Sullivan, A: HMS Pinafore
Muriel Harding (Josephine), Leonard Osborn (Ralph), Martyn Hill (Sir Joseph Porter), Darrell Fancourt (Dick Deadeye), Ella Halman (Buttercup), Joan Gillingham (Hebe), Leslie Rands (Captain Corcoran), Richard Walker (Boatswain’s Mate)
D'Oyly Carte Opera Co., Chorus & Orchestra, Isidore Godfrey
Harding is a clear-toned soprano and portrays her role as Josephine with lyrical charm and good phrasing...Martyn Green is D’Oyly Carte’s key patter man (Sir Joseph Porter) of this period and...
Sullivan, A: HMS Pinafore
Muriel Harding (Josephine), Leonard Osborn (Ralph), Martyn Hill (Sir Joseph Porter), Darrell Fancourt (Dick Deadeye), Ella Halman (Buttercup), Joan Gillingham (Hebe), Leslie Rands (Captain Corcoran), Richard Walker (Boatswain’s Mate)
D'Oyly Carte Opera Co., Chorus & Orchestra, Isidore Godfrey
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Harding is a clear-toned soprano and portrays her role as Josephine with lyrical charm and good phrasing...Martyn Green is D’Oyly Carte’s key patter man (Sir Joseph Porter) of this period and...
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Regis presents the 1949 recording of Pinafore - the first of the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company’s post-war recordings. The company had transferred their long-standing association with HMV (under Dr Sargent) in the twenties and early thirties to Decca who released this set firstly as 78 records, and later as LPs. These interpretations are held in high esteem by G&S lovers.
Contents and tracklist
- The D'Oyly Carte Opera Chorus, The D'Oyly Carte Opera Orchestra, Martyn Green, Leslie Rands, Leonard Osborn, Darrell Fancourt, Richard Walker, Radley Flynn, Muriel Harding, Joan Gillingham, Ella Halman
- Isidore Godfrey
Awards and reviews
June 2002
Harding is a clear-toned soprano and portrays her role as Josephine with lyrical charm and good phrasing...Martyn Green is D’Oyly Carte’s key patter man (Sir Joseph Porter) of this period and doesn’t disappoint: his clear diction and dry delivery is right for the part.
