Sir Peter Maxwell Davies (1934-2016)

Taverner (1970)

opera in two acts


stage work

  • General information
    • Composition date: 1970
    • Duration: 2 h 10 mn
    • Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes
    • Opus: 45
    • Libretto (details, author):

      Livret : Sir Peter Maxwell Davies.

Premiere information

  • Date: 12 July 1972
    Location:

    Royaume-Uni, Londres, Royal Opera House


    Performers:

    Ragnar Ulfung (John Taverner), Benjamin Luxon (Jester), Raimund Herincx (White Abbot), Gillian Knight (Rose Parrowe), Gwynne Howell (Richard Taverner), John Lannigan (Cardinal), Noel Mangin (King), James Bowman (Priest Confessor), Edward Downes, direction.