COMPOSERS: Gilbert & Sullivan
LABELS: Eloquence
ALBUM TITLE: The Yeoman of the Guard
WORKS: The Yeoman of the Guard
PERFORMER: D’Oyly Carte Opera Company; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Royston Nash
CATALOGUE NO: 482 0508 (1979)
This very last D’Oyly Carte recording still preserves the authentic flavour of Gilbert and Sullivan’s grandest operetta, despite some ageing voices, and restores an aria cut after the premiere. Mike Scott-Rohan