Gilbert And Sullivan Utopia LTD.

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A complete performance of the famous Savoy opera by Gilbert and Sullivan
 Utopia is a south-sea island to which English laws and customs are suddenly applied. The country even runs on a Limited Liability principle so that ' there is not a christened baby who has not already issued his little prospectus '—all this the result of the King sending his daughter to Girton to be educated! Imported Flowers of Progress. Act 1 A Utopian Palm Grove
 Act 2 Throne Room in King Paramount's Palace
 King Paramount the First, king of Utopia:…….Peter Pratt Judges of the Utopian Supreme Scaphio:……..Derek Hammond-Stroud Judges of the Utopian Supreme Scaphio Spoken by:………Rolf Lefebvre Phantis:……..Eric Shilling Phantis Spoken by:…….Aubrey Woods Tarara, the Public Exploder:………John Frost Tarara, the Public Exploder Spoken by:………Wilfrid Carter Calynx, the Utopian Vice Chamber lain Spoken by:…….Frederick Treves Lord Dramaleigh, a British Lord Chamberlain:……….David Price Lord Dramaleigh, a British Lord Chamberlain Spoken by:……..Hamlyn Benson Captain Fitzbattleaxe, First Life Guards:……..Kenneth Bowen Captain Fitzbattleaxe, First Life Guards Spoken by:……..Peter Howell Captain Sir Edward Corcoran. K C B , of the Royal Navy:……..Donald Francke Mr. Goldbury, a Company Pro moter, afterwards Comptroller of the Utopian Household:…….Leslie Fyson Mr. Goldbury, a Company Pro moter, afterwards Comptroller of the Utopian Household Spoken by:……..Frederick Treves Sir Bailey Barre, OC MP:………Edgar Fleet Mr Blushington, of the County Council:……..John Noble The Princess Zara, eldest daughter of King Paramount:……..Patricia Reakes The Princess Zara, eldest daughter of King Paramount Spoken by: Sheila Manahan Her younger sisters: The Princess Nekaya:………Joanne Brown Her younger sisters:Spoken by:……..Wendy Lovelock Her younger sisters:………The Princess Kalyba: Jane Wenham…….The Lady Sophy, their EnglishGouvemante: Jean Alliste The Lady Sophy, their EnglishGouvemante Spoken by: Margaret Gordon Salata Spoken by:……..Elizabeth Proud Melene:……….Spoken By Pamela Binns Phylla:……..Doreen Murray The John McCarthy Singers
BBC Concert Orchestra Leader, Arthur Leavins
Conducted by Stanford Robinson
Produced by Michael Moores Gilbert and Sullivan UTOPIA LTD. Broadcast on June 26. 1966 RTXSun 25th Aug 1968, 12:15 on BBC Radio 3 Utopia, Limited; or, The Flowers of Progress, is a Savoy opera, with music by Arthur Sullivan and libretto by W. S. Gilbert. It was the second-to-last of Gilbert and Sullivan's fourteen collaborations, premiering on 7 October 1893 for a run of 245 performances. It did not achieve the success of most of their earlier productions.

This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.