‎Gilbert & Sullivan The Mikado - Iolanthe Highlights by Alexander Faris

Overture (Allegro moderato - Andante comodo - Allegro con brio)

Alexander Faris, Sadler's Wells Opera Orchestra

4:55

No. 1, Chorus, "If you want to know who we are" (Nobles)

David Tod-Boyd, Sadler's Wells Opera Chorus, Alexander Faris, Sadler's Wells Opera Orchestra

2:15

No. 2a, Recitative and Scena, "Gentlemen, I pray you tell me" (Nanki-Poo, A Noble)

Sadler's Wells Opera Orchestra, David Tod-Boyd, Sadler's Wells Opera Chorus, Alexander Faris, John Wakefield

0:42

No. 2b, Song with Chorus, "A Wand'ring Minstrel I" (Nanki-Poo, Nobles)

David Tod-Boyd, John Wakefield, Sadler's Wells Opera Chorus, Alexander Faris, Sadler's Wells Opera Orchestra

4:24

No. 3, Song and Chorus, "Our Great Mikado, virtuous man" (Pish-Tush, Nobles)

Sadler's Wells Opera Chorus, David Tod-Boyd, Alexander Faris, Sadler's Wells Opera Orchestra, John Heddle Nash

2:46

No. 4, Song, "Young man, despair" (Pooh-Bah, Nanki-Poo, Pish-Tush)

Alexander Faris, Sadler's Wells Opera Orchestra, Denis Dowling, John Wakefield, John Heddle Nash

2:35

No. 4a, Recitative, "And have I journey'd for a month" (Nanki-Poo, Pooh-Bah)

Denis Dowling, Sadler's Wells Opera Orchestra, Alexander Faris, John Wakefield

0:43

No. 5, Chorus with Song, "Behold the Lord High Executioner!" (Nobles, Ko-Ko)

Sadler's Wells Opera Chorus, Alexander Faris, David Tod-Boyd, Sadler's Wells Opera Orchestra, Clive Revill

2:31

No. 5a, Song, "As some day it may happen" (Ko-Ko, Nobles)

Sadler's Wells Opera Chorus, Clive Revill, Alexander Faris, Sadler's Wells Opera Orchestra, David Tod-Boyd

2:11

No. 6, Chorus, "Comes a train of little ladies" (Girls)

David Tod-Boyd, Alexander Faris, Sadler's Wells Opera Orchestra, Sadler's Wells Opera Chorus

2:27

No. 7, Trio with Chorus, "Three little maids from school" (Yum-Yum, Peep-bo, Pitti-Sing, Girls)

Alexander Faris, David Tod-Boyd, Marion Studholme, Sadler's Wells Opera Orchestra, Sadler's Wells Opera Chorus, Patricia Kern, Dorothy Nash

1:26

No. 8, Quintett, "So please you, sir, we much regret" (Yum-Yum, Peep-bo, Pitti-Sing, Pooh-Bah, Pish-Tush, Girls)

Dorothy Nash, Denis Dowling, John Heddle Nash, Patricia Kern, David Tod-Boyd, Marion Studholme, Sadler's Wells Opera Orchestra, Sadler's Wells Opera Chorus, Alexander Faris

1:49

No. 9, Duet, "Were you not to Ko-Ko plighted" (Nanki-Poo, Yum-Yum)

Sadler's Wells Opera Orchestra, John Wakefield, Marion Studholme, Alexander Faris

2:29

No. 10, Trio, "I am so proud" (Pooh-Bah, Ko-Ko, Pish-Tush)

Sadler's Wells Opera Orchestra, Denis Dowling, Clive Revill, John Heddle Nash, Alexander Faris

2:53

No. 11, Finale, "With aspect stern and gloomy stride" (Nobles, Girls, Pooh-Bah, Ko-Ko, Nanki-Poo, Yum-Yum, Others)

Dorothy Nash, John Wakefield, Sadler's Wells Opera Chorus, Clive Revill, Denis Dowling, Alexander Faris, Sadler's Wells Opera Orchestra, John Heddle Nash, David Tod-Boyd, Marion Studholme, Patricia Kern

4:58

"Your revels cease!" (Katisha, Nanki-Poo, Pitti-Sing, Yum-Yum, Others)

Denis Dowling, Dorothy Nash, Jean Allister, Sadler's Wells Opera Orchestra, John Heddle Nash, John Wakefield, Clive Revill, David Tod-Boyd, Marion Studholme, Sadler's Wells Opera Chorus, Patricia Kern, Alexander Faris

