The Gondoliers (English Operetta) Gilbert & Sullivan (rec. 1919)

About this film

Arthur S. Sullivan The Gondoliers Comic Opera in two acts Libretto by William S. Gilbert Creation: London 1889 (Savoy Theatre) HMV - Complete recording, Hayes 1919 (D'Oyly Carte) HMV D 37, D 38, D 39, D 40, D 41, D 42, D 43, D44, D 45, D 46 (10 x 30 cm shellac discs, black label) Duke of Plaza-Toro George Baker Duchess of Plaza-Toro Edna Thornton / Nellie Walker Luiz Ernest Pike Don Alhambra Robert Radford / George Baker Giuseppe George Baker / Ernest Pike Marco John Harrison / Ernest Pike Antonio George Baker Giorgio Edward Halland Francesco Ernest Pike Casilda Violet Essex / Sarah Jones Gianetta Bessie Jones Tessa Edna Thornton Fiametta Bessie Jones Giulia Sarah Jones Inez Edna Thornton Vittoria Nellie Walker Light Opera Orchestra and Chorus Arthur Wood Act I Act II In 1917 Rupert D'Oyly Carte, the son of Richard D'Oyly Carte, agreed to supervise a series of complete Gilbert and Sullivan recordings for HMV with well-known recording artists of the day such as George Baker, Peter Dawson, etc., rather than with D'Oyly Carte stars. "In selecting the singers for these important records, due regard has been paid to the recording as well as the musical qualities of their voices" a conte…

Directors & creators

Robert RADFORD - Bass, Ernest PIKE - Tenor, John HARRISON - Tenor, Violet ESSEX - Sopran, Sarah JONES - Sopran, Arthur WOOD - Dirigent

Subjects

Section shellack operetta, English Operetta, Gilbert and Sullivan, Arthur S. Sullivan, Gondoliers, D 37, D 38, D 39, D 40, D 41, D 42, D 43, D 44, D 45, D 46

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