Regis presents a selection of pre-war performances by Great British sopranos in repertoire which secured their reputation. Familiar figures such as Maggie Teyte, Isobel Baillie, Margaret Sheridan and Eva Turner feature alongside less well known artists – Mary Garden, Elsie Suddaby, Miriam Licette, Joan Cross, Dora Labette, Gwen Catley and Agnes Nicholls.

Artists

Agnes Nicholls, Miriam Licette, Eva Turner, Mary Garden, Maggie Teyte, Gerald Moore (piano), Isobel Baillie (soprano), Elsie Suddaby (soprano), Dora Labette, Gwen Catley, Lionel Solomon, Margaret Sheridan, Aureliano Pertile, Orchestra of La Scala, Milan, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Malcolm Sargent, Sir Thomas Beecham, Eric Robinson, Carlo Sabanjo, Eugene Goossens