John Smyth wrote:

>Very happy to see Chandos has released a new recording of VW's
>"Sir John in Love."
>
>For those of you who don't know it, it's a wonderful opera, full of VW's
>breezy and warm lyricism (including a cameo appearance of Greensleeves).

It's one of the most gloriously tuneful operas I know.  It makes a lot of
Verdi sound positively pale, and I like Verdi.

>I've coveted my friend's LP of this opera with Boult (?) but I haven't been
>able to find it re-released on CD.

I think it's Davies on EMI, and, yes, it's been released in the UK.

Steve Schwartz