Polly (complete opera)
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SAMUEL ARNOLD
Polly (complete opera)
Laura Albino / Eve Rachel McLeod / Gillian Grossmann / Aradia Ensemble / Kevin Mallon
[ Naxos / CD ]
Release Date: Tuesday 11 May 2010
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"The Toronto-based Aradia Ensemble, directed by Irish violinist Kevin Mallon, sounds warm and tidy in their accompaniments of the short songs, while in the instrumental numbers they are given a little more opportunity to shine."
(TheWholeNote.com)
"In the latest addition to its extensive Naxos discography, the Toronto-based Aradia Ensemble, directed by Irish violinist Kevin Mallon, sounds warm and tidy in their accompaniments of the short songs, while in the instrumental numbers - the overture and dance suites of Pirates and Indians - they are given a little more opportunity to shine. The local singers turn in spirited and lyrical performances"
(TheWholeNote.com)
Pepusch's ballad opera Polly, composed in 1729 to John Gay's libretto as a sequel to their highly successful The Beggar's Opera (1728), never reached the stage owing to government censorship. In 1777, Samuel Arnold completely renovated the score, which established his reputation as London's preeminent theatre composer. With its melodramatic tale reuniting Polly Peachum and Macheath in the West Indies and ending in Polly's marriage to the 'Indian prince' Cawwawkee, this 'island paradise' opera was a huge hit and remains enormously entertaining today.
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Polly
