Punch and Judy - Sir Harrison Birtwistle
Information about the opera Punch and Judy by Sir Harrison Birtwistle, and the best recordings available on CD or DVD, or for download.
Recommended recordings on CD
Atherton/Roberts/DeGaetani (Ancora NMCD138)
London Sinfonietta, conducted by David Atherton.
Cast: Stephen Roberts (Punch), Jan DeGaetani (Judy), Phyllis Bryn-Julson (Pretty Polly).
Ancora NMCD138
Atherton/Roberts/DeGaetani (Etcetera KTC2014)
Winner of a 1980 Gramophone award. No longer in print, but re-released as Punch and Judy (c. Atherton).
London Sinfonietta, conducted by David Atherton, 1980.
Cast: Stephen Roberts (Punch), Jan DeGaetani (Judy), Phyllis Bryn-Julson (Pretty Polly).
Etcetera KTC2014