Sullivan: Incidental Music - The Merchant of Venice / Henry VIII / The Sapphire Necklace: Overture
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SIR ARTHUR SULLIVAN
Sullivan: Incidental Music - The Merchant of Venice / Henry VIII / The Sapphire Necklace: Overture
Emmanuel Lawler (tenor) / RTÉ Concert Orchestra, Andrew Penny
[ Naxos / CD ]
Release Date: Friday 9 July 2021
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Sir Arthur Sullivan achieved worldwide fame as the composer who joined librettist W.S. Gilbert to create the Gilbert and Sullivan operas. However, his success with these 'Savoy Operas' has overshadowed his other works, including a considerable amount of music for the theatre that was wildly successful in its day. Sullivan's suites of incidental music for Shakespeare are among his most attractive compositions, with Henry VIII becoming extremely popular. Charles Dickens was 'perfectly enchanted' by The Sapphire Necklace, and the Overture in C is both a memorial for Sullivan's father and a celebration of Victorian Britain.
Tracks:
The Merchant of Venice: Masquerade
Henry VIII
The Sapphire Necklace (The False Heiress): Overture
Overture in C, "In Memoriam"
