John Rich
Saturday 1 March 2008 13:00-14:00 (Radio 3)
Lucie Skeaping talks to Jeremy Barlow about the contribution to London's theatrical world of John Rich, one of the city's most celebrated impresarios and entertainers. His career highlights include the staging of John Gay's The Beggar's Opera at Lincoln's Inn Fields, and his work with Handel whose opera company he housed in Covent Garden.
Playlist
JOHN GAY: Beggar's Opera, Act III Air 67: 'Greensleeves'
HYPERION CDA 66591/2
CD 2 track 52
JOHN GAY: Beggar's Opera, Act II Air 35 - Air 40
HYPERION CDA 66591/2
CD 2 tracks 14 - 21 incl.
JOHN GAY: Beggar's Opera, end of Act III Air 68 - end
HYPERION CDA 66591/2
CD 2 tracks 55 - 58
Performers from the above recording:
Adrian Thompson (tenor),
Charles Daniels (tenor),
Sarah Walker (mezzo),
Bronwen Mills (soprano),
Richard Jackson (baritone),
Anne Dawson (soprano),
Roger Bryson (bass),
Ian Honeyman (tenor),
Catherine Wyn-Rogers (alto),
Sarah Walker (mezzo),
The Broadside Band,
Jeremy Barlow, director
HANDEL: Deidamia, Act I scene iii (complete)
Anna Maria Panzarella, soprano (Achille)
Simone Kermes, soprano (Deidamia)
Il Complesso Barocco
Alan Curtis, director
VIRGIN VERITAS 5 45550 2
CD 1 tracks 13 - 17
LULLY: Chaconne des Scaramouches
from 1st suite 'Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme'
Le Concert des Nations,
Jordi Savall, director
ALIA VOX AV 9807
track 8
JEAN-FERY REBEL: Les Caracteres de la Danse
Les Musiciens du Louvre
Marc Minkowski, director
ERATO 2292-45974-2 Tracks 12 - 25 incl.
HANDEL: Chorus from 'Solomon': "From the censer curling rise"
Gabrieli Consort & Players
Paul McCreesh, conductor
ARCHIV 459 688-2 CD2 track 1
