Sir Charles Mackerras - Gilbert & Sullivan: The Mikado (1992)
EAC | FLAC (image+.cue, log) | Covers Included | 01:18:59 | 370 MB
Genre: Classical | Label: Telarc | Catalog: 80284
EAC | FLAC (image+.cue, log) | Covers Included | 01:18:59 | 370 MB
Genre: Classical | Label: Telarc | Catalog: 80284
Conductor Sir Charles Mackerras has always been a champion of the music of Arthur Sullivan. In the early '90's, he began to record the Gilbert & Sullivan operettas with Telarc. Like the Sargent recordings of the '50's, Mackerras uses mostly opera singers–veterans of Covent Garden and of the English and Welsh National Operas but he secured the services of two veteran Savoyards, Richard Suart and the late Donald Adams. Mackerras planned to record at least seven of the Savoy operas, perhaps more, but was forced to suspend the series due to lack of funding as I understand. This fine recording of The Mikado, fortunately, was one of the four he was able to complete.