Paul Bunyan

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Paul Bunyan.
1. Choral operetta by Britten in 2 acts and prol. to text by Auden. F.p. Columbia Univ., NY, May 1941. Then withdrawn until rev. in 1974 and publication as Op.17. First complete perf. in England, BBC broadcast, Feb. 1976; f. stage p. Aldeburgh, June 1976; f. professional Amer. p., St Louis 1984.

2. Ballet for puppets and solo dancer by W. Bergsma, 1937, prod. S. Francisco 1939; also orch. suite 1937, rev. 1945.

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