Saint Nicolas
Cantata by Benjamin Britten
Saint Nicolas, Op. 42, is a cantata with music by Benjamin Britten on a text by Eric Crozier, completed in 1948. It covers the legendary life of Saint Nicholas, Bishop of Myra, Lycia, in a dramatic sequence of events. Wikipedia
Composer: Benjamin Britten
Lyricist: Eric Crozier
Opus: 42
Performed: June 1948
Scoring: tenor soloist; boys; mixed choir; strings; piano duet; organ; percussion
Text: by Eric Crozier