Macfarren - The Soldier’s Legacy
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Label: Retrospect Opera
Cat No: RO009
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 1
Genre: Opera
Release Date: 16th December 2022
Contents
Artists
Rachel Speirs (soprano)Gaynor Keeble (mezzo-soprano)
Joseph Doody (tenor)
Quentin Hayes (baritone)
Jonathan Fischer (piano)
Edward Dean (harmonium)
Works
The Soldier's LegacyArtists
Rachel Speirs (soprano)Gaynor Keeble (mezzo-soprano)
Joseph Doody (tenor)
Quentin Hayes (baritone)
Jonathan Fischer (piano)
Edward Dean (harmonium)
About
The Soldier’s Legacy is a delightful rural comedy for four singers with an exceptionally localised setting in and around Tutbury, Staffordshire, in 1814. Jack Weatherall, a hussar, returns from the Napoleonic wars seeking to fulfil a promise he made to his dying friend Dick Firebrand. Little does he know that his act of kindness will bring him the ultimate reward: a loving wife. The libretto unfolds naturally into a sparkling series of musical numbers, all imbued with the flavour of folk music. Contemporary reviews were extremely positive; The Era reported a ‘triumphant success’ and noted: ‘Of Mr Macfarren’s music it may be most truthfully said, that had he given to the world nothing but this charming composition, it would have been alone sufficient to proclaim him an honour as a musician to any country.’
Founded in 2014, Retrospect Opera, an energetic independent recording company and charity devoted to reviving significant British operas prior to 1945, recorded this exquisite opera in 2021.
Cast:
- Lotty: Rachel Speirs (soprano)
- Widow Wantley: Gaynor Keeble (mezzo-soprano)
- Jack Weatherall: Joseph Doody (tenor)
- Christopher Caracole: Quentin Hayes (baritone)
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