The Best Of Gilbert And Sullivan / D'oyly Carte Opera

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Sony Masterworks
Release Date
August 8, 2000
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      D'OYLY CARTE OPERA CO.
    • PERFORMER
      D'Oyly Carte Opera Co.
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      August 08, 2000
    • UPC
      696998924826
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      SMK89248
    • LABEL
      Sony Masterworks
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    Works ⌄

    1. Overture

      Composer: Arthur Sullivan

      Ensemble: D'Oyly Carte Opera Orchestra

      Conductor: John Owen Edwards

    2. Act I: We sail the ocean blue

      Composer: Arthur Sullivan

      Ensemble: D'Oyly Carte Opera Orchestra

      Conductor: John Owen Edwards

    3. Act II: Never mind the why and wherefore

      Composer: Arthur Sullivan

      Ensemble: D'Oyly Carte Opera Chorus, D'Oyly Carte Opera Orchestra

      Performer: Tom McVeigh, Gordon Sandison, Yvonne Barclay

      Conductor: John Owen Edwards

    4. Act I: When maiden loves, she sits and sighs

      Composer: Arthur Sullivan

      Ensemble: D'Oyly Carte Opera Orchestra

      Performer: Janine Roebuck

      Conductor: John Owen Edwards

    5. Act I: Here's a man of jollity

      Composer: Arthur Sullivan

      Ensemble: D'Oyly Carte Opera Chorus, D'Oyly Carte Opera Orchestra

      Conductor: John Owen Edwards

    6. Act I: Tripping hither, tripping thither

      Composer: Arthur Sullivan

      Ensemble: D'Oyly Carte Opera Orchestra

      Performer: Yvonne Patrick, Madeleine Mitchell

      Conductor: John Pryce-Jones

    7. Act I: The Law is the true embodiment

      Composer: Arthur Sullivan

      Ensemble: D'Oyly Carte Opera Orchestra

      Performer: Richard Stuart

      Conductor: John Pryce-Jones

    8. Act I: When I went to the bar

      Composer: Arthur Sullivan

      Ensemble: D'Oyly Carte Opera Orchestra

      Performer: Richard Stuart

      Conductor: John Pryce-Jones

    9. Act II: Strephon's a member of Parliament

      Composer: Arthur Sullivan

      Ensemble: D'Oyly Carte Opera Chorus, D'Oyly Carte Opera Orchestra

      Conductor: John Pryce-Jones

    10. Act II: When Britain really ruled the waves

      Composer: Arthur Sullivan

      Ensemble: D'Oyly Carte Opera Orchestra

      Performer: Lawrence Richard

      Conductor: John Pryce-Jones

    11. Act II: Soon as we may

      Composer: Arthur Sullivan

      Ensemble: D'Oyly Carte Opera Chorus, D'Oyly Carte Opera Orchestra

      Conductor: John Pryce-Jones

    12. Act I: Overture

      Composer: Arthur Sullivan

      Ensemble: D'Oyly Carte Opera Orchestra

      Conductor: John Pryce-Jones

    13. Act I: Poor wandering one!

      Composer: Arthur Sullivan

      Ensemble: D'Oyly Carte Opera Orchestra

      Performer: Marilyn Hill Smith

      Conductor: John Pryce-Jones

    14. Act I: I am the very model

      Composer: Arthur Sullivan

      Ensemble: D'Oyly Carte Opera Orchestra

      Performer: Eric Roberts

      Conductor: John Pryce-Jones

    15. Act II: When the foeman bears his steel

      Composer: Arthur Sullivan

      Ensemble: D'Oyly Carte Opera Chorus, D'Oyly Carte Opera Orchestra

      Performer: Marilyn Hill Smith, Eric Roberts, Simon Smith, Patricia Cameron, Gareth Jones

