It elaborates the traditional puppet-play into an opera of stylised violence and ritual: the simplicity of the children's entertainment contrasts with Punch's homicidal actions
Jonathan Williams Violoncelle
with soloist Michael Collins
Producer/ Editing & mastering: David Lefeber
Once did I breather another's breath and Meet me in the Green Glen were recorded on 7 December 2016 at The Menuhin Hall
Harrison Birtwistle: Gawain Format:FLAC16 It elaborates the traditional puppet-playBirtwistle's fascination with myth and ritual has influenced many of his works and this opera, its libretto by David Harsent, is based on the Arthurian legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, with a plot featuring castles, eerie nocturnal apparitions, evil magical powers, amorous entanglements and a singing decapitated head. This production of Gawain for the Royal Opera House, recorded by BBC Radio 3, was supported by the Arts Council of England,