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Recordings

Please note: Several of these recordings are private recordings of
live stage performances and their quality can be variable.

OMT is the CD label for the Oriel Music Trust
(post Covid it is not clear whether they are in business as their web site has disappeared)

 

Operas

McCunn, Hamish. Jeanie Deans (excerpts), BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins, Hyperion CDA 66815. CD.

MacCunn, Hamish. Jeanie Deans (excerpts), BBC Concert Orchestra, Barry Wordsworth, OMT 359. CD.

Parry, Joseph. Blodwen.(excerpts) Pontardulais Choral Society, T. Haydn Thomas, Qualiton ADR 5000. 1963. LP. This is the first Welsh opera and rather attractive. It is accompanied by organ rather than orchestra, which gives it a rather deceptive "churchy" sound.

Parry, Joseph. Blodwen.  Cantorion Menai & Gwyl Gerdd Menai, John Hywel, Sain SCD 2405. 2007. CD.
In Welsh

Smyth, Ethel. The Boatswain's Mate, The Lontano Ensemble, Odaline de la Martinez, Retrospect Opera. RO001. CD.

Smyth, Ethel. The Wreckers, BBC Philharmonic, Odaline de la Martinez, Conifer Classics CDCF250/1. CD.

Smyth, Ethel. FĂȘte Galante , The Lontano Ensemble, Odaline de la Martinez, Retrospect Opera. RO007. CD.

Stanford, Charles Villiers. The Travelling Companion. (Excerpts) BBC Concert Orchestra, Barry Wordsworth, OMT 358. CD.

Stanford, Charles Villiers. The Travelling Companion. New Sussex Opera Orchestra, Toby Purser, SOMM CD 274-2. CD.

Sullivan, Arthur. Ivanhoe. The Prince Consort, David Lyle. Pearl SHE CDS 9615, 1999. CD.

Sullivan, Arthur. Ivanhoe. (excerpts) BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins. OMT 357. CD.

Sullivan, Arthur. Ivanhoe. The BBC National Orchestra of Wales, David Lloyd-Jones. Chandos 1058, 2010. CD

Sullivan, Arthur. The Beauty Stone. The BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Rory Macdonald. Chandos CHAN 10794 (2), 2013. CD

 

Operettas/Light Musical Works by English Opera composers

Please note: The numerous recordings of Gilbert and Sullivan have not been included here. See http://gasdisc.oakapplepress.com/ for a discography.

Cellier, Alfred. Dorothy . Majella Cullagh, Matt Mears,  Victorian Opera Chorus and Orchestra, Richard Bonynge, Naxos 8660447. CD

Lehmann, Liza. The Happy Prince. Felicity Lott, Valerie Langfield (piano). Retrospect Opera. RO007 CD

Solomon, Edward and Sir Francis Burnand. Pickwick. Stephen Higgins (piano).  Retrospect Opera. RO002. CD