Solomon & Burnand: Pickwick

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Retrospect Opera's second recording is Solomon and Burnand's Pickwick, the first Dickens opera. Burnand, as many will know, was the librettist for Cox and Box - Solomon has hardly been recorded, if at all.

It's a cracking little piece, written for the domestic market, and very Sullivanesque, as you might expect. Simon Butteriss is singing Pickwick and Pamela Helen Stephens is singing Mrs Bardell.

Recording is scheduled for September 2016 and Retrospect Opera is seeking donations to help fund it - £25 will get you a CD and your name on the website, and of course larger donations bring bigger rewards. If anyone knows of any grant bodies who might be interested, please let me know at contact@retrospectopera.org.uk.

There's a lot more information on the website at www.retrospectopera.org.uk.

[Mark Thomas]

Thanks for this news. It's an intriguing prospect and something else to look forward to.