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Gilbert & Sullivan: The Sorcerer / The Zoo [Box set]

~ The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company (Artist), Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Artist), Isidore Godfrey (Artist), Royston Nash (Artist)
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Product details

  • Audio CD (24 Mar 2003)
  • SPARS Code: ADD
  • Number of Discs: 2
  • Format: Box set
  • Label: Decca (UMO)
  • ASIN: B00008LJEY
  • Other Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 80,473 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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    #33 in  Music > Opera & Vocal > Opera > By Composer > Operas-Complete > Gilbert & Sullivan
    #43 in  Music > Classical Instrumental > Composers > Q-T > Sullivan

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Disc 1:

Extraits
Song TitleArtist Time Price
Listen  1. The Sorcerer - OvertureRoyal Philharmonic Orchestra 5:36£0.79
Listen  2. The Sorcerer / Act 1 - 1. Ring forth, ye bellsThe D'Oyly Carte Opera Chorus 1:50£0.79
Listen  3. The Sorcerer / Act 1 - 2. Constance, my daughterAnn Hood 2:44£0.79
Listen  4. The Sorcerer / Act 1 - 3. When he is here, I sigh with pleasureAnn Hood 3:13£0.79
Listen  5. The Sorcerer / Act 1 - 4. The air is charged with amatory numbersAlan Styler 1:17£0.79
Listen  6. The Sorcerer / Act 1 - 5. Time was, when love and I were well acquaintedAlan Styler 2:37£0.79
Listen  7. The Sorcerer / Act 1 - 6. Sir Marmaduke...MinuetAlan Styler 2:17£0.79
Listen  8. The Sorcerer / Act 1 - 7. With heart and voiceThe D'Oyly Carte Opera Chorus 1:48£0.79
Listen  9. The Sorcerer / Act 1 - 8. My kindly friends...Oh, happy young heartValerie Masterson 2:58£0.79
Listen10. The Sorcerer / Act 1 - 9. My child, I join in these congratulationsChristene Palmer 1:00£0.79
Listen11. The Sorcerer / Act 1 - 10. With heart and with voiceThe D'Oyly Carte Opera Chorus0:48£0.29
Listen12. The Sorcerer / Act 1 - 11. Welcome joy! adieu to sadness!Christene Palmer 4:07£0.79
Listen13. The Sorcerer / Act 1 - 12. All is prepar'd for sealing and for sighingValerie Masterson 2:35£0.79
Listen14. The Sorcerer / Act 1 - 13. Love feeds on many kinds of foodDavid Palmer 3:12£0.79
Listen15. The Sorcerer / Act 1 - 14. My name is John Wellington WellsJohn Reed 2:12£0.79
Listen16. The Sorcerer / Act 1 - 15. Sprites of earth and airValerie Masterson 4:08£0.79
Listen17. The Sorcerer / Act 1 - 16. Now to the banquet we pressValerie Masterson 7:55Album Only


Disc 2:

