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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | Le nozze di Figaro has been Glyndebourne’s ‘signature’ opera
since the company was founded in 1934. To the social satire of Beaumarchais’s original play da Ponte added the sparkling bustle of Italian intrigue, and Mozart a miraculous, fizzing score whose music rings variations on the pains, pleasure and follies of the human heart.
Mirella Freni, Heinz Blankenburg, Gabriel Bacquier, Leyla Gencer, Edith Mathis & Carlo Cava Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & The Glyndebourne Chorus, Silvio Varviso Recorded live at Glyndebourne on 9 June 1962. A rare
recording of a Glyndebourne signature piece from the 1962 Festival with a vintage cast. “It will surprise no-one who saw her Zerlina here last year or recently at Covent Garden that Miss Freni makes an enchanting Susanna, but Mr Blankenburg’s Figaro is new to English audiences and is entirely worthy of her, concealing a wealth of energy and passion beneath his chubby smile.” The Times, 1962 “Like Covent Garden, Glyndebourne is now delving into its rich archive of recordings, but these are in-house affairs, and the sound quality of this Figaro from 1962 is vastly superior to Covent Garden’s Don Giovanni under Solti from the same year. Two singers are common to both sets: the miraculous Mirella Freni, a Susanna in a thousand, and the recently deceased Turkish diva Leyla Gencer, as a grand Countess. It is the ensemble under Varviso’s inspired baton that counts here: one can only dream of a cast including Edith Mathis’s delicious Cherubino and Heinz Blankenburg’s feisty, resonant Figaro at Glyndebourne today. This production crackles with theatricality, and the orchestra is superb.” Sunday Times, 15th June 2008 **** “A memorable night in the summer of 1962: it’s Glyndebourne at its best. As heard here, everything takes its place with a delightful combination of freshness and assurance.” Gramophone Magazine, July 2008 “Listening to this performance of Figaro, recorded 46 years ago, one feels that it is 'historic' but in almost no respect 'historical'. The sound is miraculously clear and full. The conducting of Silvio Varviso is a wonder of lucidity and grace… the cast is uniformly first-rate. No matter how many Figaros you have, this is an essential addition, with fresh insights bubbling to the surface every few moments.” BBC Music Magazine, July 2008 ***** | 
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| |  | Prokofiev composed his last complete opera, Betrothal in a
Monastery, as the Nazis were invading Russia and the country
descended into a period of political repression and terror. However, the opera, a romantic comedy loosely based on Richard Sheridan’s 1775 play, The Duenna, was according to Shostakovich ‘one of Prokofiev’s most radiant and buoyant works’. Betrothal in a
Monastery highlights the cultural divisions between the faded
glamour of the impoverished aristocracy and the new wealth of
the lower classes. Ostensibly the plot concerns the trials of two pairs of lovers, Louisa and Antonio, and Clara and Ferdinand, but ultimately it is the fishmonger, Mendoza, who in the great tradition of the anti-hero, wins our empathy.
Viascheslav Voynarovskiy, Andrey Breus, Lyubov Petrova, Alexandra Durseneva, Vsevolod Grivnov, Nino Surguladze, Sergei Alexashkin & Alan Opie London Philharmonic Orchestra & The Glyndebourne Chorus, Vladimir Jurowski Recorded live at Glyndebourne on 12, 15 & 22 August 2006. A recording of a rarely performed work with
consummate Russian conductor and cast. ‘It’s a score that Vladimir Jurowski plainly loves, and he coaxes and cajoles a fabulous range of seductive and coquettish and downright bawdy colours from the London Philharmonic Orchestra. It can never have sounded better.’ The Independent, 2006 “While Gergiev famously is not one to less the grass grow under hi feet, Jurowski is faster still, dashing through the score in a way which brings delightful sparkle to many episodes but a feeling of breathlessness and harmonic cramping to others.” Gramophone Magazine, July 2008 “As a record of an operatic ensemble taken to rare limits of perfection, and handsomely presented, it's a unique experience.” BBC Music Magazine, July 2008 ***** |
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| |  | Rossini - Glyndebourne Productions
This 3-DVD set contains classic Glyndebourne productions of three popular Rossini operas: The Il Barbiere di Siviglia, La Cenerentola, and Le Comte Ory. The effervescence of Rossini’s operas goes very well with the atmosphere of enjoyment that makes an evening at Glyndebourne so special. “The London Philharmonic are in crack form and they have a conductor to take full advantage of their fizzing expertise” The Times on La Cenerentola |
