Gilbert & Sullivan: The Gondoliers

This is one of a series of recordings by the new D'Oyly Carte Opera Company that offers a vastly better quality of sound than any of its ageing competitors. Orchestral detail is the most immediate... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…

Release Date: 24th Nov 2008
Catalogue No: CDTER21187
Label: TER Classics

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Sullivan, A: The Gondoliers

Jill Pert, Richard Suart, Elizabeth Woollett, Philip Creasy, David Fieldsend, Alan Oke, Regina Hanley, John Rath & Lesley Echo Ross
D’Oyly Carte Opera Company
John Pryce-Jones

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Gilbert and Sullivan, one of the most famous and successful writing partnerships in music, need little introduction. Their works are continually staged internationally, they have themselves been the subject of numerous books and feature films and their place as the great musical innovators of the operetta form, is assured within the cannon of British musical history.

All these recordings bring together high profile, international stars of stage and screen, working alongside some of the most acclaimed musical directors and conductors, a number of which will already be familiar to lovers of the TER catalogue

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This is one of a series of recordings by the new D'Oyly Carte Opera Company that offers a vastly better quality of sound than any of its ageing competitors. Orchestral detail is the most immediate beneficiary, and the overture serves to demonstrate John Pryce-Jones's lively tempos and lightness of touch. Outstanding among the singers are perhaps John Rath, who gives Don Alhambra's 'I stole the prince' and 'There lived a king' real presence, and Jill Pert, a formidable Duchess of Plaza- Toro. Richard Suart not only provides the leading comedy roles with exceptionally clear articulation and musicality, but also adds considerable character to his portrayals. David Fieldsend and Alan Oke provide attractive portrayals of the two gondoliers, and Lesley Echo Ross and Regina Hanley are also most agreeable.
Seasoned listeners may note numerous changes of detail as a result of the purging of the performance material of changes made to the parts around the time of the 1920s Savoy Theatre revivals. There's no dialogue, but added value is provided by Sullivan's sunniest comic opera score being accompanied by the sparkling Overturedi ballo, played in its original version with some traditional cuts opened up.

Gilbert & Sullivan: The Gondoliers

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