Princess Ida - Recordings

Recordings

Princess Ida has received fewer professional recordings than most of the Gilbert and Sullivan operas. The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company recorded the piece four times, in 1924, 1932, 1955 and 1965, but the later two recordings have not been as well received as the earlier two. The BBC broadcast the piece in 1966 and 1989, but the recordings are unavailable. Ohio Light Opera recorded the opera in 2000.

The 1982 Brent Walker Productions video is considered to be one of the weakest of the series. More recent professional productions have been recorded on video by the International Gilbert and Sullivan Festival.

• 1924 D'Oyly Carte – Conductors: Harry Norris and George W. Byng
• 1932 D'Oyly Carte – Conductor: Malcolm Sargent
• 1955 D'Oyly Carte – Conductor: Isidore Godfrey
• 1965 D'Oyly Carte – Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Conductor: Sir Malcolm Sargent
• 2000 Ohio Light Opera – Conductor: J. Lynn Thompson