In preparation for his centenary in November, the operas of Benjamin Britten are the Operas of the Month for October, with a focus on improved coverage of his role creators....
- Ronald Lewis (baritone) (Henry Cuffe in Gloriana and Bosun in Billy Budd
- William McAlpine (tenor) (A Novice in Billy Budd and The Spirit of the Masque in Gloriana)
- Roderick Jones (baritone) (Balstrode in Peter Grimes)
- Anna Pollak (Bianca in The Rape of Lucretia)
- Johanna Peters (Hippolyta in A Midsummer Night's Dream)
- Gladys Parr (Miss Baggott in The Little Sweep, Florence Pike in Albert Herring, and Mrs. Noye in Noye's Fludde)