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Special offer. Rushton: The Shops

Darren Abrahams (tenor), Anna Dennis (soprano), Phyllis Cannan (contralto), Richard Burkhard (baritone), Louise Mott (mezzo-soprano) & Paul Reeves (bass)

The Opera Group, Patrick Bailey

Rushton: The Shops
Patrick Bailey ably conducts the Opera Group’s excellent performance, recorded at live London performances last year. Doubtless, some will buy this disc to keep their NMC collection up to date....

Sunday Times, 1st June 20083 out of 5 stars

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Special offer. Rushton: The Shops

Darren Abrahams (tenor), Anna Dennis (soprano), Phyllis Cannan (contralto), Richard Burkhard (baritone), Louise Mott (mezzo-soprano) & Paul Reeves (bass)

The Opera Group, Patrick Bailey

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Patrick Bailey ably conducts the Opera Group’s excellent performance, recorded at live London performances last year. Doubtless, some will buy this disc to keep their NMC collection up to date....

Sunday Times, 1st June 20083 out of 5 stars

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About

Edward Rushton’s new opera, The Shops is described as ‘part satire on rampant consumerism, part psychological thriller’. Its central character, Christoph Schmalhans, is an obsessive stamp collector. He manages to steal prize examples from museums with the aid of his girlfriend Francesca, who distracts attention by causing scenes. His activities eventually attract the interest of the police and psychologists. In between, there is a running commentary on the phenomenon of shopaholics, along with a song-and-dance number from members of a mutual support group.

  • Release date: 16th Jun 2008
  • Label: NMC
  • Catalogue number: NMCD146
  • Length: 70 minutes

