The Naxos CD booklet contains an
essay on Macfarren and English Opera and on the
opera and some notes on editing
the score. A libretto is available from
www.naxos.com/sharedfiles/PDF/8.660306-07_sungtext.pdf#
.
In
addition, Victorian
Opera Northwest has made available
the following items:
-
A 40 page collectors' CD booklet with
illustrations and full libretto with track indexing
-
A facsimile
of the original Covent Garden 1860 production libretto.
-
The vocal
score with background notes.
Both
these and the Naxos recording (2CDs) may be purchased
from Victorian Opera Northwest, see the sales
page.
The
cast of the recording
Robin Hood (Locksley)
.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .
De Bracey (sheriff of
Nottingham) .. .. .
Sompnour (collector of taxes) ..
.. .. .. .
Allan (young peasant)
.. .. .. .. .. .. ..
..
Little John (outlaw) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Much (the miller's son)
.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .
Maid Marion (sheriff's daughter) .. ..
.. ..
Alice (her attendant) .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
..
.. .
Chorus
Master .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
..
.. .. .. ..
Asst. Conductor .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
..
.. .. ..
Musical
Director .. .. .. ..
.. .. .. .. .. .. ..
|
Nicky Spence
George Hulbert
Louis Hurst
Andrew Mackenzie-Wicks
John
Molloy
Alex Knox
Kay Jordan
Magdalen
Ashman
Marc Hall
Duncan Ward
Ronald Corp
|
Victorian
Opera Northwest Orchestra and Chorus
Recorded
in March 2010
Track
and Number List
Clips from the recording are marked in bold below.
The numbers on the left refer to
the track and the numbers in brackets to
the musical number in the score,
a new edition of which was prepared by
Dr. Valerie Langfield.
CD
1
ACT I The High Street
of Nottingham
ACT II
Scene 1 The Greenwood
11
(8a)
12
(8b)
13
(9a)
14
(9b)
|
Outlaws
Robin,
Much, John, Sompnour
Robin
& Greenwood men
|
Entr'acte
Part Song The wood,
the wood
Scene
A good fat deer
Ballad
The
grasping Normans
|
ACT II
Scene 2 A corridor in
the Castle
15
(10)
16
(11)
17
(12)
|
Marian
Sheriff
Marian
& Alice
|
Scena
Hail happy
morn
Ballad
From
childhood's dawn
Duet
To the fair
|
ACT II
Scene 3 The Fair outside Nottingham
CD
2
ACT II
Scene 3 The Fair outside Nottingham
(continued)
1
(13b)
2
(13c)
3
(13d)
4
(13e)
5
(13f)
6
(13g)
|
Villagers
Robin
Sheriff, Marian,Alice,Allan &company
Marian, Alice, Robin, Allan,
Sheriff
Sheriff & company
|
Dances Round dance & Tilting at the Quintain
Scene Hoodman blind
Song My own, my guiding star
Ensemble Merry laughter
Quintet My heart from its terror
Finale My children thus your lives
|
ACT III
Scene 1 The Castle Garden
7
(14)
8
(15)
9
(16)
10
(17)
|
Allan & Alice
Sheriff
Sheriff & Sompnour
|
Entr'acte
Duet
Greatest plague on earth
Scena
My child has fled
Duet
To King Richard at once
|
ACT III
Scene 2 The Greenwood
ACT III
Scene 3 A prison interior
ACT III
Scene 4 The Castle Courtyard
14
(21a)
15
(21b)
|
Full company
Full company
|
Finale
Hark, to that doleful
bell
Finale
ultimo We've made a slight mistake
|
|