SULLIVAN, A.: Beauty Stone (The) [Opera] (Spence, Stout, Gadd, BBC National Chorus and Orchestra of Wales, Macdonald)
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Composer(s): Sullivan, Arthur
Lyricist(s): Carr, J. Comyns; Pinero, Arthur Wing
Conductor(s): Macdonald, Rory
Orchestra(s): BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Choir(s): BBC National Chorus of Wales
Artist(s): Evans, Llio; Evans, Rebecca; Gadd, Stephen; Gomez, Olivia; Maxted, Sarah; Opie, Alan; Shaw, Madeleine; Spence, Toby; Stout, David; Suart, Richard; Thomas, Elin Manahan; Wyn-Rogers, Catherine
Label: Chandos
Genre: Opera
Period: Romantic
Catalogue No: CHAN10794-95
Barcode: 095115179420
Release Date: 11/2013

SULLIVAN, A.: Beauty Stone (The) [Opera] (Spence, Stout, Gadd, BBC National Chorus and Orchestra of Wales, Macdonald)

Tracklist

Disc 1
Sullivan, Arthur
Carr, J. Comyns - Lyricist
Pinero, Arthur Wing - Lyricist
BBC National Orchestra of Wales (Orchestra)
Macdonald, Rory (Conductor)
Gadd, Stephen (baritone)
Wyn-Rogers, Catherine (mezzo-soprano)
BBC National Chorus of Wales (Choir)
Thomas, Elin Manahan (soprano)
Opie, Alan (baritone)
Shaw, Madeleine (mezzo-soprano)
Suart, Richard (baritone)
Spence, Toby (tenor)
Gomez, Olivia (soprano)
Evans, Rebecca (soprano)
Maxted, Sarah (mezzo-soprano)
Evans, Llio (soprano)
Stout, David (bass)
1 Introduction 02:59
BBC National Orchestra of Wales (Orchestra)
Macdonald, Rory (Conductor)
2 Act I Scene 1: Duet: Click, clack, click, clack (Simon, Joan) 03:13
Gadd, Stephen (baritone)
Wyn-Rogers, Catherine (mezzo-soprano)
BBC National Orchestra of Wales (Orchestra)
Macdonald, Rory (Conductor)
3 Act I Scene 1: Chorus with Solos: Hobble, hobble, now we've caught her (Chorus, Joan, Simon) 01:41
Wyn-Rogers, Catherine (mezzo-soprano)
Gadd, Stephen (baritone)
BBC National Chorus of Wales (Choir)
BBC National Orchestra of Wales (Orchestra)
Macdonald, Rory (Conductor)
4 Act I Scene 1: Semi-Chorus: Maidens and men of Mirlemont town (Chorus) 01:03
BBC National Chorus of Wales (Choir)
BBC National Orchestra of Wales (Orchestra)
Macdonald, Rory (Conductor)
5 Act I Scene 1: Prayer: Dear Mary Mother, unto thee I bring (Laine) 03:36
Thomas, Elin Manahan (soprano)
BBC National Orchestra of Wales (Orchestra)
Macdonald, Rory (Conductor)
6 Act I Scene 1: Quartet: Who stands within? (Simon, Joan, Devil, Laine) 05:08
Gadd, Stephen (baritone)
Wyn-Rogers, Catherine (mezzo-soprano)
Opie, Alan (baritone)
Thomas, Elin Manahan (soprano)
BBC National Orchestra of Wales (Orchestra)
Macdonald, Rory (Conductor)
7 Act I Scene 1: Recitative and Song: Since it dwelt in that rock whose hallowed crest (Devil) 04:34
Opie, Alan (baritone)
BBC National Orchestra of Wales (Orchestra)
Macdonald, Rory (Conductor)
8 Act I Scene 1: Appearance of Laine 00:15
BBC National Orchestra of Wales (Orchestra)
Macdonald, Rory (Conductor)
9 Act I Scene 1: Change of Scene 01:17
BBC National Orchestra of Wales (Orchestra)
