All the Overtures of Gilbert and Sullivan Operas are included in this album

The British have always been slow to acknowledge the worth of their own creative artists. Even commercial succss is not always enough to ensure that the compose, painter or author is accorded their due. It isn't a surprise the most performed of all of our opera composers of the 19th Century, (Sir Arthur Sullivan) hasn't had one of his works performed at The Royal Opera House in living memory. No other country would ignore such a figure - Strausse and Lehar entered the repertory in Vienne long ago: Offenbah in Paris, even Gershwin at The Met in New Yorks stand as accepted parts of their respective countries.Is it British snobbery because of the light and satiric nature of of Gilbert and Sullivan works? One cannot help a sneaking suspician that it is. The wod OPERA instils a kind of fear into many an impresario, but it was Richard D'Oyly Carte himself who chose the epithet, not only of G&S works but for the other peices presented by his company.

Track Listing

• HMS Pinafore Overture
• HMS Pinafore Overture
• The Pirates of Penzance Overture
• The Pirates of Penzance Orchestra
• Patience Overture
• Patience Overture
• Iolanthe Overture
• Iolanthe Overture
• Princess Ida Overture
• Princess Ida Overture
• The Mikado Overture
• The Mikado Overture
• Ruddigore Overture
• Ruddigore Overture
• The Yeomen of the Guard Overture
• The Yeomen of the Guard Overture
• The Gondoliers Overture
• The Gondoliers Overture
• Di Ballo Overture
• Di Ballo Overture
• Ruddigore Overture (Alternative Version)
• Ruddigore Overture (Alternative Version)

Additional Details

Label: JAY Records

Genre: Musical/Broadway

Run Time: 76 mins

Region: 0

Release Date: 01/01/83

UPC: 5015062831672