The Guardian

‘Here in David Parry’s lively reading of A Masked Ball, using Amanda Holden’s crisp translation... the witty finale to act one irresistibly echoes Offenbach, though again the complications of the plot are wonderfully clarified thanks to the clear diction of the soloists.’
CHAN 3116
Melodramma in three acts
Libretto by Antonio Somma
English translation by Amanda Holden

The Cast

Dennis O'Neill, tenor - Gustavus, King of Sweden
Anthony Michaels-Moore, baritone - Count Anckarstroem
Susan Patterson, soprano - Amelia
Jill Grove, mezzo-soprano - Ulrike Arvidson
Linda Richardson, soprano - Oscar
Christopher Purves, baritone - Count Ribbing
Brindley Sherratt, bass - Count Horn
Roland Wood, baritone (PMF Scholar) - Cristian
Ashley Catling, tenor - Amelia's Servant/Lord Chief Justice
Geoffrey Mitchell Choir
London Philharmonic Orchestra
David Parry - conductor

Recorded in Blackheath Halls, London
10, 11, 13, 14 & 15 July 2003
Masked Ball
Producer - Brian Couzens, Sound Engineer - Ralph Couzens, Assistant Engineer - Michael Common