Paul Bunyan

T02081520029
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.

Author	Benjamin Britten
Lyrics	W H Auden

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Archive :: production:T02081520029, opera or operetta:S2051, venue:V415

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Production details

Winner, 1998 Olivier Award for Best New Opera. Dec97: 10, 11, 13, 15, 17. See also Snape Maltings and King's Lynn Corn Exchange.