Scottish Opera
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New. Trial By Jury / A Matter of Misconduct!
Richard Suart (Judge), Kira Kaplan (Plaintiff/Sylvia Lawless), Jamie MacDougall (Defendant/Sandy Hogg), Chloe Harris (Counsel/Cherry Penistone), Edward Jowle (Usher/Hugo Cheeseman), Ross Cumming (Roger Penistone), Scottish Opera, Toby Hession, John Savournin, Laura Attridge
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Special offer. Gilbert & Sullivan: Utopia, Limited Or the Flowers of Progress
RecommendedNeal Davies (King Paramount), Ellie Laugharne (Princess Zara), Yvonne Howard (Lady Sophy), William Morgan (Captain Fitzbattleaxe), Richard Suart (Scaphio), Arthur Bruce (Phantis)
The Orchestra of Scottish Opera & Chorus, Derek Clark
Clark has an easy, affectionate touch in this repertoire, and the cast includes some of the finest Savoyards of both the older (Richard Suart, Yvonne Howard) and younger (Ellie Laugharne, William... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 27th June 2025
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Special offer. Sullivan, A: HMS Pinafore
RecommendedElizabeth Watts (Josephine), Toby Spence (Ralph Rackstraw), John Mark Ainsley (Sir Joseph Porter KCB), Andrew Foster-Williams (Captain Corcoran), Hilary Summers (Buttercup), Neal Davies (Dick Deadeye), Gavan Ring (Bill Bobstay), Barnaby Rea (Bob Becket), Kitty Whately (Hebe), Tim Brooke-Taylor (narrator)
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Richard Egarr brings springy energy to the score...Elizabeth Watts's Josephine has a mischievous touch. —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 20th May 2016
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BBC Music Magazine, August 2016, Opera Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2016
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Special offer. Gilbert & Sullivan: The Gondoliers
William Morgan (Marco), Mark Nathan (Giuseppe), Ellie Laugharne (Gianetta), Sioned Gwen Davies (Tessa), Yvonne Howard (Duchess), Richard Suart (Duke), Ben McAteer (Don Alhambra), Catriona Hewitson (Casilda), Dan Shelvey (Luiz)
Scottish Opera, Derek Clark, Stuart Maunder
Bolder G&S stagings are available (live, if not on record), but this Gondoliers is fresh, affectionate and intensely musical proof that these masterly comic operas can still hit their mark,... —
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Gramophone Magazine, January 2026, DVD/Blu-ray of the Month
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MacCunn: Land of the Mountain and the Flood
Janice Watson (Jeanie), Lisa Milne (Effie), Jamie MacDougall (Staunton), Peter Sidhom (Deans), Stephen Gadd (Dumbiedykes), Graeme Danby (Constable)
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Scottish Opera Chorus, Martyn Brabbins
The Land of the Mountain and the Flood is a very well-constructed piece, with a memorable tune. Martyn Brabbins and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, in a brilliant new performance, give... —
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Chabrier: Briséïs
Mark Padmore (Hylas), Joan Rodgers (Briséïs), Simon Keenlyside (Le Catéchiste), Michael George (Stratoklès), Kathryn Harries (Thanastô), Gillian Taylor (First Maidservant), Ann Hetherington (Second Maidservant), Graeme Danby (Old Sailor), John Prince (Sailor)
Scottish Opera Chorus & BBC...
The most opulent discographic discovery of the decade —
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Special offer. Arnold: The Return of Odysseus, Op. 119, etc.
City Of Glasgow Chorus, The Orchestra Of Scottish Opera, Graham Taylor
…The Return of Odysseus… radiates a healthy, unaffected vigour, and there's plenty of catchy, dramatic and touching inspiration along the way… Graham Taylor secures a lively, spirited account... —
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Special offer. Harper, E: Fanny Robin
Jane Manning, Nigel Waugh & Roderick Horn
Scottish Opera Chorus & Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Edward Harper (director)
In the still undervalued genre of chamber opera, Fanny Robin deserves more frequent performances. Characterisation is idiomatically drawn from Hardy, with incidental details sparingly yet effectively... —
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Mozart: Don Giovanni, K527
Roger Soyer (bass), Antigone Sgourda (soprano), Luigi Alva (tenor), Peter Lagger (bass), Heather Harper (soprano) & Sir Geraint Evans (baritone)
Scottish Opera Chorus & English Chamber Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim
Despite some promising elements, Barenboim's 1973 account, emanating from performances at the Edinburgh Festival, is disappointing. An undramatic delivery in rough-edged sound. —
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Haydn: L'anima del filosofo, ossia Orfeo ed Euridice
Joan Sutherland (Euridice), Nicolai Gedda (Orfeo), Spiro Malas (Creonte), Malcolm King (Un Seguace), John Graham (Un Capitano), Mary O'Brien (Genio), Simon Gilbert (Plutone)
Scottish Opera Chorus and Scottish National Orchestra, Richard Bonynge
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