      Conductor: John Pryce-Jones

    16. Act II: With cat-like tread

      Composer: Arthur Sullivan

      Ensemble: D'Oyly Carte Opera Chorus, D'Oyly Carte Opera Orchestra

      Performer: Gareth Jones

      Conductor: John Pryce-Jones

    17. Act I: If you want to know who we are

      Composer: Arthur Sullivan

      Ensemble: D'Oyly Carte Opera Chorus, D'Oyly Carte Opera Orchestra

      Conductor: John Pryce-Jones

    18. Act II: The flowers that bloom in the spring

      Composer: Arthur Sullivan

      Ensemble: D'Oyly Carte Opera Chorus, D'Oyly Carte Opera Orchestra

      Performer: Bonaventura Bottone, Eric Roberts, Deborah Rees, Thora Ker, Malcolm Rivers

      Conductor: John Pryce-Jones

    19. Act II: On a tree by a river

      Composer: Arthur Sullivan

      Ensemble: D'Oyly Carte Opera Orchestra

      Performer: Eric Roberts

      Conductor: John Pryce-Jones

    20. Act I: The soldiers of our queen

      Composer: Arthur Sullivan

      Ensemble: D'Oyly Carte Opera Chorus, D'Oyly Carte Opera Orchestra

      Performer: Donald Maxwell

    21. Act I: If you want a receipt for that popular mystery

      Composer: Arthur Sullivan

      Ensemble: D'Oyly Carte Opera Chorus, D'Oyly Carte Opera Orchestra

      Performer: Donald Maxwell

    22. Act I: Am I alone and unobserved?

      Composer: Arthur Sullivan

      Ensemble: D'Oyly Carte Opera Orchestra

      Performer: Simon Butteriss

    23. Act I: If you're anxious for to shine

      Composer: Arthur Sullivan

      Ensemble: D'Oyly Carte Opera Orchestra

      Performer: Simon Butteriss

    24. Act I: We're called gondolieri

      Composer: Arthur Sullivan

      Ensemble: D'Oyly Carte Opera Orchestra

      Performer: David Fieldsend, Alan Oke

      Conductor: John Owen Edwards

    25. Act I: From the sunny Spanish shore

      Composer: Arthur Sullivan

      Ensemble: D'Oyly Carte Opera Orchestra

      Performer: Richard Stuart, Jill Pert, Elizabeth Woollett, Philip Casey

      Conductor: John Owen Edwards

    26. Act I: For everyone who feels inclined

      Composer: Arthur Sullivan

      Ensemble: D'Oyly Carte Opera Orchestra

      Performer: David Fieldsend, Alan Oke

      Conductor: John Owen Edwards

    27. Act II: Take a pair of sparkling eyes

      Composer: Arthur Sullivan

      Ensemble: D'Oyly Carte Opera Orchestra

      Performer: David Fieldsend

      Conductor: John Owen Edwards

    28. Act II: Dance a cachucha

      Composer: Arthur Sullivan

      Ensemble: D'Oyly Carte Opera Chorus, D'Oyly Carte Opera Orchestra

      Conductor: John Owen Edwards


The partnership of W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan proved to be a potent force in the world of English comic opera. After an inauspicious start, the team produced many memorable, enduring masterworks during their 25-year collaboration such as 'Trial by Jury,' 'H.M.S. Pinafore,' 'The Pirates of Penzance,' and perhaps their most popular work, 'The Mikado.' The combination of Gilbert's brilliant wordplay, elaborate plot devices, and satirical bite with Sullivan's sympathetic, imaginative musical scores proved irresistible to audiences and their works continue to enchant, continually captivating listeners.
This collection offers selections from seven of their most popular works, brilliantly performed by the venerable D'Oyly Carte Opera Company whose history dates back to the original Gilbert and Sullivan productions. The troupe demonstrates an innate understanding and idiomatic command of the music and words and successfully conveys the sparkling charm of these works. A well-annotated booklet contributes to making this compilation an excellent introduction to Gilbert and Sullivan's "topsy-turvy" world.