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1. Gilbert & Sullivan: The Mikado (1992)
performed by Anne Howells (mezzo-soprano), Anthony Rolfe Johnson (baritone), Donald Adams (bass), Felicity Palmer (mezzo-soprano), Janice Watson (soprano), Marie McLaughlin (soprano), Nicholas Folwell (baritone), Richard Suart (tenor)
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2. Gilbert and Sullivan: The Mikado; The Pirates of Penzance; H.M.S. Pinafore; The Yeomen of the Guard (1996)
performed by Alwyn Mellor (vocals), Anne Howells (vocals), Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor), Barry Banks (vocals), Eric Garrett (vocals), Felicity Palmer (vocals), Gareth Rhys-Davies (vocals), Janice Watson (vocals), John Mark Ainsley (tenor), Julie Gossage (vocals)
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3. Delius: A Mass of Life; Prelude and Idyll (2012)
performed by Alan Opie (baritone), Andrew Kennedy (tenor), Catherine Wyn-Rogers (mezzo-soprano), Janice Watson (soprano), Bach Choir (choir, chorus), Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, David Hill (conductor)
composed by Frederick DeliusAn adherent of Friedrich Nietzsche and an avowed skeptic of conventional religion, Frederick Delius was the last composer to be expected to compose ... More
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4. Dvorak: Stabat Mater (2012)
performed by Dagmar Peckova (mezzo-soprano), Janice Watson (soprano), Peter Auty (tenor), Peter Rose (bass), London Philharmonic Choir (choir, chorus), London Philharmonic Orchestra, Neeme Järvi (conductor)
composed by Antonin DvorákDvorák's Stabat Mater, Op. 58, was finished in 1880, wrenched out over several years after the death of the composer's daughter. It is a sizable ... More
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5. All is Bright (2005)
performed by Christopher Krueger (flute), Christopheren Nomura (baritone), Janice Giampa (soprano), John Finney (organ), John Grimes (chimes), John Grimes (glass), Karen Watson (soprano), Susan Consoli (soprano), Trinity Handbell Ensemble, Wendy Rolfe (flute)
composed by Anonymous, Charles Ives, Christmas Traditional, Daniel Pinkham, Dietrich Buxtehude, Eric Whitacre, Franz Gruber, Herbert Howells, Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck, Jennifer Higdon, Ned Rorem, Peter Cornelius, Tom Vignieri, Virgil Thomson, William Mathias -
7. Howells: Missa Sabrinensis; Stabat Mater (2005)
performed by Della Jones (mezzo-soprano), Donald Maxwell (baritone), Janice Watson (soprano), Martyn Hill (tenor), Neill Archer (tenor), London Symphony Chorus (choir, chorus), London Symphony Orchestra, Gennady Rozhdestvensky (conductor)
composed by Herbert HowellsAs a composer of British choral music, Herbert Howells is sometimes considered a follower of Sir Charles Villiers Stanford and Hubert Parry. Yet the ... More
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11. Haydn: The Complete Mass Edition (2007)
performed by Catherine Denley (mezzo-soprano), Ian Watson (organ), Janice Watson (soprano), Lorna Anderson (soprano), Louise Winter (mezzo-soprano), Mark Padmore (tenor), Nancy Argenta (soprano), Pamela Helen Stephen (mezzo-soprano), Stephen Varcoe (baritone)
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12. Christine Brewer: Great Operatic Arias (2005)
performed by Barry Banks (tenor), Charles Kilpatrick (staging), Christine Brewer (soprano), Janice Watson (soprano), Geoffrey Mitchell Choir (choir, chorus), Philharmonia Orchestra, David Parry (conductor)
composed by Arthur Sullivan, Bob Merrill, Carl Maria von Weber, Christoph Willibald Gluck, Emmerich Kálmán, Franz Lehár, Gioachino Rossini, Ludwig van Beethoven, Richard Rodgers, Richard Wagner, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart -
13. Great Operatic Arias (2005)
performed by Brindley Sherratt (bass), Charles Kilpatrick (staging), Janice Watson (soprano), Thomas Allen (baritone), Geoffrey Mitchell Choir (choir, chorus), London Philharmonic Orchestra, David Parry (conductor)
composed by Ambroise Thomas, Benjamin Britten, Charles Gounod, Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Franz Lehár, Georges Bizet, Gioachino Rossini, Giuseppe Verdi, Johann Strauss II, Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Richard Rodgers, Richard Wagner, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart -
