The Tigers is a burlesque opera in a prologue and three acts by Havergal Brian. Written in 1917-1919 and 1927-1929, it was lost, then recovered in 1977, and premiered in 1983 when it was recorded on 3-8 January 1983 at BBC Maida Vale Studios. It was broadcast on BBC Radio 3 on 3 May 1983. The plot concerns a regiment nicknamed The Tigers.

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