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Arthur Sullivan: HADDON HALL (1892); libretto Sydney Grundy. Complete without spoken dialogue. First professional recording.

Ed Lyon (tenor) – John Manners; Henry Waddington (bass-baritone) – Sir George Vernon; Adrian  Thompson (tenor) – Oswald; Ben McAteer (baritone) – Rupert Vernon; Donald Maxwell (baritone) – McCrankie; Sarah Tynan (soprano) – Dorothy Vernon; Fiona Kimm ( mezzo-soprano) – Lady Vernon; Angela Simkin (mezzo-soprano) – Dorcas; BBC Singers (chorus master Matthew Morley); BBC Concert Orchestra; John Andrews (conductor).

Ernest Ford: MR JERICHO (1893); libretto Harry Greenbank. Complete without spoken dialogue. World première recording.

Henry Waddington (bass-baritone) – Michael de Vere; Ed Lyon (tenor) – Horace Alexander de Vere; Ben McAteer (baritone) – Mr Jericho; Fiona Kimm (mezzo-soprano) – Lady Bushey; Eleanor Dennis (soprano) – Winifred; BBC Concert Orchestra; John Andrews (conductor).

François Cellier: CAPTAIN BILLY (1891); libretto Harry Greenbank. Complete without spoken dialogue. World première recording.

Ben McAteer (baritone) – Captain Billy; Ed Lyon (tenor) – Christopher Jolly; Henry Waddington (bass-baritone) – Samuel Chunk;  Fiona Kimm (mezzo-soprano) – Widow Jackson; Eleanor Dennis (soprano) – Polly; BBC Concert Orchestra; John Andrews (conductor).

2 SA-CD set
Duration:
Price: £23.00
Label: Dutton Epoch
Number: 2CDLX7372
Released: 2020