Gilbert & Sullivan: Iolanthe

Richard Suart (Performer), Arthur Sullivan (Composer), John Pryce-Jones (Conductor), D'Oyly Carte Opera Chorus (Orchestra), D'Oyly Carte Opera Orchestra (Orchestra), Elizabeth Woollett (Performer), Jill Pert (Performer), John Rath (Performer), Lawrence Richard (Performer), Louise Owen (Performer), Madeleine Mitchell (Performer), Philip Blake Jones (Performer), Philip Creasy (Performer), Regina Hanley (Performer), Yvonne Patrick (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Richard Suart, Elizabeth Woollett, Jill Pert, John Rath, Lawrence Richard, et al.
• Orchestra: D'Oyly Carte Opera Chorus, D'Oyly Carte Opera Orchestra
• Conductor: John Pryce-Jones
• Composer: Arthur Sullivan
• Audio CD (October 19, 1993)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B0000029KI
• Also Available in: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #395,462 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Iolanthe (The Peer and the Peri), operetta: Act I: Overture

2. Iolanthe (The Peer and the Peri), operetta: Act I: Tripping Hither, Tripping Thither

3. Iolanthe (The Peer and the Peri), operetta: Act I: Iolanthe! From Thy Dark Exile

4. Iolanthe (The Peer and the Peri), operetta: Act I: Iolanthe! From Thy Dark Exile

5. Iolanthe (The Peer and the Peri), operetta: Act I: Fare Thee Well, Attractive Stranger

6. Iolanthe (The Peer and the Peri), operetta: Act I: Good Morrow, Good Lover

7. Iolanthe (The Peer and the Peri), operetta: Act I: None Shall Part Us From Each Other

8. Iolanthe (The Peer and the Peri), operetta: Act I: Loudly Let The Trumpet Bray

9. Iolanthe (The Peer and the Peri), operetta: Act I: The Law Is The True Embodiment

10. Iolanthe (The Peer and the Peri), operetta: Act I: My Well - Loved Lord And Guardian Dear

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Disc: 2

1. Iolanthe (The Peer and the Peri), operetta: Act II: When All Night Long

2. Iolanthe (The Peer and the Peri), operetta: Act II: Strephon's A Member Of Parliament!

3. Iolanthe (The Peer and the Peri), operetta: Act II: When Britain Really Ruled The Waves

4. Iolanthe (The Peer and the Peri), operetta: Act II: In Vain To Us You Plead

5. Iolanthe (The Peer and the Peri), operetta: Act II: Oh, Foolish Fay

6. Iolanthe (The Peer and the Peri), operetta: Act II: Though P'rhaps I May Incur Your Blame

7. Iolanthe (The Peer and the Peri), operetta: Act II: Love, Unrequited, Robs Me Of My Rest

8. Iolanthe (The Peer and the Peri), operetta: Act II: If You Go In

9. Iolanthe (The Peer and the Peri), operetta: Act II: Fold Your Flapping Wings

10. Iolanthe (The Peer and the Peri), operetta: Act II: If We're Weak Enough To Tarry

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Better without the dialogue, September 25, 1999

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F. Behrens "Frank Behrens" (Keene, NH USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Gilbert & Sullivan: Iolanthe (Audio CD)

Now do not confuse this D'Oyly Carte IOLANTHE with the one on Decca, which contains the complete dialogue. That was wonderful at first hearing, but one yearned to program it out on repeated hearings--which Decca made impossible to do by not giving the dialogue separate trackings. The IOLANTHE at this website is the new D'Oyly Carte Company; and although it does omit the dialogue, it does restore Strephon's Act II song, which is musically not much but as satire it goes a long way. All in all, I find a lot more spirit in this version than in the earlier one. No new version will ever have the authenticity of the old electric 78 rpm recording that used to be available in HMV and RCA Red Seal discs. But since that is available only in cutout bins here or in Great Britain, this new version is certainly the one of choice for those who can live without the spoken bits.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Superb, April 19, 2000

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[e-mail] (Melbourne, Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Gilbert & Sullivan: Iolanthe (Audio CD)

Who cares that the dialogue is not included? With such a wealth of riches - from the fresh and vibrant conducting of John Pryce-Jones to the admirably disciplined chorus - this is first rate G&S. And for my money its the best that has yet been put on record, the worthy efforts of Mackerras and Telarc not excluded. Jill Pert is a wonderful Queen of the Fairies, Richard Suart continues a fine tradition; all in all its outstanding. Maybe the dialogue might have been a benefit, but with performance standards this high I'm happy with whatever D'Oyly Carte care to dole out!

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars New DOC Iolanthe is best available, December 17, 2002

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Jonathan Ichikawa "cool dude" (United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Gilbert & Sullivan: Iolanthe (Audio CD)

This is the best recording of my favorite G&S opera ever released. The chorus, particularly, is outstanding and understandable. John Pryce-Jones's tempos are, generally speaking, a good deal faster than Isidore Godfrey's 1960 DOC decisions, and the result is an exciting performance that is refreshing upbeat. Richard Suart's Lord Chancellor cements him, in my mind, as (at least vocally) the best patter man the D'Oyly Carte has ever used.

The inclusion of Strephon's second-act ballad is a nice treat, along with a couple of other smaller musical surprises, like a Phyllis cadenza in the Act I Finale.

There is no dialogue in this recording, which I feel is an advantage, but that is purely a matter of taste.