brunelle, Janis Hardy, Maria Jette, Sue Herber

Paul Bunyan, Op. 17, Act I, Scene 1: Bunyan's Goodnight. "Off to supper and to bed" - Exit of Lumberjacks. "Down the line!" (Bunyan, Lumberjacks)

Philip Brunelle, Chorus Of The Plymouth Music Series, James Lawless

Paul Bunyan, Op. 17, Act I, Scene 1: The Blues. "Gold in the North came the blizzard to say" (Bunyan, The Defeated, Inkslinger)

Philip Brunelle, Chorus Of The Plymouth Music Series, Dan Dressen, James Lawless

Paul Bunyan, Op. 17, Act I, Scene 1: "Hello Mr. Inkslinger" - Bunyan's Goodnight. "Good night, Johnny, and good luck" (Bunyan, Inkslinger)

Philip Brunelle, Dan Dressen, James Lawless

Paul Bunyan, Op. 17, Act I, Scene 1: Second Ballad Interlude. "The Spring came and the Summer and Fall" (Narrator)

Philip Brunelle, Pop Wagner

Paul Bunyan, Op. 17, Act I, Scene 2: "Nothing but soups and beans" - Food Chorus. "Do I look the sort of fellow" (Chorus, Inkslinger, Sam, Ben)

Philip Brunelle, Chorus Of The Plymouth Music Series, Dan Dressen, Merle Fristad, Vern Sutton

Paul Bunyan, Op. 17, Act I, Scene 2: Accusation Chorus. "There now look what you have done" (Cross, Inkslinger, Jen, Pete, Andy, Chorus)

Philip Brunelle, Chorus Of The Plymouth Music Series, Dan Dressen, Lawrence Weller, Phil Jorgenson, Thomas Shaffer, Tim Dahl

Paul Bunyan, Op. 17, Act I, Scene 2: "In fair days and in foul" - Slim's Song. "I come from open spaces" (Slim, Inkslinger, Poppet, Fido, Moppet, Four Swedes)

Philip Brunelle, Clifton Ware, Dan Dressen, Janis Hardy, Lawrence Weller, Maria Jette, Phil Jorgenson, Sue Herber, Thomas Shaffer, Tim Dahl

Paul Bunyan, Op. 17, Act I, Scene 2: Bunyan's Return. "Look, the Chief is back" (Chorus, Inkslinger, Fido)

Philip Brunelle, Chorus Of The Plymouth Music Series, Dan Dressen, Maria Jette

Paul Bunyan, Op. 17, Act I, Scene 2: "Hello, Fido" - Inkslinger's Song. "It was out in the sticks" (Inkslinger, Fido)

Philip Brunelle, Dan Dressen, Maria Jette

Paul Bunyan, Op. 17, Act I, Scene 2: Entrance of Chorus. "I never knew he had a daughter" (Pete, Andy, Jen, Cross)

Philip Brunelle, Lawrence Weller, Phil Jorgenson, Thomas Shaffer, Tim Dahl

Paul Bunyan, Op. 17, Act I, Scene 2: Tiny's Entrance. "Look at me, Miss Tiny, I’m six feet tall" (Ben, Sam, Cross, Andy, Shears)

Philip Brunelle, James Mckeel, Lawrence Weller, Merle Fristad, Phil Jorgenson, Vern Sutton

Paul Bunyan, Op. 17, Act I, Scene 2: "Leave her alone, you fools" - Tiny's Song. "Whether the sun shine upon children playing" (Tiny, Inkslinger, Chorus, Slim)

Philip Brunelle, Chorus Of The Plymouth Music Series, Clifton Ware, Dan Dressen, Elisabeth Comeaux

Paul Bunyan, Op. 17, Act I, Scene 2: Inkslinger's Regret. "All the little brooks of love" (Inkslinger, Bunyan, Chorus)

