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Composer:
Lennox Berkeley

Artist(s):
Jean Rigby
Claire Rutter

Conductor:
Richard Hickox

Background: Richard Hickox, the City of London Sinfonia and a cast of distinguished soloists present Sir Lennox Berkeley’s first and most successful opera, A Dinner Engagement, a highly inventive and compelling score, full of wit and imaginative touches. This is the premiere recording of this wittily observed social comedy.

CATALOGUE NR: CHAN10219
RECORD LABEL: Chandos
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: £ 12.23 including VAT, or £ 10.64 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 14-Jun-2004

COMPOSER: Lennox Berkeley
TITLE: A Dinner Engagement op.45 - complete
ORCHESTRA: City of London Sinfonia
CONDUCTOR: Richard Hickox
ARTISTS: Jean Rigby   Claire Rutter   Roderick Williams   Yvonne Kenny

- Oct-2004 4 star BBC Music Mag. - Sep-2004 Gramophone Editor's Choice 'A long-neglected British opera at last makes a sparkling début on record' - Penguin Guide 3 star 'Hickox conducts a performance of Lennox's most popular opera which, with an excellent cast, brings out the light-hearted fun in this comedy of manners'

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