Godfrey; Isidore

Sullivan: Gondoliers excerpts

Robert Levine

This is the type of sampler I loved when I first began collecting recordings: It offers more than half the complete operetta, including both finales

G&S: Pinafore

David Hurwitz

For Savoyards-in-the-know, the principal attraction of this 1949 recording of H.M.S. Pinafore will be the presence of Martyn Green, master of deadpan patter-song delivery and

G&S: Gondoliers/D’oyly Carte

Dan Davis

The Gondoliers was the closest the Gilbert and Sullivan team came to writing a full-fledged opera, and it’s wry book and catchy tunes have kept

Gilbert & Sullivan: Iolanthe

Dan Davis

The early 1950s D’Oyly Carte Decca recordings of the Gilbert & Sullivan operettas tend to be devalued these days, connoisseurs preferring the vintage versions from

Sullivan: Mikado

Jed Distler

Older collectors, including myself, will welcome the 1950 D’Oyly Carte Mikado with a tinge of nostalgic recognition. Believe it or not, my elementary school music