Victorian Opera Northwest has
been promoting forgotten music of 19th century operas by British and Irish
composers in large scale recordings over the last 14 years. Some unjustly
neglected popular operas, and concert pieces are now available.
We uncover the hiding places of the original manuscripts, recreate fresh
orchestral parts from them and then print facsimile vocal scores to enable
première recordings to be assembled that help restore our musical heritage.
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This pastoral comic opera was recorded
in February 2018 and released in January
2019 on
Naxos
8660447. In the
release's first week it reached No. 6 in
the UK Classical CD Chart. The
delightful piece was recorded by
students and post-graduates of the Royal
Northern College of Music with
international soprano, Majella Cullagh,
and under the direction of Richard
Bonynge. CDs are available post-free
from us at £9.40 and a commemorative CD
booklet with libretto is available at
£2. Please go to
Sales.
The performers are Majella Cullagh
(Dorothy), Lucy Vallis (Lydia), Matt
Mears (Wilder), John Ieuan Jones
(Sherwood), Edward Robinson (Squire
Bantam), Stephanie Maitland (Phyllis),
Patrick Relph (Tuppitt), Michael Jones (Lurcher),
Sebastian Maclaine (Tom Strutt), with
chorus directed by Kevin Thraves, under
the direction of Richard Bonynge. See
here for more details on Alfred Cellier,
here for more details on the opera
and
here for the recording.
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Backdrop to a
Legend
by Raymond Walker & David Skelly
This new
hardback large format theatre book
(260pp) charts the fascinating scenic
designs and changes of the Gilbert &
Sullivan operas by the D'Oyly Carte
Opera Company that took place over 100
years. It was published last year as a
Limited Edition. A few copies are still
available at £65 + £4.50 UK postage. The
book details theatre history, lighting,
the scenic artists, their fascinating
lives and their working practices. See
here for more
details. Please
contact us
for sample pages and any enquiries.
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Michael William Balfe's Satanella
Our
recording of the opera Satanella,
conducted by Richard Bonynge, has
now been released on Naxos
8.660378-79. It stars
Sally Silver as Satanella and and Kang
Wang as Rupert. Details of the recording
can be found here.
The CD set, collectors CD booklet (with full
libretto); original libretto facsimile; vocal score and band parts are available
from Victorian Opera Northwest. Please contact us for details.
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Sullivan's
On
Shore & Sea
and Kenilworth
The recording of Arthur Sullivan's forgotten cantata, On
Shore & Sea (1871) together with the masque Kenilworth (1864) was released in July 2014 on
Dutton CDLX 7310, conducted by Richard Bonynge, AC CBE. Soloists Sally Silver, Nico Darmanin, Louise Winter, Donald Maxwell are joined by the John Powell
Singers. See here for details of these
works.
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British
Opera Overtures
The
orchestra of Victorian
Opera Northwest under Richard
Bonynge have recorded a number
of Victorian English opera
overtures and they are now available
on SOMM
CD 0123 : British Opera Overtures.
More detail on the content
can be found here.
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Victorian Opera
Northwest have been grateful for the contributions from sponsors who make
these projects possible. Sponsors' details are always
printed within the CD booklet. Please contact
us
for more details.
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