Sullivan, A: The Sorcerer
Fisher Morgan, Neville Griffiths, Jeffrey Skitch, Muriel Harding, Ann Drummond-Grant
The D’Oyly Carte Opera Company Chorus, The New Symphony Orchestra, Isidore Godfrey
This neglected G&S has much inventive and witty music. This, its earliest complete recording, needs stronger vocal values and is upstaged by the 1933 highlights. —
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- Fisher Morgan, Neville Griffiths, Jeffrey Skitch, Donald Adams, Peter Pratt, Ann Drummond-Grant, Muriel Harding, Yvonne Dean, Beryl Dixon
- D'Oyly Carte Opera Chorus, New Symphony Orchestra
- Isidore Godfrey
Overture
Sullivan, A: The Sorcerer, Act I
- Fisher Morgan, Neville Griffiths, Jeffrey Skitch, Donald Adams, Peter Pratt, Ann Drummond-Grant, Muriel Harding, Yvonne Dean, Beryl Dixon
- D'Oyly Carte Opera Chorus, New Symphony Orchestra
- Isidore Godfrey
Ring forth, ye bells (Chorus)
Constance, my daughter (Mrs Partlet, Constance)
When he Is here (Constance)
Sullivan, A: The Sorcerer, Act II
- Fisher Morgan, Neville Griffiths, Jeffrey Skitch, Donald Adams, Peter Pratt, Ann Drummond-Grant, Muriel Harding, Yvonne Dean, Beryl Dixon
- D'Oyly Carte Opera Chorus, New Symphony Orchestra
- Isidore Godfrey
'Tis twelve (Alexis, Aline, Mr Wells)
Why, where be oi (Chorus of Villagers)
If you’ll marry me; Country dance (Chorus of Villagers)
Sullivan, A: The Sorcerer, Act I
- Darrell Fancourt, Leslie Rands, Stuart Robertson, Dorothy Gill, Muriel Dickson, Anna Bethell, Alice Moxon, George Baker, Derek Oldham
- Studio chorus
- Isidore Godfrey
Ring forth, ye bells (Chorus)
Constance, my daughter (Mrs Partlet, Constance)
The Air Is charged; Time was, when love and I were well acquainted (Dr Daly)
Sullivan, A: The Sorcerer, Act II
- Darrell Fancourt, Leslie Rands, Stuart Robertson, Dorothy Gill, Muriel Dickson, Anna Bethell, Alice Moxon, George Baker, Derek Oldham
- Studio chorus
- Isidore Godfrey
Thou hast the power (Alexis)
I rejoice That It’s decided (Alexis, Ensemble)
Oh I have wrought much evil with my spells (Mr Wells, Lady Sangazure)
Oh Joyous Boon (Aline, Dr Daly, Alexis)
Finale. Come to my mansion (Sir Marmaduke, Ensemble)