Extraits
Song TitleArtist Time Price
Listen  1. The Sorcerer / Act 2 - 17. 'Tis twelve, I thinkValerie Masterson 6:30£0.79
Listen  2. The Sorcerer / Act 2 - 18. Dear friends, take pity on my lotAnn Hood 5:10£0.79
Listen  3. The Sorcerer / Act 2 - 19. Thou hast the pow'r....It is not loveDavid Palmer 2:34£0.79
Listen  4. The Sorcerer / Act 2 - 20. I rejoice that it's decidedValerie Masterson 3:03£0.79
Listen  5. The Sorcerer / Act 2 - 21. Oh, I have wrought much evil with my spells...Christene Palmer 4:40£0.79
Listen  6. The Sorcerer / Act 2 - 22. Alexis! Doubt me not...The fearful deed is doneValerie Masterson 2:34£0.79
Listen  7. The Sorcerer / Act 2 - 23. Oh, my voice is sad and lowAlan Styler 2:35£0.79
Listen  8. The Sorcerer / Act 2 - 24. Oh, joyous boonValerie Masterson 3:12£0.79
Listen  9. The Sorcerer / Act 2 - 25. Prepare for sad surprisesDavid Palmer0:37£0.29
Listen10. The Sorcerer / Act 2 - 26. Or he or I must dieValerie Masterson 3:32£0.79
Listen11. The Zoo - IntroductionGeoffrey Shovelton 1:30£0.79
Listen12. The Zoo - The British Public here - you seeMeston Reid 2:45£0.79
Listen13. The Zoo - I loved her fondlyMeston Reid 2:24£0.79
Listen14. The Zoo - And now let's go back to where we were...Ah maiden fairJane Metcalfe 3:25£0.79
Listen15. The Zoo - Where is he?Julia Goss0:55£0.29
Listen16. The Zoo - Once more the face I loved so wellJulia Goss 2:33£0.79
Listen17. The Zoo - Help! Ah Help!Julia Goss 3:24£0.79
Listen18. The Zoo - Ho-guards! Minions!Julia Goss 2:28£0.79
Listen19. The Zoo - Ladies and Gentlemen!Kenneth Sandford 1:21£0.79
Listen20. The Zoo - We gather from what you have saidKenneth Sandford 2:17£0.79
Listen21. The Zoo - Where is my daughter?Jane Metcalfe 1:48£0.79
Listen22. The Zoo - I'm a simple little childJane Metcalfe 3:07£0.79
Listen23. The Zoo - My Father!Julia Goss 4:09£0.79
Listen24. The Zoo - Finale: What do I see in this disguiseJulia Goss 6:03£0.79



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4.0 out of 5 stars Zoological Sorcery, 19 Dec 2003
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This is the only recording of either work currently commercially available.

THE SORCERER was recorded by D'Oyly Carte as a last minute project. The company had been scheduled by Decca to record MIKADO under the batton of Sir Malcolm Sargent, but illness struck and Isadore Godfrey stepped into the breach to complete what is affectionately referred to as the "Decca 2nd Series" with this recording.

THE SORCERER had not been in the repertoire of D'Oyly Carte since before the war, the costumes and scenery having been destroyed in the blitz, and indeed this recording must have been instrumental in the reinstatement of the opera in 1971.

None of the cast on this recording had played the work on stage and therefore there is rather a feeling of a concert performance about the work. John Reed is as usual excellent as John Wellington-Wells, the sorcerer of the title, with Valerie Masterson in truly magnificent form as Aline. Donald Adams (who sang the Notary in the 1953 recording) gives a wonderful account of Sir Marmaduke and is admirably matched by Christine Palmer's Lady Sangazure. Orchestral and choral work is superb.

THE ZOO first appeared in 1875 just three months after TRIAL BY JURY and as with that work is through composed. The libretto by B C Stephenson is a wild burlesque of the Victorian conventions of Grand Opera. The opera was lost to sight for many years and was thought to have been destroyed. However, since the rediscovery of the work in the late 1960's, THE ZOO has become a great favourite with amateur companies as a curtain raiser.

Suffice it to say that although never staged by D'Oyly Carte, the company gives a sparkling performance of what is a really hilarious Musical Folly. I tend to feel that the narration is unnecessary and a mistake, but it is unobtrusive enough not to detract from the overall enjoyment.

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars You need only look in on the resident Djinn..., 17 Dec 2003
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Being just about the only recording of the Sorcerer available, it is lucky that this is version is good. Whilst, perhaps, the performances lack the conidence of others in this series, since the operetta was recorded when it was not in thr D'Oyly Carte repertoire, it is still successful. John Reed as ever deserves special mention as an excellent John Wellington Wells.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars hidden gem, 20 May 2008
The Sorcerer has been a much neglected opera, so this recording is a real treat. With superb singing from John Reed and Valerie Masterton, it is also a tribute to those great D'Oyly Carte singers who are sadly no longer with us; Donald Adams can never be anything but brilliant,and Alan Styler sounds better than he ever has - very poignant as this recording was made just a few years before his untimely death.
I had not heard The Zoo before, but greatly enjoyed it; Kenneth Sandford as always has such a delightful, expressive voice, and the late Meston Reid was a very fine tenor with a good tone and diction.
This cd is well worth adding to ones G&S collection
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