The Yeomen of the Guard: Act I. Oh, Sergeant Meryll, Is It True

~ Video by Geoffrey Chard, David Hillman, [first yeoman], [second yeoman], Claire Powell, Alfred Marks, Elizabeth Gale, Peter Savidge, Elizabeth Bainbridge, Joel Grey, Ambrosian Opera Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Faris

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
9.22The Yeomen of the Guard: Act I. Oh, Sergeant Meryll, Is It True17:29Geoffrey Chard, David Hillman, [first yeoman], [second yeoman], Claire Powell, Alfred Marks, Elizabeth Gale, Peter Savidge, Elizabeth Bainbridge, Joel Grey, Ambrosian Opera Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Alexander FarisMaster CollectionGilbert & SullivanAlbum + Compilation + Soundtrack
10.22The Yeomen of the Guard: Act I. Oh, Sergeant Meryll, Is It True17:29Geoffrey Chard, David Hillman, [first yeoman], [second yeoman], Claire Powell, Alfred Marks, Elizabeth Gale, Peter Savidge, Elizabeth Bainbridge, Joel Grey, Ambrosian Opera Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Alexander FarisGilbert & SullivanW.S. Gilbert & Arthur Sullivan; London Symphony Orchestra, Ambrosian Opera Chorus, Peter Allen, William Conrad, Frank Gorshin, Joel Grey, Frankie Howerd, Peter Marshall, Keith Michell, Vincent Price, Clive RevillAlbum + Compilation + Soundtrack
Goldcrest Films International, Universal Studios (plain “Universal” globe logo, currently underlined by “A Comcast Company”)DVD 8228651-11
1.22The Yeomen of the Guard: Act I. Oh, Sergeant Meryll, Is It True17:29Geoffrey Chard, David Hillman, [first yeoman], [second yeoman], Claire Powell, Alfred Marks, Elizabeth Gale, Peter Savidge, Elizabeth Bainbridge, Joel Grey, Ambrosian Opera Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Alexander FarisThe Yeoman of the GuardW.S. Gilbert & Arthur Sullivan; Joel Grey, Elizabeth Gale, Claire Powell, Alfred Marks, David Hillman, Elizabeth BainbridgeAlbum + Soundtrack
Goldcrest Films International, Universal Studios (plain “Universal” globe logo, currently underlined by “A Comcast Company”)822 870-4
10.22The Yeomen of the Guard: Act I. Oh, Sergeant Meryll, Is It True17:29Geoffrey Chard, David Hillman, [first yeoman], [second yeoman], Claire Powell, Alfred Marks, Elizabeth Gale, Peter Savidge, Elizabeth Bainbridge, Joel Grey, Ambrosian Opera Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Alexander FarisGilbert & Sullivan CollectionGilbert & Sullivan; London Symphony Orchestra, Ambrosian Opera Chorus, Peter Allen, William Conrad, Frank Gorshin, Joel Grey, Frankie Howerd, Peter Marshall, Keith Michell, Vincent Price, Clive RevillAlbum + Compilation + Soundtrack
11.22The Yeomen of the Guard: Act I. Oh, Sergeant Meryll, Is It True17:29Geoffrey Chard, David Hillman, [first yeoman], [second yeoman], Claire Powell, Alfred Marks, Elizabeth Gale, Peter Savidge, Elizabeth Bainbridge, Joel Grey, Ambrosian Opera Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Faris12 of the Greatest Comic Operas of all TimeGilbert & Sullivan; London Symphony Orchestra, Ambrosian Opera Chorus, Peter Allen, William Conrad, Frank Gorshin, Joel Grey, Frankie Howerd, Peter Marshall, Keith Michell, Vincent Price, Clive RevillAlbum + Compilation + Soundtrack

Relationships

baritone vocals [Jack Point]:Joel Grey (actor, singer, dancer, photographer, theatre director)
baritone vocals [Second Yeoman] and tenor vocals [First Yeoman]:[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
baritone vocals [Sir Richard Cholmondeley, Lieutenant]:Peter Savidge (bass-baritone)
baritone vocals [Wilfred Shadbolt]:Alfred Marks (actor and comedian)
bass-baritone vocals [Sergeant Meryll]:Geoffrey Chard
choir vocals:Ambrosian Opera Chorus (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir)
contralto vocals [Dame Carruthers]:Elizabeth Bainbridge (mezzo-soprano, contralto)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Phœbe Meryll]:Claire Powell (mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals [Elsie Maynard]:Elizabeth Gale (soprano)
tenor vocals [Colonel Fairfax]:David Hillman (operatic tenor)
orchestra:London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:Alexander Faris (conductor)
chorus master:John McCarthy (British choral conductor, scholar, composer and arranger)
recording of:The Yeoman of the Guard: Act I Finale, no. 12 “Oh, Sergeant Meryll, Is It True?…” (Ensemble)

Related works

The Yeoman of the Guard: Act I Finale, no. 12 “Oh, Sergeant Meryll, Is It True?…” (Ensemble)

lyricist:W.S. Gilbert (English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator)
composer:Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
part of:The Yeomen of the Guard: Act I (number) (order: 14)
parts:1. The Yeoman of the Guard: Act I Finale, no. 12 “Oh, Sergeant Meryll, Is It True?” (Sergeant Meryll, Chorus) (first part only of Act I Finale)
2. The Yeoman of the Guard: Act I Finale, no. 12 “Forbear, My Friends, and Spare Me This Ovation” (Fairfax as Leonard, 1st & 2nd Yeomen, Phœbe, Wilfred, Chorus)
3. The Yeoman of the Guard: Act I Finale, no. 12 “To Thy Fraternal Care, Thy Sister I Commend” (Wilfred, Phœbe, Fairfax as Leonard, Chorus)
4. The Yeoman of the Guard: Act I Finale, no. 12 “The Prisoner Comes to Meet His Doom” (Elsie, Chorus)
5. The Yeoman of the Guard: Act I Finale, no. 12 “My Lord! I Know Not How to Tell” (Fairfax as Leonard, Lieutenant, Wilfred, Sergeant, Phœbe, Dame, Elsie, Jack, Chorus)
6. The Yeoman of the Guard: Act I Finale, no. 12 “All Frenzied With Despair They Rave” (Lieutenant, Ensemble)