Contents and tracklist

Rushton: The Shops, Pt. 1 Scene 1
Work length4:17
  • Paul Reeves, Louise Mott, Richard Burkhard
  • The Opera Group
  • Patrick Bailey
He's Behaving Very Strangely
Track length4:17
Rushton: The Shops, Pt. 1 Scene 2
Work length2:07
  • Richard Burkhard, Darren Abrahams, Phyllis Cannan
  • The Opera Group
  • Patrick Bailey
Hundred Years of Electricity in Finland
Track length2:07
Rushton: The Shops, Pt. 1 Scene 3
Work length0:35
  • Paul Reeves, Louise Mott
  • The Opera Group
  • Patrick Bailey
Charity Issue in Support of the Red Cross
Track length0:35
Rushton: The Shops, Pt. 1 Scene 4
Work length5:08
  • Darren Abrahams, Anna Dennis, Phyllis Cannan
  • The Opera Group
  • Patrick Bailey
Buy Yourself Something Nice
Track length5:08
Rushton: The Shops, Pt. 1 Scene 5
Work length1:55
  • Darren Abrahams, Anna Dennis, Phyllis Cannan, Richard Burkhard, Louise Mott, Paul Reeves
  • The Opera Group
  • Patrick Bailey
My Name Is Anna
Track length1:55
Rushton: The Shops, Pt. 1 Scene 6
Work length2:10
This Jacket Is Beautiful
Track length2:10
Rushton: The Shops, Pt. 1 Scene 7
Work length2:02
  • Louise Mott, Anna Dennis, Paul Reeves, Darren Abrahams
  • The Opera Group
  • Patrick Bailey
Jackets Must Be Left in the Cloakroom
Track length2:02
Rushton: The Shops, Pt. 1 Scene 8
Work length3:34
  • Richard Burkhard, Darren Abrahams, Paul Reeves
  • The Opera Group
  • Patrick Bailey
So First You Got the Blue Honolulu?
Track length3:34
Rushton: The Shops, Pt. 1 Scene 9
Work length1:05
  • Louise Mott, Paul Reeves, Richard Burkhard, Phyllis Cannan
  • The Opera Group
  • Patrick Bailey
It's Icredible! How Did He Do It?
Track length1:05
Rushton: The Shops, Pt. 1 Scene 10
Work length1:36
  • Louise Mott, Anna Dennis, Paul Reeves, Darren Abrahams
  • The Opera Group
  • Patrick Bailey
It's Not Permitted to Take Photographs Here
Track length1:36
Rushton: The Shops, Pt. 1 Scene 11
Work length2:17
  • Louise Mott
  • The Opera Group
  • Patrick Bailey
Stealing as a Cry for Help
Track length2:17
Rushton: The Shops, Pt. 1 Scene 12
Work length4:22
  • Louise Mott, Darren Abrahams
  • The Opera Group
  • Patrick Bailey
Tell Me About the Blue Honolulu
Track length4:22
Rushton: The Shops, Pt. 1 Scene 13
Work length1:10
  • Darren Abrahams, Anna Dennis, Phyllis Cannan, Louise Mott
  • The Opera Group
  • Patrick Bailey
Buy Yourself Something Nice
Track length1:10
Rushton: The Shops, Pt. 1 Scene 14
Work length3:30
  • Darren Abrahams, Anna Dennis, Phyllis Cannan, Richard Burkhard, Louise Mott, Paul Reeves
  • The Opera Group
  • Patrick Bailey
I Had a Little Breakthrough Last Weekend
Track length3:30
Rushton: The Shops, Pt. 2 Scene 15
Work length3:22
  • Darren Abrahams, Anna Dennis, Phyllis Cannan
  • The Opera Group
  • Patrick Bailey
Isn't It Fantastic? Christoph! Look!
Track length3:22
Rushton: The Shops, Pt. 2 Scene 16
Work length2:23
  • Louise Mott, Anna Dennis, Paul Reeves, Darren Abrahams
  • The Opera Group
  • Patrick Bailey
I've got This Friend, She'd Always Buy Dresses
Track length2:23
Rushton: The Shops, Pt. 2 Scene 17
Work length2:22
  • Richard Burkhard, Phyllis Cannan
  • The Opera Group
  • Patrick Bailey
I'm Looking for a Rare Item for Around Six Thousand to Eight Thousand
Track length2:22
Rushton: The Shops, Pt. 2 Scene 18
Work length9:07
  • Darren Abrahams, Richard Burkhard, Louise Mott
  • The Opera Group
  • Patrick Bailey
No Question, You Paid Far Too Much
Track length9:07
Rushton: The Shops, Pt. 2 Scene 19
Work length2:21
  • Anna Dennis, Phyllis Cannan
  • The Opera Group
  • Patrick Bailey
He's Been Caught
Track length2:21
Rushton: The Shops, Pt. 2 Scene 20
Work length3:14
  • Darren Abrahams, Anna Dennis, Phyllis Cannan, Richard Burkhard, Louise Mott, Paul Reeves
  • The Opera Group
  • Patrick Bailey
Could You Imagine Paying Half a Year's Salary for a Single Object?
Track length3:14
Rushton: The Shops, Pt. 2 Scene 21
Work length1:18
  • Phyllis Cannan
  • The Opera Group
  • Patrick Bailey
Right. And These I'll Flush Away
Track length1:18
Rushton: The Shops, Pt. 2 Scenes 22-23
Work length2:42
  • Louise Mott, Phyllis Cannan, Richard Burkhard, Darren Abrahams
  • The Opera Group
  • Patrick Bailey
Why Did You Do It?
Track length2:42
Rushton: The Shops, Pt. 2 Scene 24
Work length3:41
  • Phyllis Cannan, Darren Abrahams
  • The Opera Group
  • Patrick Bailey
Just Go to Your Whore
Track length3:41
Rushton: The Shops, Pt. 2 Scene 25
Work length1:54
  • Louise Mott, Richard Burkhard
  • The Opera Group
  • Patrick Bailey
No! No! Wait! Oliver, Help!
Track length1:54
Rushton: The Shops, Pt. 2 Scene 26
Work length2:42
  • Richard Burkhard, Darren Abrahams
  • The Opera Group
  • Patrick Bailey
Roger, It's Me, Ollie
Track length2:42

Awards and reviews

1st June 2008

Patrick Bailey ably conducts the Opera Group’s excellent performance, recorded at live London performances last year. Doubtless, some will buy this disc to keep their NMC collection up to date. But there are much better reasons for acquiring it than that.
3 out of 5 stars
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