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written by Sydney Grundy.
music by Sir Arthur Sullivan.
This opera opened at the Savoy Theatre on September 24, 1892
and played for 204 performances.
Haddon Hall is based on an actual historical event. Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall elopes with John Manners, son of the Duke of Rutland. Her father has unfortunately arranged a marriage for her with her cousin Rupert, a recent unwilling convert to puritanism, in order for the family to retain the Haddon estate.
Featuring all of the word and music of this opera. Follow along with the words on a web page while listening to the music, follow the lyrics on the screen with MIDI Karaoke file, or follow the words and the score while listening to the Noteworthy files.
- Libretto
- In text format.
- Notes on the libretto.
- Discography: Marc Shepherd's Haddon Hall Discography.
- Vocal Score:
- Download: Andrew Smith has given us a downloadable version of the Haddon Hall vocal score in PDF Format. This score is a scanned image and is broken into several PDF files for ease of downloading.
- Purchase: The vocal score for Haddon Hall can be purchased from Christopher Browne's Gilbert & Sullivan Catalogue and R.Clyde Music Publisher.
- Rent: Vocal scores and libretti of Haddon Hall may be rented from St. David's Players of Cullompton, Exeter, England. Send queries to Ian Bond at Ian@kentisview.freeserve.co.uk.
- Downloadable MIDI Files — Colin Johnson has provided us with MIDI and MIDI Karaoke files of all of the music from Haddon Hall.
- MIDI Files (123K ZIP file)
- MIDI Karaoke Files (175K ZIP file)
- G&S MIDI Rehearsal Files " David Cookson's "Musical Solutions" site includes MIDI rehearsal files for all the G&S Operas, plus Cox and Box and Haddon Hall.
- Programmes from the original production:
- 24 September 1892 (First Night)
- 7 October 1892
- 5 November 1892
- 26 November 1892
- Opening night review from the London Times, published September 26, 1892, and details of changes with a review of its companion piece, Mr. Jericho.
- Pictures of the original production..
- Interview given by Sullivan to the Pall Mall Gazette whilst composing Haddon Hall
- Items from David Trutt's Haddon Hall Site:
- Haddon Hall — the Estate a very brief history of Haddon Hall.
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