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ONLY COMPLETE RECORDING. Sir Arthur Sullivan wrote his light opera Haddon Hall when he was at the height of his considerable creative powers. Despite his intention to turn away from writing InchlighterInch works so that he could concentrate on more serious fare, Sullivan's love of the good-life forced his return to the rather more lucrative stage of the Savoy Theatre, and the world of comic opera. Sydney Grundy presented him with a libretto based on an actual historical incident, namely the elopement of Dorothy Vernon, with her lover John Manners, from Haddon Hall, her ancestral home. The opera was completed and presented at the Savoy Theatre on 24th September 1892. The reception to Sullivan's music (though not the libretto!) was ecstatic. Bernard Shaw thought Haddon Hall to be the very best of the Savoy Operas, and for a while the piece beat even the Mikado in box office receipts. We hope that, after hearing this new recording, you will agree that Haddon Hall is an unjustly neglected work of great charm, fully worthy of Britain's most famous composer of the 19th century, Sir Arthur Sullivan. Album Tracks 1. Haddon Hall, Operetta Act 1, Introduction 2. Haddon Hall, Operetta Act 1, Chorus 3. Haddon Hall, Operetta Act 1, Song with Chorus 4. Haddon Hall, Operetta Act 1, Chorus with Solos 5. Haddon Hall, Operetta Act 1, Madrigal 6. Haddon Hall, Operetta Act 1, Trio 7. Haddon Hall, Operetta Act 1, Duet 8. Haddon Hall, Operetta Act 1, Song with Chorus 9. Haddon Hall, Operetta Act 1, Duet 10. Haddon Hall, Operetta Act 1, Recit 11. Haddon Hall, Operetta Act 1, Trio 12. Haddon Hall, Operetta Act 1, Recit & Song 13. Haddon Hall, Operetta Act 1, Entrance of Puritans 14. Haddon Hall, Operetta Act 1, Song 15. Haddon Hall, Operetta Finale Act 1, Scene 16. Haddon Hall, Operetta Finale Act 1, Song 17. Haddon Hall, Operetta Fi
