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The opera The Immortal Hour by Rutland Boughton holds the record for continuous performance of opera at 219 .
Rutland Boughton (1878 – 1960) was an English composer who became well known in the early 20th century as a composer of opera and choral music. He was also an influential communist activist within the Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB). In 1914 he establish the Glastonbury Music Festival.
Here fellow composer Michael Hurd recounts the success of the Immortal Hour and the strange story of Fiona Macleod Who wrote the Immortal Hour Celtic Drama
Hear the whole opera at youtu.be/i4YY2cEHZY4?si=fZoOq0ZomgabXN3p
The opera The Immortal Hour by Rutland Boughton holds the record for continuous performance of opera at 219 .
Rutland Boughton (1878 – 1960) was an English composer who became well known in the early 20th century as a composer of opera and choral music. He was also an influential communist activist within the Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB). In 1914 he establish the Glastonbury Music Festival.
Here fellow composer Michael Hurd recounts the success of the Immortal Hour and the strange story of Fiona Macleod Who wrote the Immortal Hour Celtic Drama
Hear the whole opera at youtu.be/i4YY2cEHZY4?si=fZoOq0ZomgabXN3p
