Grundy / Sullivan Haddon Hall CD

ONLY COMPLETE RECORDING. Sir Arthur Sullivan wrote his light opera Haddon Hall when he was at the height of his considerable creative powers. Despite his intention to turn away from writing "lighter" works so that he could concentrate on more serious fare, Sullivan's love of the good-life forced his return to the rather more lucrative stage of the Savoy Theatre, and the world of comic opera. Sydney Grundy presented him with a libretto based on an actual historical incident, namely the elopement of Dorothy Vernon, with her lover John Manners, from Haddon Hall, her ancestral home. The opera was completed and presented at the Savoy Theatre on 24th September 1892. The reception to Sullivan's music (though not the libretto!) was ecstatic. Bernard Shaw thought Haddon Hall to be the very best of the Savoy Operas, and for a while the piece beat even the Mikado in box office receipts. We hope that, after hearing this new recording, you will agree that Haddon Hall is an unjustly neglected work of great charm, fully worthy of Britain's most famous composer of the 19th century, Sir Arthur Sullivan.

1. Haddon Hall, Operetta: Act 1, Introduction 2. Haddon Hall, Operetta: Act 1, Chorus 3. Haddon Hall, Operetta: Act 1, Song with Chorus 4. Haddon Hall, Operetta: Act 1, Chorus with Solos 5. Haddon Hall, Operetta: Act 1, Madrigal 6. Haddon Hall, Operetta: Act 1, Trio 7. Haddon Hall, Operetta: Act 1, Duet 8. Haddon Hall, Operetta: Act 1, Song with Chorus 9. Haddon Hall, Operetta: Act 1, Duet 10. Haddon Hall, Operetta: Act 1, Recit 11. Haddon Hall, Operetta: Act 1, Trio 12. Haddon Hall, Operetta: Act 1, Recit ; Song 13. Haddon Hall, Operetta: Act 1, Entrance of Puritans 14. Haddon Hall, Operetta: Act 1, Song 15. Haddon Hall, Operetta: Finale Act 1, Scene 16. Haddon Hall, Operetta: Finale Act 1, Song 17. Haddon Hall, Operetta: Finale Act 1, Scene 18. Haddon Hall, Operetta: Finale Act 1, Solo 19. Haddon Hall, Operetta: Finale Act 1, Ensemble 20. Haddon Hall, Operetta: Appendix to Act 1, Solo 21. Haddon Hall, Operetta: Appendix to Act 1, Duet 22. Haddon Hall, Operetta: Act 2; Scene 1, Introduction and Chorus of Puritans 23. Haddon Hall, Operetta: Act 2; Scene 1, Song 24. Haddon Hall, Operetta: Act 2; Scene 1, Duet 25. Haddon Hall, Operetta: Act 2; Scene 1, Trio 26. Haddon Hall, Operetta: Finale Act 2, Quartette 27. Haddon Hall, Operetta: Finale Act 2, Storm 28. Haddon Hall, Operetta: Act 2; Scene 2, Recit ; Song 29. Haddon Hall, Operetta: Act 2; Scene 2, Scene 30. Haddon Hall, Operetta: Act 2; Scene 2, Duet and Chorus 31. Haddon Hall, Operetta: Act 2; Scene 2, Scene 32. Haddon Hall, Operetta: Act 3, Opening Chorus 33. Haddon Hall, Operetta: Act 3, Song 34. Haddon Hall, Operetta: Act 3, Recit 35. Haddon Hall, Operetta: Act 3, Duet 36. Haddon Hall, Operetta: Act 3, Scene and Chorus 37. Haddon Hall, Operetta: Act 3, Ensemble 38. Haddon Hall, Operetta: Act 3, Song, Chorus and Dance 39. Haddon Hall, Operetta: Act 3, Ensemble