AVID Entertainment are pleased to present one of our finest productions yet with the release of "The Operas Of Gilbert and Sullivan"
This superbly re-mastered 10 x CD Box Set contains nine operas recorded between 1949 - 1951, recorded under the direction of and supervised by Bridget D'Oyly Carte and conducted by Isidore Godfrey.
In addition we also include the wonderful ballet Pineapple Poll, arranged by a young Charles Mackerras and set exclusively to the music of Sir Arthur Sullivan.
To complete our Box Set, on CD10 we have also included extra bonus material in the shape of two orchestral selections from "HMS Pinafore" and "The Yeomen Of The Guard" and the "Overture Di Ballo"
We are confident that the many hours of studio time taken in the re-mastering of these historic recordings has produced the best sound that they have ever been heard in!
To enable us to offer this wonderful music at an economical price we have filled each CD to capacity and contained all nine operas across just 10 CD's!
Each CD has been packaged in an attractively designed slip case complete with track listings and running times and the complete set is housed in an attractive CD size "lift off lid" box, together with full notes on the stories of all the operas!
CD1: HMS PINAFORE – The D’oyly Carte Opera Company with chorus & Orchestra conducted by Isodore Godfrey
CD2: RUDDIGORE – The D’oyly Carte Opera Company with chorus & Orchestra conducted by Isodore Godfrey
CD3: PATIENCE AND THE MIKADO (Overture) – The D’oyly Carte Opera Company with chorus & Orchestra conducted by Isodore Godfrey
CD4: THE MIKADO (Remainder) – The D’oyly Carte Opera Company with chorus & Orchestra conducted by Isodore Godfrey
CD5: TRIAL BY JURY & THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE (Act 1) – The D’oyly Carte Opera Company with chorus & Orchestra conducted by Isodore Godfrey
CD6: THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE (Act 2) & IOLANTHE (First Part) – The D’oyly Carte Opera Company with chorus & Orchestra conducted by Isodore Godfrey
CD7: IOLANTHE (Remainder) & THE GONDOLIERS (First Part) – The D’oyly Carte Opera Company with chorus & Orchestra conducted by Isodore Godfrey
CD8: THE GONDALIERS (Remainder) – The D’oyly Carte Opera Company with chorus & Orchestra conducted by Isodore Godfrey
CD9: THE YEOMAN OF THE GUARD (First Part) – The D’oyly Carte Opera Company with chorus & Orchestra conducted by Isodore Godfrey
CD10: THE YEOMEN OF THE GUARD (Remainder) – The D’oyly Carte Opera Company with chorus & Orchestra conducted by Isodore Godfrey
ORCHESTRAL SELECTIONS FROM HMS PINAFORE & YEOMEN OF THE GUARD – BBC Theatre Orchestra conducted by Stanford Robinson
DI BALLO (Overture) – City Of Birmingham Orchestra conducted by George Weldon
PINEAPPLE POLL (Ballet Suite) – Sadler’s Wells Orchestra conducted by Charles Mackerras
