Iolanthe: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Iolanthe, credited to W. S. Gilbert, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

About the work

The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:

LibriVox recording of Iolanthe by W. S. Gilbert. Read in English by Beth Thomas; Kristin Gjerløw; ToddHW; alanmapstone; Rob Marland; KHand; Lydia; Shakira Searle; Vanessa Cooley; Roohi; J. E. Vorble; Hamlet; John Burlinson; Jennifer Fournier Iolanthe is a fairy banished from fairyland for the crime of marrying a mortal. Her half-fairy, half-human son Strephon is a fairy down to the waist, but his legs are human. He loves Phyllis, but she is courted by the whole House of Lords and the Lord High Chancellor himself! Strephon decides the only way to win his love is to go into Parliament, with the help of his mother and all his fairy aunts. None of them understand politics, but that doesn't matter. He will soon make some changes, starting with throwing the Peerage open to competitive examination! But how will Phyllis react when she catches Strephon with an impossibly young and very beautiful lady who he claims is his fairy mother? This is a spoken "poetic" version of the libretto written by W. S. Gilbert, where a full cast of voices brings the sparkling wit of Gilbert to the fore, and will enhance understanding and appreciation of this comic light opera. (Summary by Beth Thomas) Narrator/Phyllis: Beth Thomas Strephon: Shakira Searle Queen of the Fairies: Jennifer Fournier The Lord Chancellor: Hamlet Iolanthe: Kristin Gjerløw Celia: Lydia Leila: Vanessa Cooley Fleta: J. E. Vorble Earl of Mountararat: Rob Marland Earl of Tolloller: Todd Private Willis: Alan Mapstone Chorus Fairies: K. Hand and Roohi Haq Chorus Peers: John Burlinson and Alan Mapstone Audio edited by Kristin Gjerløw

Recording facts

• Recording title: Iolanthe
• Author credits: W. S. Gilbert
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 2
• Listed recording duration: 1:21:15

Catalogue topics

• culture
• dramatic reading
• Gilbert and Sullivan
• operetta
• heritage
• light opera

Track guide

1. 01 - Iolanthe Act 1 — 45:21
2. 02 - Iolanthe Act 2 — 35:54

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