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Britten: Gloriana - Fisher, Hillman, Garrard, Hammond-Stroud, Andrew; Bernardi. Aldeburgh, 1968
$8.95
Description:
Though Joan Cross created the role of Elizabeth I in Gloriana, it was Sylvia Fisher who truly made it her own. With regal bearing and vocal power drawn from her Wagnerian background, Fisher inhabits the queen with aristocratic authority and emotional complexity. Her performance brings both grandeur and vulnerability to Britten’s portrait of a conflicted monarch.
The supporting cast is equally strong. Don Garrard is a commanding Sir Walter Raleigh, Derek Hammond-Stroud delivers a sharply defined Cecil, and Milla Andrew lends grace and warmth to the role of Frances. Together, they bring Britten’s courtly world to vivid life.
In Stereo
OD 11556-2
