Geoffrey de Lautour in recital

Recordings of Geoffrey de Lautour singing arias and songs, mostly accompanied by John Morrison on piano. Some arias are accompanied by orchestra.

Place of recording - Place of recording Tracks 12-14 are excerpts from a live performance by the New Zealand Opera Company conducted by John Hopkins in 1959. Track 15 from a Television New Zealand production recorded at the Avalon Television Centre in 1981, with the NZSO, conducted by Vanco Cavdarski. All other tracks recorded at 18 Hildreth St, Karori, Dec 1995, with John Morrison on piano.

Other - Tracks with piano recorded when Geoffrey de Lautour was aged 73 and after having had major heart surgery. These are the songs he wanted to be remembered for.

Other - A non-commercial disc produced as a family initiative, which transfers material already deposited with the library (MSC-8692 and MSC-8693) onto compact disc.

Other - CD booklet incorrectly credits the back cover photograph, taken by Rob Joiner, as having been taken by Rob Jones.

Contents: Catalogue song; Don Giovanni / W A Mozart

Contents: When I was just a tiny boy; Merry wives of Windsor / O Nicolai

Contents: Song of the flea / M Mussorgsky

Contents: Wir wandelten / J Brahms

Contents: Sontag / J Brahms

Contents: Our father (West Indian)

Contents: Death oh my Lord (West Indian)

Contents: Murder in de market (West Indian)

Contents: The virgin Mary had a baby boy (West Indian)

Contents: She is far from the land / C Lambert

Contents: Gra' Macree / Trad, arr. de Lautour

Contents: If you are after a little amusement; The marriage of Figaro / W A Mozart

Contents: Say goodbye; The marriage of Figaro / W A Mozart

Contents: Yes fools you are; The marriage of Figaro / W A Mozart

Contents: Really now; The barber of Seville / G Rossini (with Frances Green)

Contents: Ol' man river; Showboat / J Kern

Contents: Mah Lindy Lou / L Strickland

Contents: The owl and the pussycat / E Lear [words], C Hely-Hutchinson [music]

Contents: The table and the chair / E Lear [words], C Hely-Hutchinson [music]

Contents: The hippopotamus / M Flanders and D Swann

Other Titles - Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791. Don Giovanni. Madamina, il catalogo e questo

Other Titles - Nicolai, Otto, 1810-1849. Lustigen Weiber von Windsor. Als Bublien klein

Other Titles - Mussorgsky, Modest Petrovich, 1839-1881. Pesnia Mefistofelia

Other Titles - Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791. Nozze di Figaro. Se vuol ballare

Other Titles - Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791. Nozze di Figaro. No piu andrai farfallone

Other Titles - Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791. Nozze di Figaro. Aprite un po' quel'occhi

Other Titles - Rossini, Gioacchino, 1792-1868. Barbiere di Siviglia. A un dottor della mia sorte

Quantity: 1 compact disc(s).

Original recording not available for playback. Surrogate copy will be provided.