Opera in three acts op. 53
Revised May-Jul 1966
First performance 8 Jun 1953
Text William Plomer 1903-1973 after ``Elizabeth and Essex`` by Lytton Strachey 1880-1932
Duration 148.0`
Dedication `This work is dedicated by gracious permission to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in honour of whose Coronation it was composed`