8:52

No. 12, Chorus with Solo, "Braid the raven hair" (Girls, Pitti-Sing)

David Tod-Boyd, Sadler's Wells Opera Orchestra, Alexander Faris, Sadler's Wells Opera Chorus, Patricia Kern

3:57

No. 13, Song, "The sun, whose rays are all ablaze" (Yum-Yum)

Marion Studholme, Alexander Faris, Sadler's Wells Opera Orchestra

2:36

No. 14, Madrigal, "Brightly dawns our wedding day" (Yum-Yum, Pitti-Sing, Nanki-Poo, Pish-Tush)

Alexander Faris, John Wakefield, Marion Studholme, John Heddle Nash, Patricia Kern, Sadler's Wells Opera Orchestra

3:31

No. 15, Trio, "Here's a how-de-do!" (Yum-Yum, Nanki-Poo, Ko-Ko)

Alexander Faris, Clive Revill, Marion Studholme, John Wakefield, Sadler's Wells Opera Orchestra

1:11

No. 16, Entrance of Mikado, "Miya sama … From every kind of man obedience I expect" (Girls, Nobles, Mikado, Katisha)

Sadler's Wells Opera Chorus, Jean Allister, Sadler's Wells Opera Orchestra, John Holmes, Alexander Faris, David Tod-Boyd

3:00

No. 17, Song with Chorus, "A more humane Mikado" (Mikado, Nobles)

Sadler's Wells Opera Chorus, Sadler's Wells Opera Orchestra, Alexander Faris, David Tod-Boyd, John Holmes

4:02

No. 18, Trio and Chorus, "The criminal cried" (Ko-Ko, Nobles, Pitti-Sing, Pooh-Bah)

David Tod-Boyd, Clive Revill, Denis Dowling, Sadler's Wells Opera Orchestra, Patricia Kern, Sadler's Wells Opera Chorus, Alexander Faris

3:30

No. 19, Glee, "See how the Fates their gifts allot" (Mikado, Pitti-Sing, Pooh-Bah, Ko-Ko, Katisha)

John Holmes, Clive Revill, Alexander Faris, Patricia Kern, Jean Allister, Sadler's Wells Opera Orchestra, Denis Dowling

1:48

No. 20, Duets, "The flowers that bloom in the spring" (Nanki-Poo, Yum-Yum, Pitti-Sing, Pooh-Bah, Ko-Ko)

Marion Studholme, Sadler's Wells Opera Chorus, Sadler's Wells Opera Orchestra, Denis Dowling, John Wakefield, Patricia Kern, Clive Revill, Alexander Faris, David Tod-Boyd

1:39

No. 21a, Recitative, "Alone, and yet alive" (Katisha)

Jean Allister, Sadler's Wells Opera Orchestra, Alexander Faris

0:41

No. 21b, Song, "Hearts do not break" (Katisha)

Jean Allister, Sadler's Wells Opera Orchestra, Alexander Faris

1:57

No. 22, Song, "On a tree by a river a little tom-tit" (Ko-Ko)

Sadler's Wells Opera Orchestra, Alexander Faris, Clive Revill

2:20

No. 23, Duet, "There is beauty in the bellow of the blast" (Katisha, Ko-Ko)

Jean Allister, Sadler's Wells Opera Orchestra, Clive Revill, Alexander Faris

2:04

No. 24, Finale, "For he's gone and married Yum-Yum … The threatened cloud" (Pitti-Sing, Ko-Ko, Nanki-Poo, Yum-Yum, Others)

Denis Dowling, Dorothy Nash, Jean Allister, Sadler's Wells Opera Orchestra, John Holmes, Alexander Faris, Clive Revill, John Heddle Nash, Patricia Kern, Sadler's Wells Opera Chorus, David Tod-Boyd, Marion Studholme, John Wakefield

2:04

Overture (Andante - Andante espressivo - Allegro giocoso)

Sadler's Wells Opera Orchestra, Alexander Faris

7:22

No. 5, Duet, "None shall part us from each other" (Phyllis, Strephon)

Julian Moyle, Alexander Faris, Elizabeth Harwood, Sadler's Wells Opera Orchestra

2:25

No. 6, Chorus, "Loudly let the trumpet bray!" (Peers, Band)

Alexander Faris, John Barker, Sadler's Wells Opera Chorus, Sadler's Wells Opera Orchestra, The Band of the Irish Guards

