The Grand Duke
Royston Nash · Royal Liverpool Philharmonic · D'Oyly Carte Opera Company
The Grand Duke (2003), CD, on Decca Records. Music by Arthur Sullivan, performed by Royston Nash, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, D'Oyly Carte Opera Company; 38 tracks.
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Disc 1
Arthur Sullivan - The Grand Duke: Overture
Royston Nash, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, D'Oyly Carte Opera Company
The Grand Duke: Act I. “Won’t it be a pretty wedding?” (Elsa, Bertha, Olga, Gretchen, Chorus)
Arthur Sullivan - The Grand Duke: Act I. 1. “Won’t It Be a Pretty Wedding?” (Chorus)
Royston Nash, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, D'Oyly Carte Opera Company
The Grand Duke: Act I. “Pretty Lisa, fair and tasty” (Lisa, Ludwig, Chorus)
Arthur Sullivan - The Grand Duke: Act I. 1a. “Pretty Lisa, Fair and Tasty” (Lisa, Ludwig, Chorus)
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The Grand Duke: Act I. “By the mystic regulation” (Ludwig, Chorus)
Arthur Sullivan - The Grand Duke: Act I. 2. “By the Mystic Regulation” (Ludwig, Chorus)
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The Grand Duke: Act I. “Were I a king in very truth” (Ernest, Chorus)
Arthur Sullivan - The Grand Duke: Act I. 3. “Were I a King in Very Truth” (Ernest, Chorus)
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The Grand Duke: Act I. “How would I play this part” (Julia, Ernest)
Arthur Sullivan - The Grand Duke: Act I. 4. “How Would I Play This Part” (Julia, Ernest)
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The Grand Duke: Act I. “My goodness me! What shall I do?” (Chorus, Ludwig)
Arthur Sullivan - The Grand Duke: Act I. 5. “My Goodness Me! What Shall I Do?” (Ludwig, Chorus)
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The Grand Duke: Act I. “Ten minutes since I met a chap” (Ludwig, Chorus)
Arthur Sullivan - The Grand Duke: Act I. 5. “Ten Minutes Since I Met a Chap” (Ludwig, Chorus)
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The Grand Duke: Act I. “About a century since” (Dr. Tannhäuser, Julia, Lisa, Ernest, Ludwig)
Arthur Sullivan - The Grand Duke: Act I. 6. “About a Century Since” (Notary)
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Arthur Sullivan - The Grand Duke: Act I. 7. “Strange the Views Some People Hold” (Julia, Lisa, Ernest, Notary, Ludwig)
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Arthur Sullivan - The Grand Duke: Act I. 8. “Now Take a Card and Gaily Sing” (Julia, Lisa, Ernest, Notary, Ludwig)
Royston Nash, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, D'Oyly Carte Opera Company
The Grand Duke: Act I. “The good Grand Duke of Pfenning Halbpfenning” (Chorus)
Arthur Sullivan - The Grand Duke: Act I. 9. “The Good Grand Duke” (Chorus of Chamberlains)
Royston Nash, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, D'Oyly Carte Opera Company
The Grand Duke: Act I. “A pattern to professors of monarchical autonomy” (Grand Duke)
Arthur Sullivan - The Grand Duke: Act I. 9a. “A Pattern to Professors of Monarchical Autonomy” (Grand Duke)
Royston Nash, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, D'Oyly Carte Opera Company
The Grand Duke: Act I. “As o’er our penny roll we sing” (Baroness, Grand Duke)
Arthur Sullivan - The Grand Duke: Act I. 10. “As O’er Our Penny Roll We Sing” (Baroness, Grand Duke)
Royston Nash, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, D'Oyly Carte Opera Company
Disc 2
The Grand Duke: Act II. “As before you we defile” (Chorus)
Arthur Sullivan - The Grand Duke: Act II. 13. “As Before You We Defile” (Chorus)
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Arthur Sullivan - The Grand Duke: Act II. 14. “Your Loyalty Our Ducal Heart-String Touches” (Ludwig, Chorus)
