The Midsummer Marriage
Opera in three acts
Libretto
Michael Tippett
Premiere
27 January 1955, London (Covent Garden)
Cast
MARK (tenor)
JENIFER (soprano)
KING FISHER (baritone)
BELLA (soprano)
JACK (tenor)
SOSOTRICS (contralto)
THE ANCIENTS (bass and mezzo-soprano)
STREPHON (dancer)
CHORUS
Mark's and Jenifer's friends, dancers
Place
England
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