Work The Birds comic opera in two acts Year: 1986 · Duration: 2h Instrumentation: main roles: soprano, mezzo-soprano, tenor, 2 baritones; cameo roles: mezzo-soprano, alto, baritone, bass; SATB chorus; 2 pianos, 2 synthesisers; spoken dialogue. Year: 1986 Duration: 2h Instrumentation main roles: soprano, mezzo-... John Drummond Composer Composer: John Drummond About Work About Comic opera in two acts after Aristophanes. Text note Libretto by John Drummond Related tags New Zealand Text Related works And Grandmother Played Bridge music for a masque Christmas Bells for children's voices and piano Happy Arcadia comic opera Plague Upon Eyam opera in three acts Sonata for oboe and piano Three Songs for tenor, brass and percussion