CD 1
ERNEST FORD (1858-1919)

1–8: Mr Jericho (1893) An operetta in one act
Libretto: Harry Greenbank (1865-99), edited by Christopher O’Brien

HENRY WADDINGTON bass-baritone - Michael de Vere
ED LYON tenor - Horace Alexander de Vere
BEN McATEER baritone - Mr Jericho
FIONA KIMM mezzo-soprano - Lady Bushey
ELEANOR DENNIS soprano - Winifred

ARTHUR SULLIVAN (1842-1900)

Haddon Hall (1892) Libretto: Sydney Grundy
9: Introduction and Chorus behind scenes
Act I – The Lovers
10–24: Scene – The Terrace of Haddon Hall
25–29: Act I – Finale

CD 2
Act II – The Elopement
1–4: Scene 1 – Dorothy Vernon’s Door
5–9: Act II – Finale
10–13: Scene 2 – The Long Gallery

Act III – The Return
14–20: Scene – The Ante-Chamber
21: Act III – Finale

ED LYON tenor - John Manners
HENRY WADDINGTON bass-baritone - Sir George Vernon
ADRIAN THOMPSON tenor - Oswald
BEN McATEER baritone - Rupert Vernon
DONALD MAXWELL baritone - McCrankie
SARAH TYNAN soprano - Dorothy Vernon
FIONA KIMM mezzo-soprano - Lady Vernon
ANGELA SIMKIN mezzo-soprano - Dorcas

BBC SINGERS
MATTHEW MORLEY chorus master
including soloists:
EDWARD PRICE baritone - Sing-Song Simeon, a Puritan
CHARLES GIBBS bass - Kill-Joy Candlemas, a Puritan
JAMIE W. HALL baritone - Nicodemus Knock-Knee, a Puritan
MICHAEL BUNDY baritone - Barnabas Bellows-to-Mend, a Puritan
REBECCA LEA soprano - Nance
OLIVIA ROBINSON soprano - Gertrude
MARGARET CAMERON alto - Deborah
TOM RASKIN tenor - Major Domo

FRANCOIS CELLIER (1849-1914)

22–29: Captain Billy (1891) An operetta in one act
Libretto: Harry Greenbank (1865-99), edited by Christopher O’Brien

BEN McATEER baritone - Captain Billy
ED LYON tenor - Christopher Jolly
HENRY WADDINGTON bass-baritone - Samuel Chunk
FIONA KIMM mezzo-soprano - Widow Jackson
ELEANOR DENNIS soprano - Polly

BBC CONCERT ORCHESTRA conducted by JOHN ANDREWS

N.B. These recordings of Mr Jericho & Captain Billy omit the spoken dialogue.
WORLD PREMIERE RECORDING [Mr Jericho & Captain Billy]
FIRST PROFESSIONAL RECORDING [Haddon Hall]

Haddon Hall Song Book

Mr Jericho & Captain Billy Song Texts

Multi-ch Stereo
All tracks available in stereo and multi-channel

SA-CD
This hybrid 2CD-SET can be played on any standard CD players

“Two well-filled CDs... stylish singing, above all from veterans Henry Waddington and Fiona Kimm, and a charming Haddon Hall heroine in Sarah Tynan.” Hugh Canning, The Sunday Times' Culture supplement, 5 April 2020