The Yeomen of the Guard: Act I. “Oh, Sergeant Meryll, is it true”

~ Recording by The D’Oyly Carte Opera Company, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Malcolm Sargent

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.13The Yeomen of the Guard: Act I. “Oh, Sergeant Meryll, is it true”17:44Gilbert & SullivanThe Yeomen of the Guard / Trial by Jury (reissue of Decca's 1986 digital remastering)Gilbert, Sullivan; The D’Oyly Carte Opera CompanyAlbum + Soundtrack
London Records (UK, 1947–1999, re-launched 2011–present)417 358-2
1.13The Yeomen of the Guard: Act I. “Oh, Sergeant Meryll, is it true”17:44Gilbert & SullivanThe Yeomen of the Guard (1964 D’Oyly Carte cast) / Trial by Jury (1963 D’Oyly Carte cast)Gilbert & SullivanAlbum + Soundtrack
Decca Records473 665-2
23.13"Oh, Sergeant Meryll" - "Ye Tower Warders", "Leonard Meryll!", "Forbear, my friends", "Didst thou not", "Leonard!", "As escort for the prisoner"?:??D'Oyly Carte Opera CompanyGilbert and Sullivan EditionD'Oyly Carte Opera CompanyAlbum + Compilation
  • XE2011-05-01
Decca Records478 2748
12.13The Yeomen of the Guard: Act I. “Oh, Sergeant Meryll, is it true”17:44Gilbert & SullivanComplete Decca RecordingsSir Malcolm SargentAlbum + Compilation
  • -2025
Universal Music Australia (see annotation before using)

Relationships

vocals:The D’Oyly Carte Opera Company
orchestra:Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:Sir Malcolm Sargent (conductor)
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)