14. Janácek: Jenufa (2004)
performed by Alan Fairs (bass), Charles Kilpatrick (staging), Charlotte Ellet (soprano), Claire Hampton (soprano), Elizabeth Vaughan (mezzo-soprano), Imelda Drumm (mezzo-soprano), Janice Watson (soprano), Josephine Barstow (soprano), Marian McCullough (mezzo-soprano)
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15. Beethoven: Mass in C; Tremate, empi, tremate; Ne' giorni tuoi felici; Ah! perfido (1996)
performed by Gwynne Howell (bass), Janice Watson (soprano), Jean Rigby (mezzo-soprano), John Mark Ainsley (tenor), Corydon Singers (choir, chorus), Corydon Orchestra, Matthew Best (conductor)
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16. The Beethoven Symphonies Live from the Edinburgh Festival (2007)
performed by Catherine Wyn-Rogers (mezzo-soprano), Detlef Roth (bass), Janice Watson (soprano), Stuart Skelton (tenor), Edinburgh Festival Chorus (choir, chorus), Charles Mackerras (conductor)
composed by Ludwig van BeethovenList of all editionsA live set of Beethoven's symphonies is almost guaranteed to have some flaws, and as much as one may enjoy the exciting playing on this 2006 ... More
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17. Britten: Peter Grimes (2004)
performed by Alison Buchanan (soprano), Anthony Michaels-Moore (baritone), Catherine Wyn-Rogers (mezzo-soprano), Christopher Gillett (tenor), Glenn Winslade (tenor), James Rutherford (baritone), Janice Watson (soprano), Jonathan Lemalu (baritone)
composed by Benjamin BrittenList of all editionsThis Peter Grimes from 2004 is most noteworthy for the outstanding performance of the LSO, which plays with sonic depth and vigor and benefits from ... More
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18. Barry Banks Sings Bel Canto Arias (2004)
performed by Alan Opie (baritone), Alfred Boe (tenor), Barry Banks (tenor), Bruce Ford (tenor), Dennis O'Neill (tenor), Janice Watson (soprano), Geoffrey Mitchell Choir (choir, chorus), David Parry (conductor)
composed by Gaetano Donizetti, Gioachino Rossini, Igor Stravinsky, Pietro Mascagni, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart -
20. Mozart: Cosě fan tutte (2008)
performed by Christopher Maltman (baritone), David Watkin (cello), Diana Montague (mezzo-soprano), Janice Watson (soprano), John Cohen (cello), Lesley Garrett (soprano), Ronald Schneider (fortepiano), Thomas Allen (baritone), Toby Spence (tenor)
composed by Wolfgang Amadeus MozartList of all editionsCosě fan tutte is an ideal candidate for Chandos' Opera in English series; it's so talky and the libretto is so verbally witty and subtle that ... More
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22. Benjamin Britten: Peter Grimes (1996)
performed by Alan Opie (baritone), Ameral Gunson (contralto), Anne Collins (mezzo-soprano), Janice Watson (soprano), John Connell (bass), John Fryatt (tenor), John Graham-Hill (tenor), Matthew Best (bass), Ned Harrison (vocals), Pamela Helen Stephen (soprano)
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23. Sir Arthur Sullivan: Ivanhoe (2010)
performed by Andrew Staples (tenor), Catherine Wyn-Rogers (mezzo-soprano), Geraldine McGreevy (soprano), James Rutherford (bass baritone), Janice Watson (soprano), Leigh Melrose (baritone), Matthew Brock (bass baritone), Neal Davies (baritone), Peter Rose (bass)
composed by Arthur SullivanList of all editionsArthur Sullivan's Ivanhoe is among the most prominent works on the list of operas that almost everyone has heard of, but that almost no one has heard ... More
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24. Giuseppe Verdi: Don Carlos (2009)
performed by Alastair Miles (bass), Campbell Russell (tenor), Clive Bayley (bass), Galloway Bell (bass), Grant Doyle (baritone), Jane Dutton (mezzo-soprano), Janice Watson (soprano), John Tomlinson (bass), Julia Sporsén (soprano), Julian Close (bass)
composed by Giuseppe VerdiList of all editionsChandos continues to expand its series of opera in English with Verdi's Don Carlos. The production uses the standard Italian four-act version as its ... More

