Details

First performed in 1941 and set in the pioneering days in America. Paul Bunyan is a lumberjack who never ages but grows taller every day. Paul marries and has a daughter but his wife leaves him. Later when she dies he gets his daughter back and she helps the camp cook - who decides to try and kill Paul but comes to his senses. Winner, 1998 Olivier Award for Best New Opera.

Creatives/Company

Author: Benjamin Britten
Lyrics: W H Auden
Company: Royal Opera

Paul Bunyan

Paul Bunyan (Opera or Operetta) production archive for QTIX code T02081520029. Details of all Paul Bunyan archived productions can be found under the QTIX code: S2051

Archive Listings

19 Dec 97 to 20 Dec 97	Alive Corn Exchange Kings Lynn, Norfolk Performance Details => Venue archive
10 Dec 97 to 17 Dec 97	Shaftesbury Theatre West End, Greater London Performance Details => Venue archive
5 Dec 97 to 6 Dec 97	Snape Maltings Concert Hall Aldeburgh, Suffolk Performance Details => Venue archive

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