Macdonald, Rory (Conductor)
10 Act I Scene 2: Full Chorus: The bells are ringing o'er Mirlemont town (Chorus) 02:34
BBC National Chorus of Wales (Choir)
BBC National Orchestra of Wales (Orchestra)
Macdonald, Rory (Conductor)
11 Act I Scene 2: Full Chorus: Maidens and men of Mirlemont town (Chorus) 02:13
BBC National Chorus of Wales (Choir)
BBC National Orchestra of Wales (Orchestra)
Macdonald, Rory (Conductor)
12 Act I Scene 2: Duet: My name is crazy Jacqueline (Jacqueline, Devil) 04:09
Shaw, Madeleine (mezzo-soprano)
Opie, Alan (baritone)
BBC National Orchestra of Wales (Orchestra)
Macdonald, Rory (Conductor)
13 Act I Scene 2: The bells are ringing o'er Mirlemont town (Chorus) 02:49
BBC National Chorus of Wales (Choir)
BBC National Orchestra of Wales (Orchestra)
Macdonald, Rory (Conductor)
14 Act I Scene 2: Scene: Know ye all, both great and small (Nicholas, Philip) 01:56
Suart, Richard (baritone)
Spence, Toby (tenor)
BBC National Orchestra of Wales (Orchestra)
Macdonald, Rory (Conductor)
15 Act I Scene 2: Scene: I am Loyse from St. Denis (Loyse, Chorus, Saida, Philip, Nicholas) 03:13
Gomez, Olivia (soprano)
Evans, Rebecca (soprano)
Spence, Toby (tenor)
Suart, Richard (baritone)
BBC National Chorus of Wales (Choir)
BBC National Orchestra of Wales (Orchestra)
Macdonald, Rory (Conductor)
16 Act I Scene 2: Scene: In the hills beyond Florennes (Isabeau, Chorus, Saida, Devil, Philip, Nicholas) 02:13
Maxted, Sarah (mezzo-soprano)
Evans, Rebecca (soprano)
Opie, Alan (baritone)
Spence, Toby (tenor)
Suart, Richard (baritone)
BBC National Chorus of Wales (Choir)
BBC National Orchestra of Wales (Orchestra)
Macdonald, Rory (Conductor)
17 Act I Scene 2: Scene: I am Barbe of Bovigny (Barbe, Chorus) 02:16
Evans, Llio (soprano)
BBC National Chorus of Wales (Choir)
BBC National Orchestra of Wales (Orchestra)
Macdonald, Rory (Conductor)
18 Act I Scene 2: Finale: Go, bring forth old Simon's daughter! (Chorus) 01:04
BBC National Chorus of Wales (Choir)
BBC National Orchestra of Wales (Orchestra)
Macdonald, Rory (Conductor)
19 Act I Scene 2: Finale: By Our Lady, she is fair! (Philip, Chorus, Nicholas, Saida) 02:15
Spence, Toby (tenor)
Suart, Richard (baritone)
Evans, Rebecca (soprano)
BBC National Chorus of Wales (Choir)
BBC National Orchestra of Wales (Orchestra)
Macdonald, Rory (Conductor)
20 Act I Scene 2: Finale: Oh, turn thine eyes away (Saida, Philip, Chorus) 02:02
Evans, Rebecca (soprano)
Spence, Toby (tenor)
BBC National Chorus of Wales (Choir)
BBC National Orchestra of Wales (Orchestra)
Macdonald, Rory (Conductor)
21 Act I Scene 2: Finale: In vain ye plead, some magic spell enthralls him! (Saida, Guntran, Devil, Chorus, Joan, Simon, Philip) 02:30
Evans, Rebecca (soprano)
Stout, David (bass)
Opie, Alan (baritone)
Wyn-Rogers, Catherine (mezzo-soprano)
Gadd, Stephen (baritone)
Spence, Toby (tenor)
BBC National Chorus of Wales (Choir)
BBC National Orchestra of Wales (Orchestra)
Macdonald, Rory (Conductor)
