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New. Gilbert & Sullivan: Utopia, Limited Or the Flowers of Progress
RecommendedNeal Davies (King Paramount), Ellie Laugharne (Princess Zara), Yvonne Howard (Lady Sophy), William Morgan (Captain Fitzbattleaxe), Richard Suart (Scaphio), Arthur Bruce (Phantis)
The Orchestra of Scottish Opera & Chorus, Derek Clark
If Gilbert wasn’t quite on top form, the score contains some of Sullivan’s best writing - done full justice here by Clark’s zippy, flexible direction and a uniformly strong cast of British singers... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 27th June 2025
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New. A Prayer For Deliverance
Emma Walshe (soprano), Rosanna Wicks (soprano), Victoria Meteyard (soprano), Hannah Cooke (contralto), Anna Semple (contralto), Tom Robson (tenor), Nicholas Madden (tenor), Jeremy Budd (tenor), Jack Granby (tenor), Joseph Edwards (baritone), Gabriel Crouch (bass-baritone), Jimmy Holliday (bass-baritone),...
This latest recording once again showcases his singers' effortless versatility both as choristers and soloists...One of Tenebrae's great strengths is to bring both dignity and panache to these... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, August 2025, August 2025
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Sullivan, A: HMS Pinafore
RecommendedElizabeth Watts (Josephine), Toby Spence (Ralph Rackstraw), John Mark Ainsley (Sir Joseph Porter KCB), Andrew Foster-Williams (Captain Corcoran), Hilary Summers (Buttercup), Neal Davies (Dick Deadeye), Gavan Ring (Bill Bobstay), Barnaby Rea (Bob Becket), Kitty Whately (Hebe), Tim Brooke-Taylor (narrator)
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Richard Egarr brings springy energy to the score...Elizabeth Watts's Josephine has a mischievous touch. — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 20th May 2016
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BBC Music Magazine, August 2016, Opera Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2016
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Special offer. Sullivan, A: The Beauty Stone
Elin Manahan Thomas (soprano), Toby Spence (tenor), Rebecca Evans (soprano), Alan Opie (baritone), Stephen Gadd (baritone), Catherine Wyn-Rogers (mezzo-soprano), Madeleine Shaw (mezzo-soprano), David Stout (bass), Richard Suart (baritone), Olivia Gomez (soprano), Sarah Maxted (mezzo-soprano) &...
a deftly woven score, intriguingly cast in several registers...Sullivan's sophisticated add another layer of delight. The recording and presentation are admirable...I wish Toby Spence's epicurean... — More…
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Sounds and Sweet Airs - A Shakespeare Songbook
Carolyn Sampson (soprano), Roderick Williams (baritone), Joseph Middleton (piano)
Sampson’s vocal security throughout the registers, clear diction, and patrician phrasing all testify to a complete artist. And Sampson proves every bit as much at home in the modernist works... — More…
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Special offer. Sullivan: Cox and Box & Trial by Jury
James Gilchrist (Box), Neal Davies (Cox), Donald Maxwell (Bouncer), Rebecca Evans (Plaintiff), James Gilchrist (Defendant), Matthew Brook (Counsel for the Plaintiff), Donald Maxwell (Judge), Neal Davies (Usher), David Thaxton (Foreman); BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Richard Hickox
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Sir Arthur Sullivan: Songs
Mary Bevan (soprano), Ben Johnson (tenor), Ashley Riches (bass-baritone) & David Owen Norris (piano)
Although Sullivan always stands with one foot in the Victorian parlour, his songs have more to offer than the casual listener might expect. Mary Bevan and Ben Johnson are the appealing soprano... — More…
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Special offer. Arthur Sullivan: John Kitchen plays British Light Music on the Organ of the Usher Hall, Edinburgh
John Kitchen (organ)
John Kitchen’s delightful recording pays homage to cinema organ talent Michael Thomson. His entertaining compositions with titles such as Whirly-Granny present British light music at its best.... — More…
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Special offer. Sirens' Song
Julie Cooper, Joshua Cooter, Sioned Williams
The Sixteen, Harry Christophers
One would have to travel very far to find an album of British a cappella (mostly) music as beautifully sung as this...The Sixteen’s singing, like Mike Hatch’s recording, is as excellent as one... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, October 2023, Editor's Choice
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Arthur Sullivan: On Shore and Sea & Kenilworth
Sally Silver (soprano), Nico Darmanin (tenor), Louise Winter (mezzo), Donald Maxwell (bass-baritone)
Victorian Opera Northwest, Richard Bonynge
Much of the solo singing is attractive but it lacks a certain theatrical extroversion and character essential to Sullivan's genius for drama and his affinity for the Italian and French stage.... — More…
