Gilbert & Sullivan • The Gondoliers 2 LP-Box • Sir Malcolm Sargent

Gilbert & Sullivan • The Gondoliers 2 LP-Box • Sir Malcolm Sargent

The Gondoliers, or The King of Barataria
Duke - Geraint Evans
Luiz - Alexander Young
Don Alhambra - Owen Brannigan
Marco - Richard Lewis
Giuseppe - John Cameron
Antonio - James Milligan
Francesco - Alexander Young
Giorgio - James Milligan
Duchess - Monica Sinclair
Casilda - Edna Graham
Gianetta - Elsie Morison
Tessa - Marjorie Thomas
Fiametta - Stella Hitchens
Vittoria - Lavinia Renton
Giulia - Helen Watts
Inez - Helen Watts

Pro Arte Orchestra, Glyndebourne Festival Chorus, Conductor: Sir Malcolm Sargent

Recorded 11-15 March 1957 - This recording was the second in Sir Malcolm Sargent's series of G&S operas that competed with D'Oyly Carte's own recordings of about the same period. This is one of the strongest recordings Sargent ever made. Insert contains the libretto, cast bios, the Plot, advertisingm nice photos of Venice, illustrations by Lucille Corcos from "A Treasury of Gilbert and Sullivan" etc.

Angel Records
2 LP-Box with 16 page-booklet (libretto)
UK pressing