MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Gilbert & Sullivan: 12 Comic Operettas [Incls 'The Pirates of Penzance', 'The Mikado' & 'Iolanthe']

Music by the London Symphony Orchestra, the Ambrosian Opera Chorus and a host of international stars including Peter Allen, William Conrad, Frank Gorshin, Joel Grey, Frankie Howerd, Peter Marshall, Keith Michell, Vincent Price and Clive Revill.

For more than 100 years the operas of Gilbert & Sullivan have played to packed audiences around the world. These two names have become synonymous with classic light opera - music that is timeless and tuneful lyrics that are witty, scathing and memorable.This extensive collection contains twelve of their best loved operas specially filmed for home entertainment. A cast of top international stars from the world of opera and comedy perform with the prestigious London Symphony Orchestra. This collection captures all the elegance, style and humour for which these classic works have been loved and listened to the world over. It ranks as the definitive Gilbert & Sullivan collection.

Note: These were originally broadcast by the BBC in the early 1980s. They were made to a time length of 100 minutes each [Trial by Jury & Cox and Box were coupled]. This means that some of the longer operettas were slightly abridged. Usually not noticeable except in case of 'Yeomen of the Guard' where several songs were deleted.

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