UnclaimedFr8 | The Sorcerer (Act 1) - G&S--1953 D'Oyly Carte;Pratt;Godfrey @UnclaimedFr8 | Uploaded June 2016 | Updated October 2024, 5 hours ago.
This is the third opera to emerge from the collaboration of Gilbert and Sullivan. It is the second of the Savoy operas, and was first performed in 1877.
-----Link to Act 2----- youtu.be/jE-G2qE8vws
-----Cast-----
Sir Marmaduke Poindextre ------ Fisher Morgan
(An Elderly Baronet)
Alexis -------------------------------------- Neville Griffiths
(Of the Grenadier Guards--his Son)
Dr. Daly ----------------------------------- Jeffrey Skitch
(Vicar of Ploverleigh)
Notary ------------------------------------ Donald Adams
J. W. Wells ------------------------------ Peter Pratt
(Of J.W. Wells & Co., Family Sorcerers)
Lady Sangazure ---------------------- Ann Drummond-Grant
(A Lady of Ancient Lineage)
Aline ---------------------------------------- Muriel Harding
(Her Daughter--betrothed to Alexis)
Mrs. Partlett ---------------------------- Beryl Dixon
(A Pew Opener)
Constance ------------------------------- Yvonne Dean
(Her Daughter)
---Chorus of Villagers---
D'Oyly Carte Opera Company
New Symphony Orchestra of London
Conductor: Isidore Godfrey
Straight from the (at this posting) 63-year old vinyl (London A4215) from 1953, in glorious monaural.
Illustrations in this post are by Lucille Corcos, from the 1941 book 'A Treasury Of Gilbert & Sullivan'.
For entertainment and educational purposes only. I own nothing here.
This is the third opera to emerge from the collaboration of Gilbert and Sullivan. It is the second of the Savoy operas, and was first performed in 1877.
-----Link to Act 2----- youtu.be/jE-G2qE8vws
-----Cast-----
Sir Marmaduke Poindextre ------ Fisher Morgan
(An Elderly Baronet)
Alexis -------------------------------------- Neville Griffiths
(Of the Grenadier Guards--his Son)
Dr. Daly ----------------------------------- Jeffrey Skitch
(Vicar of Ploverleigh)
Notary ------------------------------------ Donald Adams
J. W. Wells ------------------------------ Peter Pratt
(Of J.W. Wells & Co., Family Sorcerers)
Lady Sangazure ---------------------- Ann Drummond-Grant
(A Lady of Ancient Lineage)
Aline ---------------------------------------- Muriel Harding
(Her Daughter--betrothed to Alexis)
Mrs. Partlett ---------------------------- Beryl Dixon
(A Pew Opener)
Constance ------------------------------- Yvonne Dean
(Her Daughter)
---Chorus of Villagers---
D'Oyly Carte Opera Company
New Symphony Orchestra of London
Conductor: Isidore Godfrey
Straight from the (at this posting) 63-year old vinyl (London A4215) from 1953, in glorious monaural.
Illustrations in this post are by Lucille Corcos, from the 1941 book 'A Treasury Of Gilbert & Sullivan'.
For entertainment and educational purposes only. I own nothing here.
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With the London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Bonynge, cond.
Tenor Luciano Pavarotti (1935-2007), was born in Modena, in Northern Italy, where he also spent his last days, age 71.
Straight from the 1980 vinyl. For entertainment purposes only I own nothing here.")
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With the National Philharmonic Orchestra, Gian Carlo Chiaramello, cond.
Tenor Luciano Pavarotti (1935-2007), was born in Modena, in Northern Italy, where he also spent his last days, age 71.
Straight from the 1980 vinyl. For entertainment purposes only I own nothing here.")