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| |  | Gilbert & Sullivan - The Gondoliers & Cello Concerto
Sullivan: | The Gondoliers The Duke of Plaza-Toro - Sir Geraint Evans,
Luiz - Alexander Young,
Don Alhambra del Bolero - Owen Brannigan,
Marco Palmieri - Richard Lewis,
Giuseppe Palmieri - John Cameron,
Antonio - James Milligan,
Francesco - Alexander Young,
Giorgio - James Milligan,
The Duchess of Plaza-Toro - Monica Sinclair,
Casilda - Edna Graham,
Gianetta - Elsie Morison,
Tessa - Marjorie Thomas,
Fiametta - Stella Hitchens,
Vittoria - Lavinia Renton,
Giulia - Helen Watts,
Inez - Helen Watts Glyndebourne Festival Chorus, Pro Arte Orchestra, Sir Malcolm Sargent Cello Concerto in D Julian Lloyd Webber (cello) London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras |
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| |  | Gilbert & Sullivan - HMS Pinafore & Trial by Jury
Sullivan: | HMS Pinafore The Rt Hon. Sir Joseph Porter, KCB - George Baker,
Captain Corcoran - John Cameron,
Ralph Rackstraw. (Able Seaman) - Richard Lewis,
Dick Deadeye (Able Seaman) - Owen Brannigan,
Boatswain - James Milligan/James Cameron,
Boatswain's Mate (Carpenter) - James Milligan/Owen Brannigan,
Josephine - Elsie Morison,
Hebe - Marjorie Thomas,
Little Buttercup - Monica Sinclair Trial by Jury The Learned Judge - George Baker,
The Plaintiff (Angelina) - Elsie Morison,
The Defendant (Edwin) - Richard Lewis,
Counsel for the Plaintiff - John Cameron,
Usher - Owen Brannigan,
Foreman of the Jury - Bernard Turgeon |
Glyndebourne Festival Chorus, Pro Arte Orchestra, Sir Malcolm Sargent |
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| |  | Gilbert & Sullivan - Iolanthe & Overture do Ballo
Sullivan: | Iolanthe The Lord Chancellor - George Baker,
The Earl of Mountararat - Ian Wallace,
Earl Tolloller - Alexander Young,
Private Willis - Owen Brannigan,
Strephon - James Cameron,
Queen of the Fairies - Monica Sinclair,
Iolanthe - Marjorie Thomas,
Celia - April Cantelo,
Leila - Heather Harper,
Phyllis - Elsie Morison Glyndebourne Festival Chorus, Pro Arte Orchestra Overture di Ballo BBC Symphony Orchestra |
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| |  | Gilbert & Sullivan - The Mikado
Sullivan: | The Mikado The Mikado - Owen Brannigan,
Nanki-Poo - Richard Lewis,
Ko-Ko - Sir Geraint Evans,
Pooh-Bah - Ian Wallace,
Pish-Tush - John Cameron,
Yum-Yum - Elsie Morison,
Pitti-Sing - Marjorie Thomas,
Peep-Bo - Jeannette Sinclair,
Katisha - Monica Sinclair |
Glyndebourne Festival Chorus, Pro Arte Orchestra, Sir Malcolm Sargent |
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| |  | Gilbert & Sullivan - Patience & Irish Symphony
Sullivan: | Patience Colonel Calverley - John Shaw,
Major Murgatroyd - Trevor Anthony,
Lt. the Duke of Dunstable - Alexander Young,
Reginald Bunthorne - George Baker,
Archibald Grosvenor - John Cameron,
The Lady Angela - Marjorie Thomas,
The Lady Jane - Monica Sinclair,
The Lady Saphir - Elizabeth Harwood,
The Lady Ella - Heather Harper,
Patience - Elsie Morison Glyndebourne Festival Chorus, Pro Arte Orchestra, Sir Malcolm Sargent Symphony in E major 'Irish' Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, Sir Charles Groves |
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| |  | Gilbert & Sullivan - Ruddigore & The Merchant of Venice Suite
Sullivan: | Ruddigore Sir Ruthven Murgatroyd - George Baker,
Richard Dauntless - Richard Lewis,
Sir Despard Murgatroyd - Owen Brannigan,
Old Adam Goodheart - Harold Blackburn,
Rose Maybud - Elsie Morison,
Mad Margaret - Pamela Bowden,
Dame Hannah - Monica Sinclair,
Zorah - Elizabeth Harwood,
Sir Roderick Murgatroyd - Joseph Rouleau Glyndebourne Festival Chorus, Pro Arte Orchestra, Sir Malcolm Sargent The Merchant of Venice - incidental music City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sir Vivian Dunn |
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| |  | Gilbert & Sullivan - The Yeoman of the Guard
Sullivan: | The Yeomen of the Guard Sir Richard Cholmondeley - Denis Dowling,
Colonel Fairfax - Richard Lewis,
Sergeant Meryll - John Cameron,
Leonard Meryll - Alexander Young,
Jack Point - Sir Geraint Evans,
Wilfred Shadbolt - Owen Brannigan,
First Yeoman - Alexander Young,
Second Yeoman - John Carol Case,
Elsie Maynard - Elsie Morison,
Phoebe Meryll - Marjorie Thomas,
Dame Carruthers - Monica Sinclair,
Kate - Doreen Hume Glyndebourne Festival Chorus, Pro Arte Orchestra, Sir Malcolm Sargent |
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