The cycle, extending in performance over four evenings, is the largest-scale work of classical music written in Wales in the twentieth century, demanding a full roster of solo singers, chorus and orchestra, but has only ever been performed in excerpts until now.Īs before, the singers are all professional artists from Welsh National Opera, and the sets make available for the first time a fully representative recording of the music with the complete lyrics by Tolkien. Prima Facie Records is pleased to announce the release of Beren and Luthien (complete demo recording) PFCD110/111įollowing the successful release last year of The Fall of Gondolin, the closing segment of the series of ‘epic scenes’ drawn from J R R Tolkien’s posthumous writings for The Silmarillion, Prima Facie Records in collaboration with Volante Opera Productions now presents a recording on 2 CDs of Beren and Lúthien, Part Two of Paul Corfield Godfrey’s cycle written during the period 1982-97 and employing a large variety of posthumously published texts by the author with the permission of the Tolkien Estate. Tolkien will be released by ASC Records & Prima Facie Records in August 2019.Īrtwork for the release provided by Ted Nasmith.Īll artists appear by arrangement with Welsh National Opera.īelow is the press release from Prima Facie: It is with great pleasure that we can announce that our Demo Recording of Paul Corfield Godfrey’s operatic work “Beren and Luthien” after the mythology of J. BEREN AND LUTHIEN a trade mark of The Tolkien Estate Limited

The literary work is © The Tolkien Estate Limited and C R Tolkien 2017. C R Tolkien, in 2017 and is not associated with it. This musical work was composed before the publication of Beren and Luthien by J R R Tolkien, ed.

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