Arthur Sullivans komiska opera/operett "Princess Ida" uruppfördes 1884 vid the Savoy Theatre och spelades hela 246 gånger. Denna utgåva är inspelad 1954 och ingår gör också utdrag ur en inspelning från 1931 av "The Gondoliers".

LÅTAR:
Disc: 1

Princess Ida
1. Act I: Overture
2. Act I: Search throughout the panorama (Chorus, Flo
3. Act I: Now hearken to my strict command (Hildebran
4. Act I: Recit: Today we meet - Ballad: Ida was a tw
5. Act I: From the distant panorama (Chorus) - We are
6. Act I: If you give me your attention (Gama, Chorus
7. Act I: Perhaps if you address the lady (Gama, Hild
8. Act I: Recit: Come, Cyril, Florian (Hilarion) - Ex
9. Act I: Recit: Must we, till then, in prison cell b
10. Act II: Towards the empyrean heights (Chorus, Meli
11. Act II: Mighty maiden with a mission(Chorus)
12. Act II: Recit: Minerva! Hear me - Oh goddess wise
13. Act II: Gently, gently, evidently (Hilarion, Cyril
14. Act II: They intend to send a wire (Hilarion, Flor
15. Act II: I am a maiden, cold and stately (Hilarion,
16. Act II: The world is but a broken toy (Princess, H
17. Act II: A lady fair (The Ape and The Lady) (Lady P
18. Act II: The woman of the wisest wit (Psyche, Melis
19. Act II: Now wouldn't you like to rule the roost (M
20. Act II: Merrily ring the luncheon bell (Chorus, Bl
21. Act II: Would you know the kind of maid (Cyril)
22. Act II: Finale (Tutti)

Disc: 2

The Gondoliers (excerpts)
1. Act III: Death to the invader! (Chorus, Melissa)
2. Act III: I built upon a rock (Princess)
3. Act III: Whene'er I spoke (Gama)
4. Act III: When anger spreads his song (Chorus of So
5. Act III: This helmet, I suppose (Arac, Guron, Scyn
6. Act III: This is our duty plain (Chorus of ladies
7. Act III: Finale (Princess Ida, Hilarion, Chorus)
8. Act I: For the merriest fellows are we (Antonio, C
9. Act I: Buon giorno, signorine (Giuseppe, Marco, Ch
10. Act I: From the sunny Spanish shore (Duke, Duchess
11. Act I: In enterprise of martial kind (Duke)
12. Act I: There was a time (Casilda, Luiz)
13. Act I: I stole the prince (Don Alhambra)
14. Act I: Recit: But bless my heart - Try we lifelong
15. Act I: Bridegroom and bride (Chorus)
16. Act I: When a merry maiden marries (Tessa)
17. Act I: Then one of us will be a queen (Tessa, Gian
18. Act II: Rising early in the morning (Giuseppe)
19. Act II: Take a pair of sparkling eyes (Marco)
20. Act II: There lived a king (Don Alhambra)
21. Act II: I am a courtier, grave and serious (Duke,
22. Act II: Here we are, at risk of our lives (Chorus)
23. Act II: Dance a cachucha (Chorus)

ÖVRIGT:
Mediatyp: 2 CD
Produktionsår: 2006
Distributör: NAX
Label: Naxos / Historical

Streckkod: 0636943131725
SKU: 347817