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Grace Williams : The Parlour, Opera in One Act (1961)

The Parlour, Opera in One Act and Two Scenes (1961) Recorded by the BBC at the Odeon Cinema, Llandudno, on 18 August 1966; broadcast on 6 November 1966 and 26 October 1969. Grace Williams herself introduces Scene One; music starts at 5:46, and Scene Two starts at 40:19. Recording provided by an admirer of the music of Grace Williams. Commissioned by the Welsh Committee of the Arts Council of Great Britain. First performance: 5 May 1966 (New Theatre, Cardiff), Welsh National Opera Company, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra conducted by Bryan Balkwill. Scoring: SSSMAATTBar (solo). 2Silent Adult. Girl. Boy. SATB (chorus). Orchestra (2[II+Picc.].2[II+CA].2[II+BCl.2/4.2.3.1/Timp/2Perc/Harp/Strings) Libretto: Grace Williams, after Guy de Maupassant's short story "En Famille" Grace Mary Williams (1906-1977) was one of the first professional Welsh composers of the twentieth-century to attain significant national recognition, and is now recognized as one of the greatest female composers of the XXth Century. Her large output encompasses two symphonies, several symphonic suites and symphonic poems, concertos for piano, violin, trumpet and oboe, as well as large-scale choral works, numerous vocal compositions and a few chamber and solo instrumental pieces. More informations on : http://gracewilliamscompo.wixsite.com...