Various Artists – Lampe: The Dragon of Wantley (2022) [FLAC 24bit/96kHz]

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A rapacious dragon has been terrorising a Yorkshire village. Gubbins and his daughter Margery, together with Mauxalinda, decide to seek the help of Moore of Moore Hall. Moore needs persuading away from his beer but succumbs to Margery’s pleading, and her promises of love. Unfortunately, he had already promised to marry Mauxalinda, and so the love triangle has to be resolved in dramatic fashion before Moore heads out and defeats the dragon, restoring harmony and prosperity to the village.Following the BBC Music Magazine Opera Award for his recording of Malcolm Arnold’s The Dancing Master, conductor John Andrews returns with the world premiere professional recording of John Frederick Lampe’s (1703-1751) operatic comedy The Dragon of Wantley. With librettist Henry Carey, Lampe combines a first-rate score with a quintessentially English plot, told in a tone of earthy satire, pastiching opera’s conventions with skill and affection, but also a razor wit.

Tracklist:

1. The Brook Street Band – The Dragon of Wantley, Act I: Overture (03:34)
2. The Brook Street Band – The Dragon of Wantley, Act I: First & Second Tune (02:38)
3. Mary Bevan – The Dragon of Wantley, Act I: Fly, Neighbours, Fly, The Dragon’s Nigh (01:09)
4. The Brook Street Band – The Dragon of Wantley, Act I: The Dragon’s March Crossing the Stage (00:36)
5. John Savournin – The Dragon of Wantley, Act I: What Wretched Havock Does This Dragon Make! (00:23)
6. John Savournin – The Dragon of Wantley, Act I: Poor Children Three, Devoured He (02:13)
7. Mary Bevan – The Dragon of Wantley, Act I: Houses and Churches, To Him are Geese and Turkies (02:41)
8. Mary Bevan – The Dragon of Wantley, Act I: O Father! (00:45)
9. Mary Bevan – The Dragon of Wantley, Act I: But to Hear the Children Mutter (04:25)
10. Mary Bevan – The Dragon of Wantley, Act I: This Dragon Very Modish (00:54)
11. Catherine Carby – The Dragon of Wantley, Act I: He’s a Man Ev’ry Inch, I Assure You (02:03)
12. Mary Bevan – The Dragon of Wantley, Act I: Let’s Go to His Dwelling (01:22)
13. The Brook Street Band – The Dragon of Wantley, Act I: Symphony (01:14)
14. Mark Wilde – The Dragon of Wantley, Act I: Come, Friends, Let’s Circulate the Cheerful Glass (00:25)
15. Mark Wilde – The Dragon of Wantley, Act I: Zeno, Plato, Aristotle (04:45)
16. Mary Bevan – The Dragon of Wantley, Act I: O Save Us All! Moore of Moore Hall! (02:18)
17. Mary Bevan – The Dragon of Wantley, Act I: Gentle Knight! All Knights Exceeding (05:46)
18. Mary Bevan – The Dragon of Wantley, Act I: Her Looks Shoot Thro’ My Soul (01:09)
19. Mary Bevan – The Dragon of Wantley, Act I: If That’s All You Ask (03:52)
20. Catherine Carby – The Dragon of Wantley, Act I: A Forward Lady! (00:22)
21. Mary Bevan – The Dragon of Wantley, Act I: Let My Dearest Be Near Me (05:29)
22. Catherine Carby – The Dragon of Wantley, Act I: O Villain! Monster! Devil! Basely Base! (01:28)
23. Catherine Carby – The Dragon of Wantley, Act I: No Place shall conceal ‘em (02:13)
24. Catherine Carby – The Dragon of Wantley, Act I: By Jove! I’m Blown (00:55)
25. Mark Wilde – The Dragon of Wantley, Act I: By the Beer as Brown as Berry (02:12)
26. Catherine Carby – The Dragon of Wantley, Act I: But do you really love me? (00:21)
27. Catherine Carby – The Dragon of Wantley, Act I: Pigs Shall Not Be So Fond as We (04:13)
28. Mary Bevan – The Dragon of Wantley, Act II: Sure My Stays Will Burst With Sobbing (05:58)
29. Mary Bevan – The Dragon of Wantley, Act II: My Madge! My HoneySuckle, in the Dumps! (02:06)
30. Mary Bevan – The Dragon of Wantley, Act II: Insulting Gipsey, You’re Surely Tipsy (05:48)
31. Mary Bevan – The Dragon of Wantley, Act II: Lauk! What a Monstrous Tail our Cat Has Got (00:59)
32. Catherine Carby – The Dragon of Wantley, Act II: O Give Me Not Up To The Law (05:01)
33. Mary Bevan – The Dragon of Wantley, Act II: Come, come, forgive her! (00:14)
34. Mary Bevan – The Dragon of Wantley, Act II: Oh How Easy is a Woman (04:45)
35. Mark Wilde – The Dragon of Wantley, Act II: Now, Now or Never, Save us, Valiant Moore! (00:56)
36. Mary Bevan – The Dragon of Wantley, Act II: Fill the Mighty Flagon (01:49)
37. Mary Bevan – The Dragon of Wantley, Act III: One Buss, Dear Margery, and Then Away (00:31)
38. Mark Wilde – The Dragon of Wantley, Act III: Dragon! Thus I Dare Thee – It is Not Strength That Always Wins (04:39)
39. John Savournin – The Dragon of Wantley, Act III: Symphony – What Nasty Dog has Got Into the Well (00:55)
40. John Savournin – The Dragon of Wantley, Act III: Oh ho! Master Moore, You Son of a Whore (01:45)
41. The Brook Street Band – The Dragon of Wantley, Act III: Battle Piece (01:22)
42. John Savournin – The Dragon of Wantley, Act III: Oh! Oh! The Devil Take Your Toe! (01:02)
43. Mary Bevan – The Dragon of Wantley, Act III: Oh, My Champion! How d’ye Do? (00:33)
44. Mary Bevan – The Dragon of Wantley, Act III: My sweet HoneySuckle, my Joy and Delight! (06:25)
45. John Savournin – The Dragon of Wantley, Act III: Most Mighty Moore, What Wonders Hast Thou Done? (00:42)
46. Mary Bevan – The Dragon of Wantley, Act III: Sing, Sing and Rorio an Oratorio (02:33)