Philharmonia Orchestra

Gilbert & Sullivan: The Yeomen of the Guard or The Merryman and his Maid
(concert performance)
Interval
continued.

John Wilson brings his unique touch to one of Gilbert and Sullivan's most popular operettas, regarded as Sullivan's finest score.

The Yeomen of the Guard is set in the 16th century at the Tower of London and is the darkest and most emotionally engaging of the Savoy Operas, notable for the marked absence of their characteristic satires of British institutions and ending with a broken-hearted protagonist and two very reluctant engagements rather than the more usual happy ending.

The concert is a directed production of the complete operetta, including spoken dialogue. It is semi-staged, with costumes, wigs, and props. There is also stage lighting, and all the singers are off book.

Philharmonia Orchestra
John Wilson conductor
Steven Page baritone, Sir Richard Cholmondely
Oliver White tenor, Colonel Fairfax
Bruce Graham bass-baritone, Sergeant Meryll
Alexander Sprague tenor, Leonard Meryll
Simon Butteriss baritone, Jack Point
Richard Angas baritone, Wilfred Shadbolt
Sarah Fox soprano, Elsie Maynard
Heather Shipp mezzo-soprano, Phoebe Meryll
Jill Pert contralto, Dame Carruthers
Rebecca Moon Kate
Ben Thapa 1st Yeoman
Stephen Kennedy 2nd Yeoman
Timothy Dickinson The Headsman
Philharmonia Voices