Sadler's Wells Opera Chorus and Orchestra
Sadler’s Wells Opera Chorus and Orchestra were the choral and orchestral forces of Sadler’s Wells Opera in London.
Sadler’s Wells Opera was an important British opera company and later became English National Opera.
The company was especially associated with opera in English and with the development of British operatic performance in the twentieth century.
DELIUS A Village Romeo and Juliet
DELIUS The Walk to the Paradise Garden (bonus track)*
Live performance broadcast, 1962
*Live radio broadcast, 1945
Total duration: 119:00 (opera: 109:59; bonus: 9:01)
Sali – John Wakefield
Vrenchen – Elsie Morison
The Dark Fiddler – Neil Easton
Manz - Lawrence Felley
Marti - Donald McIntyre
Meredith Davies, conductor
Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Sadler's Wells Opera
*Sir Thomas Beecham, conductor
*Blue Network Symphony Orchestra
