Archer, Neill

Beethoven: Fidelio / Dohnanyi/Royal Opera, Benackova, Protschka [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2009-07-28

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72
Performers: Archer, Neill; Atkinson, Lynton; Beesley, Mark; Benackova, Gabriela; Ischammer, Hans; Lloyd, Robert; McLaughlin, Marie; Pederson, Monte; Protschka, Josef
Conductors: Dohnányi, Christoph von
Ensemble: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus

"Those in search of a thoroughly teutonic Fidelio should speed to Covent Garden. The new production, comes via the Theatre de la Monnaie in Brussels....continue...
Run Time: 125 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo,
Subtitles: German, French, English, Italian, Dutch, Spanis...continue...

Gilbert & Sullivan - Highlights / Mackerras, Welsh Opera

1 CD / Telarc / 2005-10-25

Works: Arthur Sullivan: Mikado; HMS Pinafore; Pirates of Penzance; Yeomen of the Guard; Trial by Jury
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Allen, Thomas; Archer, Neill; Banks, Barry; Davies, Gareth Rhys [Baritone Vocal]; Evans, Rebecca; Folwell, Nicholas; Garrett, Eric [Vocals]; Gossage, Julie; Howells, Anne; McLaugh...

"this anthology is a delight. - Daily Press...continue...

Howells: Missa Sabrinensis, etc / Rozhdestvensky, et al

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2005-09-20

Works: Herbert Howells: Missa Sabrinensis; Stabat Mater, for tenor solo, chorus & orchestra
Performers: Archer, Neill; Hill, Martyn; Jones, Della; Maxwell, Donald [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Watson, Janice
Conductors: Rozhdestvensky, Gennady
Ensemble: London Symphony Chorus; London Symphony Orchestra

This disc presents classic Chandos recordings of two spectacular choral works by a supreme master of the British choral tradition. Herbert Howell's music is distinctive...continue...

Hadley, Sainton / Bamert, Archer, Richardson, et al

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2005-05-24

Works: Philip Sainton: The Island, tone poem for orchestra; Nadir, tone poem for orchestra; The Dream of the Marionette, ballet; Patrick Hadley: The Trees So High, symphonic ballad for baritone, chorus & or...
Performers: Archer, Neill; Pearson, Leslie [Keyboard]; Richardson, Stephen [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Wilson-Johnson, David
Conductors: Bamert, Matthias
Ensemble: Philharmonia Chorus; Philharmonia Orchestra

"...the music conveys a wistful, often disturbing intensity unusual for an English work of the period... this is headily evocative stuff, and Anglophiles everywhere will...continue...

Collectors Edition - Bach: Christmas Oratorio, etc

9 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2004-11-09

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248; Saint Matthew Passion, BWV 244; Saint John Passion, BWV 245; Mass in B minor, BWV 232
Performers: Archer, Neill; Argenta, Nancy; Bar, Olaf; Beznosiuk, Lisa; Beznosiuk, Pavlo; Birchall, Simon [Bass Baritone Vocals]; Blochwitz, Hans-Peter; Bonney, Barbara; Campbell, Richard; Chance, Michael; Collin...
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists; Monteverdi Choir

Debussy: Pelléas Et Mélisande / Boulez/Orch. & Chorus Of Welsh National Opera [DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2002-10-29

Works: Claude Debussy: Pelléas et Mélisande
Performers: Archer, Neill; Cox, Kenneth; Hagley, Alison; Maxwell, Donald; Walker, Penelope
Conductors: Boulez, Pierre
Ensemble: Welsh National Opera Chorus; Welsh National Opera Orchestra

"Peter Stein's WNO production evokes the Symbolist, early 20th-century vision of the Middle Ages as suggested in Maeterlinck's play. The cast... are in finest voice...continue...
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Sound Format(s): , Digitally Processed
Country of Origin: USA
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Gilbert & Sullivan / Mackerras, Welsh National Opera, et al

5 CD / Telarc / 1999-07-27

Works: Arthur Sullivan: Mikado; Pirates of Penzance; HMS Pinafore; Trial by Jury; Yeomen of the Guard
Performers: Adams, Donald; Ainsley, John Mark; Allen, Thomas; Archer, Neill; Banks, Barry; Evans, Rebecca; Folwell, Nicholas; Garrett, Eric; Gossage, Julie; Howells, Anne; Knight, Gillian; Maxwell, Donald; McLau...
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir
Ensemble: Welsh National Opera Chorus; Welsh National Opera Orchestra

Telarc presents a special boxed set of the five most popular Gilbert & Sullivan operettas in highly praised performances led by Sir Charles Mackerras. "A...continue...

Holst: The Wandering Scholar, etc / Hickox, Attrot, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1999-06-22

Works: Gustav Holst: Suite de ballet, for orchestra in E flat major, Op. 10, H. 43; A Song of the Night, Op. 19 no 1/H 74; The Wandering Scholar, opera, Op. 50, H. 176
Performers: Archer, Neill; Hatfield, Lesley; Maxwell, Donald [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Opie, Alan [Baritone Vocals]
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: Northern Sinfonia

The neglected chamber opera "The Wandering Scholar" is a brief comedy with no overture or "big tunes." Holst used charming folk-rhythms and simple melodies to...continue...

Schumann: Das Paradies und die Peri / John Eliot Gardiner

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 1999-06-15

Works: Robert Schumann: Lieder und Gesänge IV (5), songs for voice & piano, Op. 96; Nachtlied, for chorus & orchestra, Op. 108; Das Paradies und die Peri (Paradise and the Peri), for soloists, chorus &...
Performers: Archer, Neill; Backes, Constanze; Bonney, Barbara; Coku, Alexandra; Dazeley, William; Deam, Donna; Fink, Bernarda [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Fuge, Katharine; Hauptm...
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: Hanover Boys Choir Members; Monteverdi Choir; Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique

"...[This] music is absolutely glorious - if you haven't heard it you don't know Schumann. Just about every number is a lyric gem: try the...continue...

Mayr. Medea In Corinto. A.miles. R.giminez. J.eaglen. B.ford

3 CD / Opera Rara / 1998-07-01

Works: Simon Mayr: Medea in Corinto, opera
Performers: Archer, Neill; Eaglen, Jane; Ford, Bruce [Tenor Vocal]; Giménez, Raúl [Tenor Vocals]; Kenny, Yvonne; Mason, Anne; Miles, Alastair [Bass Vocals]; Nilon, Paul; Vaughan, Karen
Conductors: Parry, David

Gilbert and Sullivan: Yeomen of the Guard, Trial by Jury

2 CD / Telarc / 1995-10-24

Works: Arthur Sullivan: Yeomen of the Guard; Trial by Jury
Performers: Adams, Donald; Archer, Neill; Banks, Barry; Davies, Gareth Rhys [Baritone Vocal]; Evans, Philip Lloyd; Evans, Rebecca; Garrett, Eric [Vocals]; Hoare, Peter [; King, John; Mason, Ralph; Massocchi, Pe...
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir
Ensemble: Welsh National Opera Chorus; Welsh National Opera Orchestra

Bach: St John Passion / Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 1987-02-09

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Saint John Passion, BWV 245
Performers: Archer, Neill; Argenta, Nancy; Beznosiuk, Lisa; Beznosiuk, Pavlo; Birchall, Simon [Bass Baritone Vocals]; Campbell, Richard; Darke, Valerie; Earle, Richard; Goodman, Roy; Hauptmann, Cornelius [Bass V...
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists