Iolanthe

~ Release by Gilbert & Sullivan; The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, New Symphony Orchestra of London, Isidore Godfrey (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

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Copyright: © 2003 Decca Music Group Limited
℗ 1960 Decca Music Group Limited

Annotation last modified on 2026-10-14 04:13 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Iolanthe: Overture
orchestra:
New Symphony Orchestra of London (often referred to as just The New Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Isidore Godfrey (conductor)
recording of:
Iolanthe: Overture
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
part of:
Iolanthe
Gilbert & Sullivan7:30
2Iolanthe: Act I. “Tripping hither, tripping thither”
choir vocals:
D’Oyly Carte Opera Chorus
mezzo-soprano vocals [Leila]:
Pauline Wales (operatic mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals [Celia]:
Jennifer Toye (soprano singer with D'Oyly Carte Opera Company)
orchestra:
New Symphony Orchestra of London (often referred to as just The New Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Isidore Godfrey (conductor)
recording of:
Iolanthe: Act I “Tripping Hither, Tripping Thither” (Celia, Leila, Chorus of Fairies)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
part of:
Iolanthe: Act I
Gilbert & Sullivan7:18
3Iolanthe: Act I. “Iolanthe! From thy dark exile”
choir vocals:
D’Oyly Carte Opera Chorus
mezzo-soprano vocals [Iolanthe]:
Yvonne Newman (mezzo-soprano)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Leila]:
Pauline Wales (operatic mezzo-soprano)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Queen of the Fairies]:
Gillian Knight (mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals [Celia]:
Jennifer Toye (soprano singer with D'Oyly Carte Opera Company)
orchestra:
New Symphony Orchestra of London (often referred to as just The New Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Isidore Godfrey (conductor)
recording of:
Iolanthe: Act I, no. 2 “Iolanthe! From Thy Dark Exile Thou Art Summoned” (Queen, Iolanthe, Celia, Leila, Chorus of Fairies)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
part of:
Iolanthe: Act I
Gilbert & Sullivan4:47
4Iolanthe: Act I. “Good morrow, good mother, Good mother, good morrow”
baritone vocals [Strephon]:
Alan Styler (baritone singer with D’Oyly Carte Opera Company)
choir vocals:
D’Oyly Carte Opera Chorus
orchestra:
New Symphony Orchestra of London (often referred to as just The New Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Isidore Godfrey (conductor)
recording of:
Iolanthe: Act I, no. 3 “Good-Morrow, Good Mother” (Strephon, Chorus of Fairies)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
part of:
Iolanthe: Act I
Gilbert & Sullivan3:13
5Iolanthe: Act I. “Fare thee well, attractive stranger”
choir vocals:
D’Oyly Carte Opera Chorus
mezzo-soprano vocals [Queen of the Fairies]:
Gillian Knight (mezzo-soprano)
orchestra:
New Symphony Orchestra of London (often referred to as just The New Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Isidore Godfrey (conductor)
recording of:
Iolanthe: Act I, no. 4 “Fare Thee Well, Attractive Stranger” (Queen, Chorus of Fairies)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
part of:
Iolanthe: Act I
Gilbert & Sullivan1:03
6Iolanthe: Act I. “Good morrow, good lover! Good lover, good morrow!”
baritone vocals [Strephon]:
Alan Styler (baritone singer with D’Oyly Carte Opera Company)
soprano vocals [Phyllis]:
Mary Sansom (Singer with D'oyly Carte Opera Company)
orchestra:
New Symphony Orchestra of London (often referred to as just The New Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Isidore Godfrey (conductor)
recording of:
Iolanthe: Act I, no. 4a “Good-Morrow, Good Lover” (Phyllis, Strephon)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
part of:
Iolanthe: Act I
Gilbert & Sullivan1:54
7Iolanthe: Act I. “None shall part us from each other”
baritone vocals [Strephon]:
Alan Styler (baritone singer with D’Oyly Carte Opera Company)
soprano vocals [Phyllis]:
Mary Sansom (Singer with D'oyly Carte Opera Company)
orchestra:
New Symphony Orchestra of London (often referred to as just The New Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Isidore Godfrey (conductor)
recording of:
Iolanthe: Act I, no. 5 “None Shall Part Us From Each Other” (Phyllis, Strephon)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
part of:
Iolanthe: Act I
Gilbert & Sullivan3:05
8Iolanthe: Act I. “Loudly let the trumpet bray”
choir vocals:
D’Oyly Carte Opera Chorus
orchestra:
The Band of the Grenadier Guards and New Symphony Orchestra of London (often referred to as just The New Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Isidore Godfrey (conductor)
recording of:
Iolanthe: Act I, no. 6, Chorus, “Loudly Let the Trumpets Bray” (Peers)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
part of:
Iolanthe: Act I
Gilbert & Sullivan5:50
9Iolanthe: Act I. Entrance of the Lord Chancellor
baritone vocals [Lord Chancellor]:
John Reed (actor, baritone with the D’Oyly Carte Opera Company)
choir vocals:
D’Oyly Carte Opera Chorus
orchestra:
New Symphony Orchestra of London (often referred to as just The New Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Isidore Godfrey (conductor)
partial recording of:
