Text William Plomer 1903-1973 from the medieval Japanese Nō play `Sumidagawa` by Jūrō Motomasa.
Duration 71.0`
Dedication `To Michael Tippett in friendship and admiration`
Benjamin Britten (1913–1976)
Opera `Curlew River`, à Parable for Church Perfomance (1964), op. 71 Download Sheet Music 
Madwoman - Peter Pears, Ferryman - John Shirley-Quirk, Abbot - Harold Blackburn, Traveller - Bryan Drake, Voice of the Spirit - Bruce Webb. English Opera Group, cond. Benjamin Britten 1965
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