5:53

No. 9, Recitative with Chorus, "Nay, tempt me not" (Phyllis) - No. 10, Ballad with Chorus, "Spurn not the nobly born" (Lord Tolloller, Peers)

Sadler's Wells Opera Orchestra, John Barker, Alexander Faris, Sadler's Wells Opera Chorus, Elizabeth Harwood, Stanley Bevan

3:15

No. 12, Song, "When I went to the Bar as a very young man" (Lord Chancellor)

Alexander Faris, Sadler's Wells Opera Orchestra, Eric Shilling

1:26

No. 13, Finale, "When next your Houses do assemble" (Queen of the Fairies, Celia, Leila, Fleta, Fairies, Strephon, Peers, Lord Chancellor, Lord Mountararat, Lord Tolloller)

John Barker, Denis Dowling, Cynthia Morey, Sadler's Wells Opera Chorus, Julian Moyle, Alexander Faris, Sadler's Wells Opera Orchestra, Eric Shilling, Elizabeth Robson, The Band of the Irish Guards, Heather Begg, Stanley Bevan

5:09

No. 14, Sentry Song, "When all night long a chap remains" (Private Willis)

Alexander Faris, Sadler's Wells Opera Orchestra, Leon Greene

3:16

No. 15, Chorus, "Strephon's a Member of Parliament" (Fairies, Peers)

Sadler's Wells Opera Chorus, Elizabeth Robson, Cynthia Morey, Sadler's Wells Opera Orchestra, Alexander Faris, John Barker

1:20

No. 16, Song with Chorus, "When Britain really ruled the waves" (Lord Mountararat, Fairies, Peers)

The Band of the Irish Guards, Sadler's Wells Opera Chorus, John Barker, Sadler's Wells Opera Orchestra, Denis Dowling, Cynthia Morey, Elizabeth Robson, Alexander Faris

3:09

No. 18, Song with Chorus, "Oh, foolish fay" (Queen of the Fairies, Fairies)

Cynthia Morey, Sadler's Wells Opera Orchestra, John Barker, Alexander Faris, Heather Begg, Elizabeth Robson, Sadler's Wells Opera Chorus

3:48

No. 20a, Recitative, "Love, unrequited, robs me of my rest" (Lord Chancellor)

Alexander Faris, Sadler's Wells Opera Orchestra, Eric Shilling

0:54

No. 20b, Nightmare Song, "When you're lying awake with a dismal headache" (Lord Chancellor)

Sadler's Wells Opera Orchestra, Eric Shilling, Alexander Faris

2:55

No. 21, Trio, "If you go in" (Lord Tolloller, Lord Mountararat, Lord Chancellor)

Sadler's Wells Opera Orchestra, Stanley Bevan, Eric Shilling, Alexander Faris, Denis Dowling

2:32

No. 22, Duet, "If we're weak enough to tarry" (Strephon, Phyllis)

Alexander Faris, Sadler's Wells Opera Orchestra, Julian Moyle, Elizabeth Harwood

1:28

No. 23, Recitative and Ballad, "My Lord, a suppliant at your feet … He loves!" (Iolanthe)

Alexander Faris, Sadler's Wells Opera Orchestra, Patricia Kern

3:01

No. 24, "It may not be" (Lord Chancellor, Iolanthe, Queen of the Fairies, Fairies)

Patricia Kern, Heather Begg, Elizabeth Robson, Sadler's Wells Opera Orchestra, Eric Shilling, Cynthia Morey, Alexander Faris

3:35

No. 25, Ensemble, "Soon as we may, off and away" (Lord Chancellor, Lord Mountararat, Lord Tolloller, Iolanthe, Queen, Leila, Celia, Fleta, Phyllis, Strephon, Fairies, Peers)

Alexander Faris, Sadler's Wells Opera Chorus, Julian Moyle, Heather Begg, Denis Dowling, Patricia Kern, John Barker, Sadler's Wells Opera Orchestra, Eric Shilling, Elizabeth Robson, Cynthia Morey, Elizabeth Harwood, Stanley Bevan

1:15

Sir Arthur Sullivan

Composer
Alexander Faris

Conductor
Patricia Kern

Mezzo-Soprano
Elizabeth Harwood

Soprano
John Barker

Conductor

Norman Newell

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Gilbert & Sullivan The Mikado - Iolanthe Highlights

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Alexander Faris

Patricia Kern

Elizabeth Harwood

John Barker

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