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BBC SSO presents Taverner (Peter Maxwell Davies at 75)
Sunday 8th November 2009, 7.00pm
City Halls : Grand Hall
An all-star, international cast joins the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra to present a rare concert performance of Peter Maxwell Davies’ seminal opera, Taverner.
Premiered by the Royal Opera in 1972, Taverner is based on the life of the 16th century English composer John Taverner.
John Taverner – Daniel Norman (tenor)
Richard Taverner – Richard Angas (bass)
King/Michael/Captain – Stephen Richardson (bass)
Jester – David Wilson-Johnson (bass)
Priest/God – Andrew Watts (counter tenor)
White Abbott – Roderick Williams (bass)
Rose/Virgin Mary – Susan Bickley (mezzo)
Cardinal – To be announced
Monk – Stephen Jeffes (tenor)
Monk – Christopher Bowen (tenor)
RSNO Junior Chorus
Christopher Bell – Chorus Master
RSAMD Chorus
Martyn Brabbins – Conductor
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