22 Act I Scene 2: Finale: I can but tell I knelt and prayed (Laine, Philip, Chorus) 04:06
Thomas, Elin Manahan (soprano)
Spence, Toby (tenor)
BBC National Chorus of Wales (Choir)
BBC National Orchestra of Wales (Orchestra)
Macdonald, Rory (Conductor)
Disc 2
1 Act II Scene 1: Chorus of Knights and Dames: With cards and dice, and with wine and laughter (Chorus) 02:22
BBC National Chorus of Wales (Choir)
BBC National Orchestra of Wales (Orchestra)
Macdonald, Rory (Conductor)
2 Act II Scene 1: Melos 01:11
BBC National Orchestra of Wales (Orchestra)
Macdonald, Rory (Conductor)
3 Act II Scene 1: Chorus of Knights and Dames: Though she should dance (Chorus) 02:07
BBC National Chorus of Wales (Choir)
BBC National Orchestra of Wales (Orchestra)
Macdonald, Rory (Conductor)
4 Act II Scene 1: Song: Safe in her island home, whose sloping glades (Saida, Chorus) 05:44
Evans, Rebecca (soprano)
BBC National Chorus of Wales (Choir)
BBC National Orchestra of Wales (Orchestra)
Macdonald, Rory (Conductor)
5 Act II Scene 1: Nay, see ye not this maid is fair? (Chorus, Philip) 02:18
Spence, Toby (tenor)
BBC National Chorus of Wales (Choir)
BBC National Orchestra of Wales (Orchestra)
Macdonald, Rory (Conductor)
6 Act II Scene 1: Duet: I love thee! I love thee! (Philip, Laine) 03:39
Spence, Toby (tenor)
Thomas, Elin Manahan (soprano)
BBC National Orchestra of Wales (Orchestra)
Macdonald, Rory (Conductor)
7 Act II Scene 1: Song: I'll tell them what thou wast when first I knew thee (Guntran) 02:31
Stout, David (bass)
BBC National Orchestra of Wales (Orchestra)
Macdonald, Rory (Conductor)
8 Act II Scene 1: How say you? Shame! My sword! my sword! (Philip, Laine, Devil, Saida) 01:26
Spence, Toby (tenor)
Thomas, Elin Manahan (soprano)
Opie, Alan (baritone)
Evans, Rebecca (soprano)
BBC National Orchestra of Wales (Orchestra)
Macdonald, Rory (Conductor)
9 Act II Scene 1: Nay, wert thou more than all he said thou art (Laine, Philip) 02:00
Thomas, Elin Manahan (soprano)
Spence, Toby (tenor)
BBC National Orchestra of Wales (Orchestra)
Macdonald, Rory (Conductor)
10 Act II Scene 1: She's gone! Love's hour has come at last! (Saida, Devil, Philip) 02:07
Evans, Rebecca (soprano)
Opie, Alan (baritone)
Spence, Toby (tenor)
BBC National Orchestra of Wales (Orchestra)
Macdonald, Rory (Conductor)
11 Act II Scene 1: Lords of Sirault, Velaines, and St Sauveur (Guntran, Three Lords, Philip, Chorus) 04:10
Stout, David (bass)
Spence, Toby (tenor)
BBC National Chorus of Wales (Choir)
BBC National Orchestra of Wales (Orchestra)
Macdonald, Rory (Conductor)
12 Act II Scene 1: Change of Scene 01:43
BBC National Orchestra of Wales (Orchestra)
Macdonald, Rory (Conductor)
13 Act II Scene 2: Trio: Look yon, 'tis she! our little Laine! (Joan, Laine, Simon) 03:55
Wyn-Rogers, Catherine (mezzo-soprano)
Thomas, Elin Manahan (soprano)
Gadd, Stephen (baritone)
BBC National Orchestra of Wales (Orchestra)
Macdonald, Rory (Conductor)
