in Opera Now (Feb, 2019)
Another rarity in the form of Dorothy, by Cellier. Hitting the stage in 1886 it was not a great success, but once revised it reopened later that year and was a huge smash, running for 931 performances. I usually have a softspot for these Victorian exhumations and generally find them charming, but this one eludes me. Bernard Shaw felt sorry for the cast and deemed it ‘the silliest libretto in modern theatrical literature, set to music which, pretty as it is, must pall somewhat on the seven hundred and eighty- eighth performance…. I did not wait for the third act.’ I’m with him; and only duty prevented me from quitting after …
Cellier: Dorothy – Richard Bonynge
Dorothy (Komische Oper in 3 Akten) (Gesamtaufnahme)
Ouvertüre
Lads and lasses round about (1. Akt)
Be wise in time, oh Phyllis
We’re sorry to delay you
With such a dainty dame
A father’s pride and joy
I am the Sheriff’s faithful man
You swear to be good and true
Under the pump
Now take your seats
Country dance (2. Akt)
Though born a man
Entrance music
Graceful dance
Contentment I give you
Now let’s to bed
One moment, pray
Queen of my heart
Are you sure?
What noise was that
Hark for’ard, away!
Ballett (3. Akt)
Dance of the peasants
The time has come
What joy untold
You swore to be good and true
Majella Cullagh, Lucy Vallis, Matt Mears, John Ieuan Jones, Edward Robinson, Stephanie Maitland, Patrick Relph , Michael Jones, Sebastian Maclaine, Victorian Opera, Richard Bonynge
14,90€
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