This is a reissue of the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company's 1964 recording of Yeomen of the Guard, which did not include dialog. On the one hand, without the dialog, you don't have a clear picture of the characters. On the other, you have a chance to hear uninterrupted some of the most interesting music, both orchestral and vocal, Sullivan ever wrote for an operetta. It isn't as well-known because compared to Gilbert and Sullivan's other collaborations, the humor is darker, the story and music more serious, and the nature of the ...
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This is a reissue of the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company's 1964 recording of Yeomen of the Guard, which did not include dialog. On the one hand, without the dialog, you don't have a clear picture of the characters. On the other, you have a chance to hear uninterrupted some of the most interesting music, both orchestral and vocal, Sullivan ever wrote for an operetta. It isn't as well-known because compared to Gilbert and Sullivan's other collaborations, the humor is darker, the story and music more serious, and the nature of the characters more ambiguous. Elsie is performed beautifully by Elizabeth Harwood as a rather sympathetic character. Jack Point, portrayed by John Reed, sounds like a rejected lover seeking revenge in "Hereupon We're Both Agreed," but in the reprise of "I Have a Song to Sing, O" in the finale, he is more pathetic. Reed does not add extra idiosyncrasies to "Oh, a Private Buffoon," and overall, the company's performance is serious and straightforward, with fewer liberties taken with the...
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Like New. Like New condition. audioCD. 2 disc set. BMG edition. Case Very Good. Quality guaranteed! In original artwork/packaging unless otherwise noted.
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![Gilbert & Sullivan: The Yeoman of the Guard & Trial by Jury [1964 Recordings] - Ann Hood (vocals); Anthony Raffell (vocals); David Palmer (vocals); Donald Adams (vocals); Elizabeth Harwood (vocals); Gillian Knight (vocals); John Reed (vocals); Kenneth Sandford (vocals); Margaret Eales (vocals); Philip Potter (vocals)](https://www1.alibris-static.com/gilbert-sullivan-the-yeoman-of-the-guard-trial-by-jury-1964-recordings/cover/l214198k5kv_l.jpg)
