A light opera in three acts Libretto by A. P. HERBERT Music by Thomas DunhiU
The plot of the opera, set in the late 1920s, tells of the unusual romance between protagonists of Art and County. Hugh Heather, a singer
JOHN BRECKNOCK (tenor)
Jenny Jay , a would-be painter
SALLY LE SAGE (soprano)
The Earl of Tantivy DONALD ADAMS (bass-baritone)
The Countess of Tantivy HELEN LANDIS (contralto)
Lady Ann Gallop , their daughter .PATRICIA REAKES (soprano)
Charles Viscount Harkaway, their son.ALAN JONES (baritone)
Capt Lord Bareback, Master of Fox Hounds.LESLIE FYSON (bar)
BBC SINGERS: BBC CONCERT ORCHESTRA, leader ARTHUR LEAVINS conductor ASHLEY LAWRENCE Producer ANTHONY PHILPOTT Act 1
3.55* David Dunhill talks about the work of his father. Thomas Dunhill, and recalls the first performance of Tantivy Towers.
4.5* Tantivy Towers Acts 2 and 3 (John Brecknock broadcasts by permission of the English National Opera Company)