Philip Brunelle, Chorus Of The Plymouth Music Series, Dan Dressen, James Lawless

Paul Bunyan, Op. 17, Act I, Scene 2: Bunyan's Goodnight. "Now let the complex spirit dissolve in the darkness" (Bunyan)

Philip Brunelle, James Lawless

Paul Bunyan, Op. 17, Act II, Scene 1: Bunyan's Good Morning. "The songs of dawn have been sung" (Bunyan, Chorus)

Philip Brunelle, Chorus Of The Plymouth Music Series, James Lawless

Paul Bunyan, Op. 17, Act II, Scene 1: "What does he want to see us for?" - Shear's Song. "It has always been my dream" - Bunyan's Warning. "If there isn’t a flood, there’s a drought" (Bunyan, Hel, Shears, Farmers)

Philip Brunelle, Chorus Of The Plymouth Music Series, James Bohn, James Lawless, James Mckeel

Paul Bunyan, Op. 17, Act II, Scene 1: Farmers' Song. "The shanty-boy invades the wood" (Shears, Farmers, Cronies)

Philip Brunelle, Benjamin Allen, Chorus Of The Plymouth Music Series, James Mckeel, Jay Ramos, Richard Allison, Stanford Felix

Paul Bunyan, Op. 17, Act II, Scene 1: The Mocking of Hel. "Heron, heron winging by" (Hel, Heron, Chorus, Moon, Wind, Beetle, Squirrel, Moppet, Poppet, Fido)

Philip Brunelle, Chorus Of The Plymouth Music Series, James Bohn, Janis Hardy, Maria Jette, Sue Herber

Paul Bunyan, Op. 17, Act II, Scene 1: "Did you really?" - Fido's Sympathy. "Won't you tell me what's the matter?" (Fido, Moppet, Poppet, Hel)

Philip Brunelle, James Bohn, Janis Hardy, Maria Jette, Sue Herber

Paul Bunyan, Op. 17, Act II, Scene 1: Cats' Creed. "Let Man the romantic in vision espy" (Moppet, Poppet, Bunyan, Cronies, Hel)

Philip Brunelle, Benjamin Allen, James Bohn, James Lawless, Janis Hardy, Jay Ramos, Richard Allison, Stanford Felix, Sue Herber

Paul Bunyan, Op. 17, Act II, Scene 1: "Helson, Helson" - The Fight - Love Duet - Mock Funeral March - Hymn. "Often thoughts of hate conceal" (Bunyan, Hel, Cronies, Tiny, Slim, Chorus)

Philip Brunelle, Benjamin Allen, Chorus Of The Plymouth Music Series, Clifton Ware, Elisabeth Comeaux, James Bohn, James Lawless, Jay Ramos, Richard Allison, Stanford Felix

Paul Bunyan, Op. 17, Act II, Scene 1: Third Ballad Interlude. "So Helson smiled and Bunyan smiled" (Narrator)

Philip Brunelle, Pop Wagner

Paul Bunyan, Op. 17, Act II, Scene 2: The Christmas Party. "Another slice of turkey" (Chorus, Fido, Moppet, Poppet, Inkslinger, Tiny, Slim, Hel, Shears, Western Union Boy)

Philip Brunelle, Clifton Ware, Dan Dressen, Elisabeth Comeaux, James Bohn, James Mckeel, James Westbrock, Janis Hardy, Maria Jette, Sue Herber

Paul Bunyan, Op. 17, Act II, Scene 2: Bunyan's Farewell. "Now the task that made us friends" (Bunyan)

Philip Brunelle, James Lawless

Paul Bunyan, Op. 17, Act II, Scene 2: Litany. "The campfire embers are black and cold" (Chorus, Fido, Moppet, Poppet, Tiny, Slim, Bunyan, Hel, Inkslinger)

Philip Brunelle, Chorus Of The Plymouth Music Series, Clifton Ware, Dan Dressen, Elisabeth Comeaux, James Bohn, James Lawless, Janis Hardy, Maria Jette, Sue Herber