Richard Bonynge, Victorian Opera Orchestra - British Opera Overtures (2014)

This interesting new release comes to us from Victorian Opera Northwest whose director, Raymond Walker together with conductor Richard Bonynge have carried out extensive research into the development of the British Opera movement which began in the 1830s and stretched to the 1890s.

Victorian Opera Northwest promotes the excellent forgotten music of 19th century operas by talented British and Irish composers. Their music used to be extremely popular in its time, yet it has been unjustly neglected since. With the aid of well known musicians, Victorian Opera research contemporary sources, typeset fresh orchestral parts taken from original manuscripts and print scores containing rare repertoire. Their latest efforts have resulted in a superbly enjoyable disc of 19th Century Opera Overtures, consisting mostly of premiere recordings.