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.
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
- Disc 2 -
1 Haddon Hall, Operetta: Act 2; Scene 1, Introduction and Chorus of Puritans
2 Haddon Hall, Operetta: Act 2; Scene 1, Song
3 Haddon Hall, Operetta: Act 2; Scene 1, Duet
4 Haddon Hall, Operetta: Act 2; Scene 1, Trio
5 Haddon Hall, Operetta: Finale Act 2, Quartette
6 Haddon Hall, Operetta: Finale Act 2, Storm
7 Haddon Hall, Operetta: Act 2; Scene 2, Recit & Song
8 Haddon Hall, Operetta: Act 2; Scene 2, Scene
9 Haddon Hall, Operetta: Act 2; Scene 2, Duet and Chorus
10 Haddon Hall, Operetta: Act 2; Scene 2, Scene
11 Haddon Hall, Operetta: Act 3, Opening Chorus
12 Haddon Hall, Operetta: Act 3, Song
13 Haddon Hall, Operetta: Act 3, Recit
14 Haddon Hall, Operetta: Act 3, Duet
15 Haddon Hall, Operetta: Act 3, Scene and Chorus
16 Haddon Hall, Operetta: Act 3, Ensemble
17 Haddon Hall, Operetta: Act 3, Song, Chorus and Dance
18 Haddon Hall, Operetta: Act 3, Ensemble
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.
