Paul Bunyan

Opérette in 2 acts
Music by
Benjamin Britten
Libretto by
W. H. Auden
Language
English
Premiere
1941
Roles
  • The Voice of Paul Bunyan
    Non-Singing
    • Speaking Role
  • Tiny, Paul's daughter
    Soprano
    • Johnny Inkslinger
      Tenor
      • Hot Biscuit Slim, a good cook
        Tenor
        • Narrator and Balladeer (in the Interludes)
          Baritone/Tenor
          • Sam Sharkey, a bad cook
            Tenor
            • Ben Benny, another bad cook
              Bass
              • Hel Helson, foreman
                Baritone
                • Cross Crosshaulson, a Swede
                  Bass
                  • Jen Jenson, a Swede
                    Bass
                    • Pete Peterson, a Swede
                      Tenor
                      • Andy Anderson, a Swede
                        Tenor
                        • Fido, a dog
                          Soprano
                          • Moppet, a cat
                            Mezzo-Soprano
                            • Poppet, a cat
                              Mezzo-Soprano
                              • Western Union Boy
                                Tenor
                                • John Shears, a farmer
                                  Baritone
                                  • Quartet of the Defeated (Blues)
                                    Alto
                                    • Contralto
                                  • Quartet of the Defeated (Blues)
                                    Tenor
                                    • Quartet of the Defeated (Blues)
                                      Baritone
                                      • Quartet of the Defeated (Blues)
                                        Bass
                                        • Four cronies of Hel Helson
                                          Baritone
                                          • Four cronies of Hel Helson
                                            Baritone
                                            • Four cronies of Hel Helson
                                              Baritone
                                              • Four cronies of Hel Helson
                                                Baritone
                                                • Heron
                                                  Non-Singing
                                                  • Speaking Role
                                                • Moon
                                                  Non-Singing
                                                  • Speaking Role
                                                • Wind
                                                  Non-Singing
                                                  • Speaking Role
                                                • Beetle
                                                  Non-Singing
                                                  • Speaking Role
                                                • Squirrel
                                                  Non-Singing
                                                  • Speaking Role