Stars of English opera - Booth, Webster 1902-1984; Johnston, James; Cross, Joan 1900-1993; Hammond, Joan 1912-1996; Hargreaves, John; Lloyd, David 1920- (Dutton Laboratories, 1995)
Recorded 1939-1949, variously. - Historical notes by Lyndon Jenkins inserted in container. - Webster Booth, Gwen Catley, Joan Cross, Joan Hammond, John Hargreaves, Janet Howe, James Johnston, Redvers Llewelyn, David Lloyd, Heddle Nash, Oscar Natzka, Dennis Noble, Gladys Ripley, Marjorie Thomas, soloists
Barber of Seville. I'm the factotum (Dennis Noble) / Rossini -- Samson & Delilah. Softly awakes my heart (Janet Howe) / Saint-Saëns -- The pearl fishers. In memory I lie beneath the palms (Heddle Nash) / Bizet -- La favorita. Spirit so fair (Heddle Nash) / Donizetti -- Rigoletto. Dearest name (Gwen Catley) ; We are equals (John Hargreaves) ; Vile race of courtiers (John Hargreaves) ; Don Carlos. O fatal beauty (Gladys Ripley) ; Falstaff. Am I dreaming? (Redvers Llewelyn) / Verdi -- Esmerelda. O vision entrancing (Webster Booth) / Thomas -- Alcina. Verdant meadows (Marjorie Thomas) / Handel -- The merry wives of Windsor. Drinking song (Oscar Natzka ; Royal Opera Chorus) / Nicolai -- Tosca. Love and music ; Gianni Schicchi. O my beloved father (Joan Hammond) / Puccini -- The bartered bride. Why should he think (James Johnston) / Smetana -- Cosi fan tutte. Ah, my love (Joan Cross) ; The magic flute. O loveliness beyond compare (David Lloyd) ; Don Giovanni. Speak for me to my lady (David Lloyd) / Mozart