14 Act II Scene 2: Duet: I would see a maid who dwells in Zolden (Simon, Joan) 03:52
Gadd, Stephen (baritone)
Wyn-Rogers, Catherine (mezzo-soprano)
BBC National Orchestra of Wales (Orchestra)
Macdonald, Rory (Conductor)
15 Act II Scene 2: Quintet: Haste thee! Haste thee! (Devil, Laine, Joan, Saida, Simon) 02:06
Opie, Alan (baritone)
Thomas, Elin Manahan (soprano)
Wyn-Rogers, Catherine (mezzo-soprano)
Evans, Rebecca (soprano)
Gadd, Stephen (baritone)
BBC National Orchestra of Wales (Orchestra)
Macdonald, Rory (Conductor)
16 Act II Scene 3: Duet: Up and down (Jacqueline, Devil) 04:25
Shaw, Madeleine (mezzo-soprano)
Opie, Alan (baritone)
BBC National Orchestra of Wales (Orchestra)
Macdonald, Rory (Conductor)
17 Act II Scene 3: Finale: There he stands, that lord ye knew (Guntran, Chorus, Philip) 03:20
Stout, David (bass)
Spence, Toby (tenor)
BBC National Chorus of Wales (Choir)
BBC National Orchestra of Wales (Orchestra)
Macdonald, Rory (Conductor)
18 Act II Scene 3: Finale: My lord! (Laine, Philip, Joan, Chorus) 02:11
Thomas, Elin Manahan (soprano)
Spence, Toby (tenor)
Wyn-Rogers, Catherine (mezzo-soprano)
BBC National Chorus of Wales (Choir)
BBC National Orchestra of Wales (Orchestra)
Macdonald, Rory (Conductor)
19 Act III Scene 1: Introduction - Song: An hour agone 'twas the moon that shone (Laine) 04:20
Thomas, Elin Manahan (soprano)
BBC National Orchestra of Wales (Orchestra)
Macdonald, Rory (Conductor)
20 Act III Scene 1: Song: Why dost thou sigh and moan? (Jacqueline) 02:02
Shaw, Madeleine (mezzo-soprano)
BBC National Orchestra of Wales (Orchestra)
Macdonald, Rory (Conductor)
21 Act III Scene 1: Recitative and Song: Mine, mine at last! Poor vanquished slave, begone! (Saida) 03:23
Evans, Rebecca (soprano)
BBC National Orchestra of Wales (Orchestra)
Macdonald, Rory (Conductor)
22 Act III Scene 1: Scene: So all is lost for ever! And 'twas thou (Saida, Devil) 02:31
Evans, Rebecca (soprano)
Opie, Alan (baritone)
BBC National Orchestra of Wales (Orchestra)
Macdonald, Rory (Conductor)
23 Act III Scene 1: Change of Scene 00:35
BBC National Orchestra of Wales (Orchestra)
Macdonald, Rory (Conductor)
24 Act III Scene 2: Chorus and Dance: O'er Mirlemont city the banners are flying (Chorus) 02:02
BBC National Chorus of Wales (Choir)
BBC National Orchestra of Wales (Orchestra)
Macdonald, Rory (Conductor)
25 Act III Scene 2: Exit of Guntran and Crowd 00:49
BBC National Orchestra of Wales (Orchestra)
Macdonald, Rory (Conductor)
26 Act III Scene 2: Finale: Hail to the lord of our land! (Chorus, Guntran, Joan, Laine, Simon, Jacqueline, Philip, Devil) 04:50
Stout, David (bass)
Wyn-Rogers, Catherine (mezzo-soprano)
Thomas, Elin Manahan (soprano)
Gadd, Stephen (baritone)
Shaw, Madeleine (mezzo-soprano)
Spence, Toby (tenor)
Opie, Alan (baritone)
BBC National Chorus of Wales (Choir)
BBC National Orchestra of Wales (Orchestra)
Macdonald, Rory (Conductor)

Total Playing Time: 02:08:45

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