In May, in brilliant Athens, on my marriage day [ ... ]
Phaedra
Cantata by (Edward) Benjamin Britten (1913 - 1976)
1. Prologue
Language: English
Text Authorship:
- by Robert Lowell (1917 - 1977), appears in Racine's Phaedra: a verse translation, copyright ©
Based on:
- a text in French (Français) by Jean Racine (1639 - 1699), appears in Phèdre [text unavailable]
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This text may be copyright, so we will not display it until we obtain permission to do so or discover it is public-domain.2. Recitative
Language: English
My lost and dazzled eyes saw only [ ... ]
Text Authorship:
- by Robert Lowell (1917 - 1977), copyright ©
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- a text in French (Français) by Jean Racine (1639 - 1699), appears in Phèdre [text unavailable]
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This text may be copyright, so we will not display it until we obtain permission to do so or discover it is public-domain.Total word count: 141