'Jolly Roger' Or 'The Admiral's Daughter'
Walter Leigh, Neilson Taylor, Vernon Midgley, Leslie Fyson, Gordon Faith, Maryetta Midgley, Helen Landis, Pat Whitmore, The Ambrosian Singers, BBC Concert Orchestra, Ashley Lawrence
- Label
- Lyrita
- Catalog number
- REAM.2116
- Released
- 2015
- Country
- UK
- Format
- Album · Remastered · Mono
- Barcode
- 5020926211620
What’s on it
'Jolly Roger' Or 'The Admiral's Daughter' has 34 tracks.
- Act I
- 1Overture
- 2Shanty
- 3Welcome Home
- 4Oh, What's The News?
- 5Dramatic Air In Favour Of Clemency
- 6Farewell To Life
- 7Barratry, Arson, Rape And Slaughter
- 8Ranzo
- 9A'Sleuthing We Will Go
- 10The Hills Of Home
- 11The Kingdom Of The Heart
- 12How Many The Innocent Joys Of Jamaica
- 13The Myrtle Tree
- 14Sunset
- 15In Praise Of Boating - Finale
- Act II
- 16Hymn In General Support Of Morality
- 17My Obsession Is Oppression
- 18Sweet William
- 19Jamaica Is The Island
- 20Romance And Richard The Dago
- 21Horror! Distraction!
- 22What May We Do?
- 23Love The Gaoler
- 24Ensemble
- Act III
- 25Fiddle And Fife And Drum
- 26Hymen! Swift Prepare My Throne
- 27My Heart Lies Drowned
- 28The Britisher Wins Through
- 29The Proposal
- 30S'Body, Who's Here?
- 31The Explanatory Air - Finale
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Where it came from
Jolly Roger, or The Admiral's Daughter, is a comic opera originally composed by Walter Leigh in 1933. Set in the Caribbean during the early eighteenth century, the work was written as a pastiche of the genre, designed to evoke the lighthearted charm and musical wit associated with Gilbert and Sullivan while injecting a distinctly twentieth-century sense of fun. It premiered at the St. James's Theatre in London and was initially praised for its melodic invention and spirited, tongue-in-cheek narrative.
This 2015 release by Lyrita serves as an essential archival recording of a work that largely faded from the mainstream stage. Featuring the BBC Concert Orchestra and the Ambrosian Singers under the baton of Ashley Lawrence, the production captures the theatricality of Leigh’s score. The recording provides a definitive look at the composer's ability to balance period-style tropes with sophisticated orchestration, documenting a piece of British musical theater history that highlights the craftsmanship often overlooked in lighter operatic works.
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