Zara- Utopia LimIted or the Flowers of Progress; King Arthur Suite from the Incidental Music (CD)
Utopia, Limited Or The Flowers of Progress An Original Comic Opera in Two Acts by W.S. Gilbert and Sir Arthur Sullivan King Arthur Suite from the Incidental Music by Sir Arthur Sullivan Gilbert & Sullivan's penultimate opera, Utopia, Limited, was written immediately after The Gondoliers. Here, with an updated libretto by director Stuart Maunder and a revised musical version by Scottish Opera's Head of Music Derek Clark, it is given it's Scottish Opera premiere and the airing it so deserves. Satirising the conceits of the mighty British Empire, it's politics, monarchy and press, Utopia, Limited is as incisive now as ever it was. Full of sparkling wit, Utopia, Limited is packed with show-stopping patter, brilliant choruses and music that is, at times, of almost Verdian beauty. A semi-staged concert, performed by the cast of The Gondoliers.
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Utopia, Limited Or The Flowers of Progress An Original Comic Opera in Two Acts by W.S. Gilbert and Sir Arthur Sullivan King Arthur Suite from the Incidental Music by Sir Arthur Sullivan Gilbert & Sullivan's penultimate opera, Utopia, Limited, was written immediately after The Gondoliers. Here, with an updated libretto by director Stuart Maunder and a revised musical version by Scottish Opera's Head of Music Derek Clark, it is given it's Scottish Opera premiere and the airing it so deserves. Satirising the conceits of the mighty British Empire, it's politics, monarchy and press, Utopia, Limited is as incisive now as ever it was. Full of sparkling wit, Utopia, Limited is packed with show-stopping patter, brilliant choruses and music that is, at times, of almost Verdian beauty. A semi-staged concert, performed by the cast of The Gondoliers.
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> Due to the current limited nature of music titles, ALL CD & Vinyl purchases are limited to FOUR copies per customer, per item. If you place multiple orders for multiples of the same title, your subsequent orders will be canceled.