The World Record Club Gondoliers

The World Record Club Gondoliers (1962)

***Cast***
Duke of Plaza-Toro	David Croft
Luiz	Edward Darling
Don Alhambra	William Dickie
Marco	Duncan Robertson
Giuseppe	Christopher Keyte
Duchess of Plaza-Toro	Noreen Willett
Casilda	Ursula Connors
Gianetta	Elizabeth Harwood
Tessa	Ruth Little

The Linden Singers
Westminster Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Alexander Faris

World Record Club S/2438

***Related Pages***
Recordings of The Gondoliers
The World Record Club Recordings
The G&S Archive's Gondoliers Page

This recording of substantial highlights was first issued in 1962 or so and has been frequently re-issued over the years. The selections are listed below. Several of the Act II numbers are given out of order. ("Here we are at the risk of our lives" and "Dance a cachucha" should follow "Take a pair of sparkling eyes.")

Mel Moratti observed that the "Opening Chorus" is really "We're called gondolieri," and several of the endings of songs are truncated. Mel added, "Listening to the CD again without knowing who the singers were I made a mental note that the Don Alhambra and the Gianetta and Tessa roles were excellently sung. It was then surprising to see that included in those roles were William Dickie and Elizabeth Harwood. No wonder."

Tring SYM073
Opening Chorus
"From the sunny spanish shore"
"In enterprise of martial kind"
"O Rapture, when alone together"
"I stole the Prince"
"When a merry maiden marries"
Finale, Act I (excerpts)
"Here we are at the risk of our lives"
"Rising early in the morning"
"Take a pair of sparkling eyes"
"There lived a King"
"In a contemplative fashion"
"On the day when I was wedded"
"To help unhappy commoners"
"I am a courtier"
"Dance a cachucha"

Allegro ACS 8134

***Issue History***
Date	Label	Format	Number	Comments
1962	World Record Club	Mono LP	T 129
		Stereo LP	ST 129 (not verified)
		2-track mono 3.5ips reel-to-reel	TT 129
1963	Delta	Mono LP	TQD 3046	Performers given as "The Company of Savoyards," with no credit to conductor or orchestra
1963	Delta	Stereo LP	SQD 113
1960s	VOX	Mono LP	VBX 251	Three-record set, also including The Mikado and Pirates
1960s	VOX	Stereo LP	SVBX 5251	Three-record set, also including The Mikado and Pirates
196-?	VOX	Mono LP	[need number]	Performers given as "The Company of Savoyards"
196-?	VOX	Stereo LP	[need number]	Performers given as "The Company of Savoyards"
1976	DJM	Stereo LP	DJLMD 8021	Two-record set comprising all three World Record Club recordings
1977	Summit	Mono LP	SUM 1026
1970s/80s	World Record Club	Stereo LP	S/2438	Australian issue. Company given as The Linden Singers.
1970s/80s	World Record Club	Stereo LP	EZ 1023	New Zealand issue. Company given as The Linden Singers.
1985	Allegro/Allegretto	Stereo Cassette	ACS 8134	Performers given as "The Company of Savoyards"
1990s	Tring	CD	SYM073	Performers given as Alex Faris, the Linden Singers, and the Pro Musica Symphony Orchestra. The CD label, pictured above, wrongly captions it a "DDD" recording.