Yan Tan Tethera is a chamber opera (subtitled A Mechanical Pastoral) by the English composer Harrison Birtwistle with a libretto by the poet Tony Harrison, based on a supernatural folk tale about two shepherds, their sheep, and the Devil.

It was first performed at Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, on 7 August 1986.

The title comes from a traditional way of counting sheep.

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