About this title: Widely considered the late Peter Bellamy's masterwork, the 1977 ballad opera The Transports tells the true story of Henry Cabell and Susannah Holmes, a pair of English convicts transported to Australia in the 18th century, set to period instruments. To some, this might sound both precious and dreadfully dull; however, Bellamy was not only a musicologist but also a gifted composer, and The Transports, which consists primarily of new lyrics set to existing melodies, is a boisterous set of tunes with sympathetic lyrics and a compelling forward flow to the rather simple narrative. Most ...
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Label: FREE REED RECORDS/RED
UPC:020286120520
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