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The Martyr of Antioch and The Chieftain
Recording sessions for the Society’s new recording of The Martyr of Antioch took place at the Watford Colosseum in early March 2026. Soloists included Anush Hovhannisyan, Kitty Whately, William Morgan, Ben McAteer and Robert Hayward. The BBC Symphony Chorus and BBC Concert Orchestra were conducted by John Andrews. The recording also included Hely-Hutchinson orchestration of Sullivan’s song cycle The Window.
Opera in a Box presents The Pirates of Penzance: 26 June at 7.30, Yeo Valley Gardens; 27 June at 7.30, Long Sutton Village Hall; 28 June at 3pm St Cuthbert’s church, Wells; 2 July at 7.30 Keynsham Music Festival; 4 July at 7pm Lytchett Matravers Village Hall, Purbeck; 5 July at 3pm Usk Castle, Castle House, Usk; 11 July at 7.30 St Matthew’s church, Langford; 12 July at 3pm Pottery Farm,
Tettenhall Operatic Company presents A Trio of Sullivan (i.e. the triple-bill of Cox and Box, Trial by Jury and The Zoo) at Codsall Villlage Hall (five miles from Wolverhampton city centre) from 2-4 July. www.tettenhalloperatic.weebly.com.
Sullivan: L’île Enchantée: ballet in one act (1864) includes world premiere recordings of two of the movements
Sullivan: Procession March (1863) world premiere recording
Sullivan: Day Dreams (1867) orchestrated by Herman Finck (1934); arranged by Robin Gordon-Powell (2011) world premiere recording of this arrangement
Sullivan: The Sapphire Necklace – Overture (1863-64) orchestrated by Robin Gordon-Powell (2020) world premiere recording of this orchestration
BBC Concert Orchestra; John Andrews (conductor).