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July 18, 2009: 'A Dinner Engagement' by Sir Lennox Berkeley

 

Chandos 10219
Chandos 10219

comic opera in two scenes; libretto by Paul Dehn; baritone Roderick Williams; soprano Yvonne Kenny; soprano Claire Rutter; mezzo-soprano Jean Rigby; mezzo-soprano Anne Collins; tenor Robin Leggate; tenor Blake Fischer; recorded September 2003; City of London Sinfonia, cond. Richard Hickox

A Dinner Engagement by Sir Lennox Berkeley; libretto by Paul Dehn


Richard Hickox, conductor; City of London Sinfonia
recorded September 2003 in Blackheath Halls, London

Cast:
The Earl of Dunmow -- baritone Roderick Williams
The Countess of Dunmow -- soprano Yvonne Kenny
Susan, their daughter -- soprano Claire Rutter
Mrs. Kneebone, a hired 'help' -- mezzo-soprano Jean Rigby
HRH The Grand Duchess of Monteblanco -- mezzo-soprano Anne Collins
HRH Prince Philippe, her son -- tenor Robin Leggate
An Errand Boy -- tenor Blake Fischer

More about this CD at ArkivMusic.com More about this CD at ArkivMusic.com

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