Listen to The Zoo: I'm a Simple Little Child by Jane Metcalfe, The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Royston Nash

The Zoo: I'm a Simple Little Child

Jane Metcalfe, The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Royston Nash

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AUSFÜHRENDE KÜNSTLER:INNEN

Jane Metcalfe

Mezzosopran

The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company

The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company

Ensemble

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Orchester

Royston Nash

Dirigent:in

Geoffrey Shovelton

Geoffrey Shovelton

Stimme und Gesang

John Alydon

Stimme und Gesang

Julia Goss

Stimme und Gesang

Kenneth Sandford

Kenneth Sandford

Stimme und Gesang

Meston Reid

Stimme und Gesang

The D'Oyly Carte Opera Chorus

The D'Oyly Carte Opera Chorus

Chor

KOMPOSITION UND LIEDTEXT

Sir Arthur Sullivan

Sir Arthur Sullivan

Komponist:in

Bolton Rowe

Songwriter:in

PRODUKTION UND TECHNIK

Ray Horricks

Produzent:in

Martin Smith

Aufnahmeingenieur:in

Bridget D'Oyly Carte

Bridget D'Oyly Carte

Produzent:in

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