Miss Julie is an English-language opera in two acts, with music and libretto by William Alwyn.
The opera received its premiere as a BBC Radio 3 broadcast on 16 July 1977, from a studio recording made on 17 February 1977 in Brent Town Hall.
Jean returns to the kitchen from the barn and has danced with Miss Julie, whom he found with Ulrik, the gamekeeper.
Jean brazenly opens a stolen bottle of the Count's wine, then starts to tease Kristin's affections.
Miss Julie interrupts them, nominally asking about the potion but hoping to lure Jean back to the barn.
Jean has just enough time to hide Miss Julie in his bedroom before Ulrik arrives, who demands his own fun with her.
She says that she has no option but to run away, and Jean sees an opportunity to fulfill his long-desired plan of opening a hotel in Lugano.
Miss Julie already regrets the assignation, but feels compelled to go along with Jean's plan, which, she now realises, depends on her stealing money from her father.
Lyrita made the first commercial recording of the opera over the period of 23–26 January 1979, at Kingsway Hall, with Vilem Tausky conducting the Philharmonia Orchestra.
[3][4][5][6][7] The cast consisted of the following singers: The second recording of the opera appeared in July 2020 on Chandos (CHAN 5253), a studio recording with Sakari Oramo conducting the BBC Symphony Orchestra and the following singers, who also sang in the October 2019 Barbican performance:[8]