Albert Herring
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Albert Herring is a chamber opera in three acts by Benjamin Britten.
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The original text
Composed in the winter of 1946 and the spring of 1947. The libretto, by Eric Crozier, was based on Guy de Maupassant's novella Le Rosier de Madame Husson, with the action transposed to an English setting
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1978: Presented by UCT Opera School at the Baxter Theatre, produced by Gregorio Fiasconaro.
Sources
Barrow, Brian & Williams-Short, Yvonne (eds.). 1988. Theatre Alive! The Baxter Story 1977-1987).
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