Berkeley, Lennox > Soprano

One Day in the Courts - Poulenc, et al /Selwyn College Choir

1 CD / Priory / 2005-06-01

Works: Francis Poulenc: Exultate Deo; Herbert Howells: Behold, O God our defender; Anthems (4) for Chorus; Thomas Tallis: Miserere nostri; Jean-Philippe Rameau: Laboravi; Felix Mendelssohn: Psalms (3), Op. ...
Performers: Apostolou, Sophia; Clark, Daveth; Herbert, Charlotte; Hunt, Miranda; Jones, Oliver [Jazz]; Morgan, Timothy
Conductors: MacDonald, Sarah
Ensemble: Selwyn College Choir

Lennox Berkeley: Ruth / Hickox, Rigby, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2005-05-24

Works: Lennox Berkeley: Ruth, opera in 3 scenes, Op. 50
Performers: Kenny, Yvonne; Rigby, Jean; Rutter, Claire; Tucker, Mark; Williams, Roderick [Bass-Baritone Vocal]
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: Joyful Company of Singers

Unlike Berkeley's 'A Dinner Engagement', Ruth is a serious opera, based on the Old Testament story of the marriage of Boaz of Bethlehem to the...continue...

Berkeley: A Dinner Engagement / Hickox, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2004-07-27

Works: Lennox Berkeley: A Dinner Engagement, opera in 1 act, Op. 45
Performers: Collins, Anne; Fischer, Blake; Kenny, Yvonne; Leggate, Robin [Tenor Vocal]; Rigby, Jean; Rutter, Claire; Williams, Roderick [Bass-Baritone Vocal]
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: City of London Sinfonia

"The opera is a total delight, and so is the recording. Excellent diction and characterization are heard from all, with many a subtle sly inflection...continue...