14:00 ITALIAN CHAMBER Part 2
Prepared by Chris Blower
With Peter Poole

Giuliani, M. Variazioni concertanti, op 130.    Pepe Romero, gui; Celedonio Romero, gui.
Philips 454 262-2 [13:27]

Bassi, L. Fantasy on themes from Verdi’s Rigoletto (1885).    Seunghee Lee, cl; Arlene Shrut, pf.
Summit Records DCD 276 [13:02]

14:30 SATURDAY MATINÉE
Operetta in the afternoon
Prepared by Angela Cockburn
With Peter Poole

Sullivan, A. Haddon Hall. Operetta in three acts. Libretto by Sydney Grundy. First performed London, 1892.   

Sullivan, A. Haddon Hall, Act I   
[56:59]

Sullivan, A. Haddon Hall, Act II   
[30:33]

Sullivan, A. Haddon Hall, Act III   
[25:22]

   SIR GEORGE VERNON: Laurence Reed, bar
RUPERT VERNON: Lee Power, bar
DOROTHY VERNON: Elsie Broadbent, sop
JOHN MANNERS: Roy Foulsham, ten
Soloists & Choir of Cheam Operatic Society; Southern Festival O/David Harding.
LP Pearl SHE 566/7 [01:52:54]

   In 1660, Sir George Vernon, a Royalist, is in a property dispute with his cousin, Rupert Vernon, a Roundhead. Sir George fears that his family will lose Haddon Hall so he arranges a marriage between Rupert and his only surviving child, Dorothy. Dorothy is in love with John Manners, also a Royalist. On Dorothy's wedding day, she and John elope during a violent storm. Sir George gathers his men to chase after them with Rupert and his group of Puritans following.
Later, Rupert’s lawsuit has been resolved in his favour and he is now Lord of Haddon Hall. King Charles II has been restored to the throne and claims Haddon Hall as crown property. Rupert refuses to yield. John Manners enters with a warrant from the king, re-instating Sir George as Lord of Haddon Hall. John introduces Dorothy as his wife. She explains that she had followed her heart's counsel and her father forgives her.

Alwyn, W. Elizabethan dances (1956-57).    Royal Liverpool PO/David Lloyd-Jones.
Naxos 8.570144 [17:33]