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Opera Sullivan 24 ed. Colin Jagger The Yeomen of the Guard Full score 9780193413139 Vocal score 9780193389205 Vocal and instrumental scores on hire 9780193521971 (wind and brass in standard keys and clefs) Vocal and instrumental scores on hire 9780193389656 (wind and brass in original keys and clefs) 2 fl (II+picc), ob, 2 cl, 2 bsn, 2 hn in F, 2 cor, 2 tbn (bass clef), btbn, timp/perc, bell, str Sir Richard Cholmondeley baritone Colonel Fairfax tenor Sergeant Meryll bass baritone Leonard Meryll tenor Jack Point comic baritone Wilfred Shadbolt bass baritone Elsie Maynard soprano Phoebe Meryll mezzo-soprano Dame Carruthers contralto Kate soprano Chorus The Yeomen of the Guard is one of the most popular and enduring Gilbert and Sullivan Savoy operas. This edition is complete, clear and practical as well as being scholarly and authoritative. It returns to the primary sources to present the music and libretto as performed during the original Savoy Theatre run. Falsely accused, Colonel Fairfax eludes the headsman through the intervention of Sergeant Meryll and his daughter Phoebe. Eventually reprieved, Fairfax finds happiness with his new-found love, the strolling player Elsie Maynard, but at tragic cost to her devoted jester partner Jack Point, whose collapse at his rejection is treated with tragic simplicity. 80 minutes ed. Colin Jagger The Yeomen of the Guard Reduced orchestration Conductor’s score and parts on hire 9780193413085 fl (picc opt), ob, cl, bsn, hn, bell, perc (opt), str (db opt) This reorchestration is designed to be both practical and flexible. The minimum total number of players is nine, or ten if including double-bass (which is recommended for balance and fullness of sound), and extra string players can be added as desired – the ideal numbers being 2.2.2.2.1. 80 minutes The Yeomen of the Guard - The Grange Festival, 2022 Simon Annand
The Lodger Vocal and instrumental scores on hire 9780193383500 2 fl (2/picc), 2 ob (2/ca), 2 cl (2/bcl), 2 bn, 4 hn, 2 tpt, 3 tbn, timp, 2+perc, pno/pub pno, cel, str George Bunting bass Emma, his wife mezzo-soprano Daisy, their daughter soprano The Lodger high baritone Joe Chandler, a young police detective tenor A Paper Boy soprano or tenor A Policeman bass baritone Voices in Chorus bass-baritone, baritone, tenor, bass, high baritone, baritone, mezzo-soprano Chorus of Cockney Revellers Based on the novel of the same name by Marie Belloc Lowndes, with a libretto by David Franklin, The Lodger opens with two retired London servants who have sunk their savings into an unsuccessful guesthouse and are on the brink of starvation when they are unexpectedly rescued by the arrival of a stranger who pays seven golden sovereigns in advance to rent a room. However, the newspapers are full of the exploits of a savage murderer the public has nicknamed ‘Jack the Ripper’, and before long a series of terrifying incidents reveals the identity of the new lodger as none other than ‘Jack’ himself. The work was commissioned by the Royal Academy of Music and is suitable for the capabilities of student performers. 150 minutes Phyllis Tate " ..gripping and continuous intensity . . . with music which sets an atmosphere of almost unbearable terror and suspense, this opera is a thriller indeed" - Daily Mail - The What D’ye Call it Vocal and instrumental scores on hire 9780193383869 fl (+picc), cl, alto sax, bsn, tpt, tbn, 2 perc, hpd/pno/cel (1 player), vln, vla, vc, db Speaking Characters (before and after the opera) Sir Roger, Sir Humphry and Justice Statute, three Justices Thomas, son to Sir Roger Steward to Sir Roger Katherine (Kitty) his daughter Jonas Dock Dolly A Countryman Characters in the Opera Thomas Filbert, played by Thomas tenor Kitty Carrot, played by Katherine soprano Timothy Peascod, played by Jonas Dock high baritone Dorcas, Peascod’s sister, played by Dolly soprano Aunt to Filbert mezzo-soprano Grandmother to Filbert contralto Sir Roger, Sir Humphry and Justice Statute bass baritone Susan*, friend to Kitty soprano Sergeant*, Corporal* and Soldier* bass baritone Chorus of Ghosts, Countrymen, Haymakers and Soldiers * = may be cast from the chorus With a libretto adapted from John Gay’s 1715 farce of the same name, this tragi-comic opera-within-a-play tells the story of a Steward’s daughter who has been got ‘into trouble’ by the local young squire. The Steward has cunningly devised an entertainment for the squire’s father and local dignitaries to mend matters. 60 minutes The Lodger - Stadttheater Bremerhaven, 2018 Heiko Sandelmann Opera Tate 25
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