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Rosetta Music Productions is the brainchild of
conductor, Tom Higgins and Michael Letchford. Their aim is to perform
orchestral and operatic works which have been unjustly neglected since
their premieres or which appear to have been ‘lost’: orchestral scores
and parts no longer being readily available from publishers or other
sources.
Recently, Tom Higgins issued for the BBC
Music Magazine the world premiere recording of Sir Arthur
Sullivan’s last completed work for the stage: ‘The Rose of Persia’,
the parts of which were thought not to be available in the United Kingdom.
However, a set of parts was traced to a collection in Australia. ‘The
Rose of Persia’,
features the celebrated Hanover Band (performing on instruments of the
late 19th century period), and leading British singers. The
two-set disc received critical acclaim world-wide. It also features other
rarely heard works by Sullivan including the ‘Macbeth’ Overture.
In addition, Tom Higgins also discovered a rare
manuscript which assisted Sir Charles Mackerras in the reconstruction of
Sir Arthur Sullivan’s ‘Cello Concerto.’
Rosetta also have plans for the presentation of
rarely performed works by Sir Edward Elgar, Haydn Wood and Sir Arthur Sullivan.
Click
here to hear Celeste Lazarenko singing 'Madonna mia' from 'A Summer Night' with Tom Higgins at the piano
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