Operatic voices tackle Gilbert & Sullivan
Saturday August 13, 2011
KEENE, N.H.
The copyright on the musical part of the Gilbert & Sullivan operas ran out in 1950, while that on Gilbert’s lyrics and dialogue expired in 1961. After that, the D’Oyly Carte Company lost its rights to be the sole performers and recorders of the so-called Savoy operas from "Trial by Jury" to "The Grand Duke." Of course, other companies could perform the works by paying royalties.
With an eye to the upcoming expiration of Gilbert’s words, EMI decided to get a jump on other companies and recorded a musically complete "Gondoliers" on stereo LPs in 1957. Featuring singers of operatic caliber, the Glyndebourne Festival Chorus and the Pro Arte Orchestra, conducted by Malcolm Sargent, EMI went on to issue "The Mikado" (1957), "HMS Pinafore" and "The Yeomen of the Guard (1958), "Iolanthe" (1959), "The Pirates of Penzance" and "Trial by Jury" (1961), "Patience" (1962) and "Ruddigore" (1963).
I am sorry they skipped "Princess Ida" and "The Sorcerer," but I believe they didn’t think these titles would sell. No spoken dialogue is included in any of the sets.
With the advent of the CD format, all were reissued with one change and several additions. "Trial" and "Pinafore" shared the same boxed set. Examples of Sullivan’s orchestral works were used as fillers, so that "Pirates" appeared with "Overture in C," "Patience" with "The Irish Symphony," "Iolanthe" with "Overture di Ballo," and "Ruddigore" with incidental music from "The Tempest" and a suite from "The Merchant of Venice." (The latter is especially delightful.)
Now EMI has released five of these CD sets in new (cardboard) folders with enhanced sound and a ROM feature that holds the libretto and program notes in PDF format. "Patience" and "Ruddigore" are omitted because of copyright demands.
The lead soprano in all of these sets is Elsie Morison, with a lovely voice that seems just a tad too mature for the immature role of Patience.
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