S18·E4 Sunday Prom: Gilbert and Sullivan

(Prom 19) The first of a series of five outstanding programmes recorded from the BBC's 1964 season of Promenade Concerts at the Royal Albert Hall, London.

Valerie Masterson (soprano), Ann Hood (soprano), Walter Midgley (tenor), John Cameron (baritone), Owen Brannigan (bass), William McCue (bass)

BBC Chorus Royal Choral Society

BBC Symphony Orchestra

Led by Norman Nelson

Conducted by Sir Malcolm Sargent

Introduced by Richard Baker.

Part 1: Excerpts from "The Yeomen of the Guard", "The Mikado"

In The Interval:

Richard Baker talks to Sir Malcolm Sargent about the Savoy Operas

Part 2: "Trial by Jury"

Valerie Masterson and Ann Hood appear by permission of Bridget D'Oyly Carte. Ltd.