Macfarren: Robin Hood
Label: NAXOS Catalog: 8660306-07 Format: CD SPENCE; HULBERT; HURST; MACKENZIE-WICKS; MOLLOY; KNOX; JORDAN; ASHMAN; JOHN POWELL SINGERS; VICTORIAN OPERA CHORUS AND OGeorge Macfarren was considered by many of his contemporaries as the greatest British dramatic opera composer since Purcell. Described by Edward J Dent as ‘very full of good fun and on the way to Sullivan’, Robin Hood is Macfarren’s masterpiece, one of an impressive roster of now neglected mid-nineteenth century British operas, notable for its fine ensemble scenes, witty motifs, and deft, imaginative orchestration. Victorian Opera’s recording of Wallace’s Lurline (8660293-94) was widely admired: ‘the opera and the performance are both a delight.’ (American Record Guide) Price: $37.98 |