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Sullivan, A: | Trial by Jury George Baker (The Learned Judge), Elsie Morison (The Plaintiff), Richard Lewis (The Defendant), John Cameron (Counsel for the Plaintiff), Owen Brannigan (Usher), Bernard Turgeon (Foreman of the Jury) HMS Pinafore (No dialogue) George Baker (Sir Joseph Porter), John Cameron (Captain Corcoran), Richard Lewis (Ralph Rackstraw), Elsie Morison (Josephine), Monica Sinclair (Buttercup), Marjorie Thomas (Hebe), Owen Brannigan (Dick Deadeye) |
In their first two major successes, Gilbert and Sullivan, encouraged by the impresario Richard D’Oyly Carte, established their winning formula of convoluted comic plots, sometimes biting satire, moments of sentiment and elegantly crafted, memorable music. Gilbert drew on his own legal training for the one-act Trial by Jury (originally paired with Offenbach’s La Périchole), while in HMS Pinafore the British class system and naval bureaucracy are mocked in sparkling fashion. | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Sullivan, A: | 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 |
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1950 cast including Martyn Green | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Anthony Warlow, David Hobson, Colette Mann, John Bolton Wood, Tiffany Speight, Ali McGregor, Roxane Hislop, Richard Alexander & Andrew Jones Opera Australia Melbourne Chorus & Orchestra Victoria, Andrew Greene PICTURE FORMAT: 16:9
LENGTH: 130 Mins
SOUND: STEREO
SUBTITLES: EN
“delightfully playful with just the right balance of tongue-in-cheek humour” The Telegraph | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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Peter Massocchi (bass), Pamela Helen Stephen (mezzo), Neill Archer (tenor), Peter Hoare (tenor), Alwyn Mellor (soprano), Donald Adams (bass-baritone), Clare O'Neill (soprano), John King (bass), Richard Suart (baritone), Felicity Palmer (contralto), Gareth Rhys-Davies (baritone), Ralph Mason (tenor), Philip Lloyd Evans (baritone), Donald Maxwell (baritone). Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras “Between them, The Yeomen of the Guard and Trialby Jury contain all that's best in Sullivan's music for the theatre. In the former there's some of his more serious and ambitious writing, in the latter some of his most consistently light-hearted and engaging. All of this is brought out in Telarc's series of recordings with Welsh National Opera.
As always, Sir Charles Mackerras paces the music impeccably, and he has assured contributions from such stalwarts as Donald Adams, Felicity Palmer and Richard Suart. The last-named may be a shade light-voiced compared with some of the more comic performers of Jack Point and the Learned Judge; but in The Yeomen it's surely his performance that stands out. His handling of the dialogue after 'Here's a man of jollity' is masterly, and his 'Oh, a private buffoon' is as winning as any, with impeccable clarity of diction and a perfectly judged French accent for 'jests… imported from France'.
Neill Archer and Alwyn Mellor are admirable as Fairfax and Elsie; but Pamela Helen Stephen could have displayed more of the minx in Phoebe Meryll's personality, while in Trial byJury Barry Banks has too small a voice to convince as the Defendant. Recommended, especially if you want both works on the same set.” Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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Sullivan, A: | The Mikado The most successful of their ‘Savoy’ operas, The Mikado made fun of English bureaucracy, thinly disguised by its Japanese setting. Enjoying over 650 performances at the Savoy Theatre, this work remains their most frequently performed work, and has been translated into numerous languages. Anne-Maree Mcdonald, Graeme Ewer, Heather Begg, Peter Cousens & Gregory Yurisich The Australian Opera Chorus & The Elizabethan Sydney Orchestra, Andrew Greene The Gondoliers The last of Gilbert & Sullivan’s great successes, The Gondoliers, takes place partly in Venice and partly in the kingdom of Barataria. The lilting score contains some of their most sparkling and tuneful music, and plenty of dancing. David Hobson, Roger Lemke, Suzanne Johnson, Christine Douglas, Robert Gard & Graeme Ewer The Australian Opera Chorus & The Elizabethan Philharmonic Orchestra, Dobbs Franks HMS Pinafore HMS Pinafore was Gilbert & Sullivan’s first international hit, satirising the rise of unqualified people to positions of authority, and poking good-natured fun at the English obsession with social status. As with many of their operas, a surprise twist at the end of the story turned the drama on its head. Anthony Warlow, David Hobson, Colette Mann, John Bolton Wood, Tiffany Speight, Ali McGregor, Roxane Hislop & Richard Alexander Opera Australia Chorus & Orchestra Victoria, Andrew Greene Trial by Jury Composed in a matter of weeks, Trial by Jury pokes humorous fun at the law and the legal profession, based on Gilbert’s own experiences as a barrister. The outrageous antics of the characters led to the work being the toast of London, and was a runaway success. Patience The last of Gilbert & Sullivan’s great successes, The Gondoliers, takes place partly in Venice and partly in the kingdom of Barataria. The lilting score contains some of their most sparkling and tuneful music, and plenty of dancing. Christine Douglas, Heather Begg, Anthony Warlow & Dennis Olsen The Elizabethan Philharmonic Orchestra, David Stanhope |
During their long and successful partnership, William Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan collaborated on fourteen operas, many of which are still regularly performed throughout the English speaking world today. ‘...this production has assembled a cast that simply could not be bettered.’ The Sydney Morning Herald Running time 8 hours 56 mins approx Region Code All regions Picture format 16:9 Anamorphic Sound format 2.0LPCM + 5.1(5.0) DTS Menu languages EN Subtitles EN | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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plus: Songs and Snatches Favourite songs from The Gondoliers, Iolanthe, Ruddigore and The Yeomen of the Guard
29 May 2011 marks the 100th anniversary of the death of Sir William Schwenck Gilbert – the librettist of one of the most famous musical partnerships in music history. Decca’s earliest recordings of G&S with the D’Oyly Carte Opera Company were made between 1949 and 1955 in MONO. In 1957, the first in a new series of stereo recordings was initiated with The Pirates of Penzance, culminating in 1966 with The Sorcerer; between 1967 and 1979 a second series of recordings was made. | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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