Iolanthe: Act I, no. 7 “The Law Is the True Embodiment” (Lord Chancellor, Chorus of Peers)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
part of:
Iolanthe: Act I
Gilbert & Sullivan0:31
10Iolanthe: Act I. “The law is the embodiment”
baritone vocals [Lord Chancellor]:
John Reed (actor, baritone with the D’Oyly Carte Opera Company)
choir vocals:
D’Oyly Carte Opera Chorus
orchestra:
New Symphony Orchestra of London (often referred to as just The New Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Isidore Godfrey (conductor)
recording of:
Iolanthe: Act I, no. 7 “The Law Is the True Embodiment” (Lord Chancellor, Chorus of Peers)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
part of:
Iolanthe: Act I
Gilbert & Sullivan4:16
11Iolanthe: Act I. “My well‐beloved Lord”
bass vocals [Mountararat]:
Donald Adams (operatic bass-baritone)
choir vocals:
D’Oyly Carte Opera Chorus
soprano vocals [Phyllis]:
Mary Sansom (Singer with D'oyly Carte Opera Company)
tenor vocals [Tolloller]:
Thomas Round (operatic tenor with D’Oyly Carte)
orchestra:
New Symphony Orchestra of London (often referred to as just The New Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Isidore Godfrey (conductor)
recording of:
Iolanthe: Act I, no. 8 “My Well-Loved Lord…” (Phyllis, Tolloller, Mountararat, Peers)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
librettist:
William Gilbert (English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator)
part of:
Iolanthe: Act I
Gilbert & Sullivan4:17
12Iolanthe: Act I. “Nay, tempt me not”
choir vocals:
D’Oyly Carte Opera Chorus
soprano vocals [Phyllis]:
Mary Sansom (Singer with D'oyly Carte Opera Company)
orchestra:
New Symphony Orchestra of London (often referred to as just The New Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Isidore Godfrey (conductor)
recording of:
Iolanthe: Act I, no. 9 “Nay, Tempt Me Not” (Phyllis, Peers)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
part of:
Iolanthe: Act I
Gilbert & Sullivan0:29
13Iolanthe: Act I. “Spurn not the nobly born”
choir vocals:
D’Oyly Carte Opera Chorus
soprano vocals [Phyllis]:
Mary Sansom (Singer with D'oyly Carte Opera Company)
tenor vocals [Tolloller]:
Thomas Round (operatic tenor with D’Oyly Carte)
orchestra:
New Symphony Orchestra of London (often referred to as just The New Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Isidore Godfrey (conductor)
recording of:
Iolanthe: Act I, no. 10 “Spurn Not the Nobly Born” (Tolloller, Peers)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
part of:
Iolanthe: Act I
Gilbert & Sullivan2:10
14Iolanthe: Act I. “Lords, it may not be”
baritone vocals [Lord Chancellor]:
John Reed (actor, baritone with the D’Oyly Carte Opera Company)
baritone vocals [Strephon]:
Alan Styler (baritone singer with D’Oyly Carte Opera Company)
bass vocals [Mountararat]:
Donald Adams (operatic bass-baritone)
choir vocals:
D’Oyly Carte Opera Chorus
soprano vocals [Phyllis]:
Mary Sansom (Singer with D'oyly Carte Opera Company)
tenor vocals [Tolloller]:
Thomas Round (operatic tenor with D’Oyly Carte)
orchestra:
New Symphony Orchestra of London (often referred to as just The New Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Isidore Godfrey (conductor)
recording of:
Iolanthe: Act I, no. 11 “My Lords, It May Not Be…” (Phyllis, Tolloller, Mountararat, Strephon, Lord Chancellor, Peers)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
librettist:
William Gilbert (English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator)
part of:
Iolanthe: Act I
Gilbert & Sullivan4:39
15Iolanthe: Act I. “Said I to myself, said I”
baritone vocals [Lord Chancellor]:
John Reed (actor, baritone with the D’Oyly Carte Opera Company)
orchestra:
New Symphony Orchestra of London (often referred to as just The New Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Isidore Godfrey (conductor)
recording of:
Iolanthe: Act I, no. 12 “When I Went to the Bar” (Lord Chancellor)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
part of:
Iolanthe: Act I
Gilbert & Sullivan2:49
16Iolanthe: Act I. “When darkly looms the day”
baritone vocals [Lord Chancellor]:
John Reed (actor, baritone with the D’Oyly Carte Opera Company)
baritone vocals [Strephon]:
Alan Styler (baritone singer with D’Oyly Carte Opera Company)
bass vocals [Mountararat]:
Donald Adams (operatic bass-baritone)
choir vocals:
D’Oyly Carte Opera Chorus
mezzo-soprano vocals [Iolanthe]:
Yvonne Newman (mezzo-soprano)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Leila]:
Pauline Wales (operatic mezzo-soprano)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Queen of the Fairies]:
Gillian Knight (mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals [Celia]:
Jennifer Toye (soprano singer with D'Oyly Carte Opera Company)
soprano vocals [Phyllis]:
Mary Sansom (Singer with D'oyly Carte Opera Company)
tenor vocals [Tolloller]:
Thomas Round (operatic tenor with D’Oyly Carte)
orchestra:
New Symphony Orchestra of London (often referred to as just The New Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Isidore Godfrey (conductor)
recording of:
Iolanthe: Act I Finale, no. 13 “When Darkly Looms the Day…” (Ensemble)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
librettist:
William Gilbert (English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator)
part of:
Iolanthe: Act I
Gilbert & Sullivan19:06
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