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The Grand Duke: Act II. “Yes, Ludwig and his Julia are mated!” (Ludwig)
Arthur Sullivan - The Grand Duke: Act II. 15. “Yes, Ludwig and His Julia Are Mated” (Ludwig)
Royston Nash, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, D'Oyly Carte Opera Company
The Grand Duke: Act II. “Take care of him — he’s much too good to live!” (Lisa, Ludwig)
Arthur Sullivan - The Grand Duke: Act II. 15a. “Take Care of Him – He’s Much Too Good to Live” (Lisa)
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The Grand Duke: Act II. “Now Julia, come, consider it” (Julia, Ludwig)
Arthur Sullivan - The Grand Duke: Act II. 16. “Now Julia, Come, Consider It From” (Julia, Ludwig)
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The Grand Duke: Act II. “Your Highness, there’s a party at the door” (Chorus, Baroness, Ludwig)
Arthur Sullivan - The Grand Duke: Act II. 17. “Your Highness, There’s a Party at the Door” (Chorus)
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The Grand Duke: Act II. “Now away to the wedding we go” (Baroness, Chorus)
Arthur Sullivan - The Grand Duke: Act II. 18. “Now Away to the Wedding We Go” (Baroness, Chorus)
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The Grand Duke: Act II. “So ends my dream… Broken ev’ry promise plighted” (Julia)
Arthur Sullivan - The Grand Duke: Act II. 19. “So Ends My Dream” (Julia)
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The Grand Duke: Act II. “In the light of love’s lingering ember” (Julia, Ernest, Chorus)
Arthur Sullivan - The Grand Duke: Act II. 20. “If the Light of Love’s Lingering Ember” (Julia, Ernest, Chorus)
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The Grand Duke: Act II. “Come, bumpers — aye, ever so many” (Baroness, Chorus)
Arthur Sullivan - The Grand Duke: Act II. 21. “Come, Bumpers – Aye, Ever-so-many” (Baroness, Chorus)
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The Grand Duke: Act II. “Why, who is this approaching?” (Ludwig, Chorus)
Arthur Sullivan - The Grand Duke: Act II. 22. “Why, Who Is This Approaching?” (Ludwig, Chorus)
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The Grand Duke: Act II. “The Prince of Monte Carlo” (Herald, Chorus)
Arthur Sullivan - The Grand Duke: Act II. 23. “The Prince of Monte Carlo” (Herald, Chorus)
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The Grand Duke: Act II. “His Highness we know not” (Ludwig)
Arthur Sullivan - The Grand Duke: Act II. 24. “His Highness We Know Not” (Ludwig)
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Arthur Sullivan - The Grand Duke: Act II. 25. “We’re Rigged Out in Magnificent Array” (Prince of Monte Carlo)
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Arthur Sullivan - The Grand Duke: Act II. 26. Dance
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The Grand Duke: Act II. “Take my advice — when deep in debt” (Prince of Monte Carlo, Chorus)
Arthur Sullivan - The Grand Duke: Act II. 27. “Take My Advice – When Deep in Debt” (Prince of Monte Carlo, Chorus)
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Arthur Sullivan - The Grand Duke: Act II. 28. “Hurrah! Now Away to the Wedding” (Ensemble)
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The Grand Duke: Act II. “Well, you’re a pretty kind of fellow” (Grand Duke, Chorus)
Arthur Sullivan - The Grand Duke: Act II. 28a. “Well, You’re a Pretty Kind of Fellow” (Grand Duke, Chorus)
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The Grand Duke: Act II. Finale “Happy couples, lightly treading”
Arthur Sullivan - The Grand Duke: Act II. 29. “Happy Couples, Lightly Treading” (Ensemble)
Royston Nash, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, D'Oyly Carte Opera Company
Arthur Sullivan - Overture di Ballo
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