Lilian Stiles-Allen

Lilian Stiles Allen (1890/1-1982), who dropped her first name for professional purposes, is usually remembered as one of the sixteen soloists of Vaughan Williams’s Serenade to Music, created for Henry Wood’s Golden Jubilee as a conductor. Although her physique apparently made her unsuited for the operatic stage, she was by the 1920s one of Britain’s foremost concert singers, and performed in opera for BBC radio broadcasts. Among her pupils was the young Julie Andrews. Mediafire link for Lilian Stiles Allen – Edison Bell recordings (This is a zip file – left click the link, download the file, then unzip when downloaded)
Handel – Messiah – Rejoice greatly Handel – Theodora – Angels ever bright and fair Lilian Stiles Allen, soprano Orchestra	Edison Bell Velvet Face 700 Matrices X1663B-1, X1664E-1 Recorded c1922
Puccini – Madam Butterfly – Act 1. Love duet, finale Lilian Stiles Allen, soprano. Dan Jones, tenor John Barbirolli’s Symphony Orchestra Mascagni – Cavalleria Rusticana – Santuzza’s Song Lilian Stiles Allen, soprano John Barbirolli’s Symphony Orchestra	Edison Bell X523 Matrices X1762F, X 1763D Recorded c1930
Verdi – Aida – Act 2. Neath the chances of battle… Tremble, thou art discovered Lilian Stiles Allen, soprano. Edith Furmedge, contralto Orchestra	Edison Bell X546 Matrices X1840J, X1841D Recorded c1930
Puccini – Madam Butterfly – Act 2. One Fine Day Lilian Stiles Allen, soprano Orchestra Gounod – Faust – Finale Trio Lilian Stiles Allen, soprano. Edward Leer, tenor. Edward Halland, bass Orchestra	Edison Bell Electron 0178 Matrices 11142A-1, 11143F-2 Recorded c1930
Puccini – Madam Butterfly – Act 2. Flower duet: Shake the cherry tree… Not a flower left Lilian Stiles Allen, soprano. Edith Furmedge, contralto Orchestra	Edison Bell Electron 0282 Matrices 11963N-1, 11964A-1 Recorded c1930
HG Pelissier – Awake (Ballad) Maude Craske Day – Arise, O sun (Ballad) Lilian Stiles Allen, soprano with piano	Edison Bell Winner 5199 Matrices 12845B-1, 12846A-1 Recorded c1930
Lehar – Frederica – Why did you kiss my heart awake Lilian Stiles Allen, soprano Orchestra Lehar – Frederica – O maiden, my maiden Hardy Williamson, tenor Orchestra	Edison Bell Winner 5171 Matrices 13001F-2, 13002B-2 Recorded c1930
Mascagni – Cavalleria Rusticana – O rejoice that the Lord has arisen Lilian Stiles Allen, soprano Orchestra Verdi – Il Trovatore – Miserere Lilian Stiles Allen, soprano. Hardy Williamson, tenor Orchestra, Orazio Fagotti	Edison Bell Winner L5397 Matrices 13746E-2, 13747F-2 Recorded c1930
Monckton – A Country Girl (excerpts) (Rhajah of Bong; Under the Deodar; Two Little Chicks; Farewell; Pink Hungarian Band; Try It On Johnnie; Yo Ho Little Girls; Coo; My Own Little Girl; Speak And Tell) Lilian Stiles Allen, soprano. Tessa Deane, mezzo-soprano. Anthony Quorn, tenor London Concert Orchestra	Edison Bell Winner L5379 Matrices 13786F-2, 13787F-2 Recorded c1930
Vaughan Williams – Serenade to Music BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sir Henry J. Wood Isobel Baillie, soprano Lilian Stiles Allen, soprano Elsie Suddaby, soprano Eva Turner, soprano Margaret Balfour, contralto Muriel Brunskill, contralto Astra Desmond, contralto Mary Jarred, contralto Parry Jones, tenor Heddle Nash, tenor Frank Titterton, tenor Walter Widdop, tenor Norman Allin, bass Robert Easton, bass Roy Henderson, baritone Harold Williams, baritone Download – Vaughan Williams – Serenade to Music – Henry Wood (mp3 file – right click the link, then select “Save as”)	Columbia LX757-8 Matrices CAX 8367-2A, 8368-2A, 8369-1, 8370-1 Recorded 15th October 1938

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