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The Pirates Of Penzance

Gilbert And Sullivan, The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, Isidore Godfrey, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

1968 · Classical, Stage & Screen

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The Pirates Of Penzance by Gilbert And Sullivan, The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, Isidore Godfrey, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

The Pirates Of Penzance is a Soundtrack & Scores album by Gilbert And Sullivan, The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, Isidore Godfrey, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, originally released in 1968. On Gatefold: 27 pressings tracked.

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Tracklist

  1. 1The Pirates of Penzance, Act I: Overture8:22
  2. 2The Pirates of Penzance, Act I: Pour, O Pour the Pirate Sherry2:38
  3. 3The Pirates of Penzance, Act I: When Frederic Was a Little Lad7:53
  4. 4The Pirates of Penzance, Act I: Oh, Better Far to Live and Die5:10
  5. 5The Pirates of Penzance, Act I: Oh, False One, You Have Deceived Me!3:07
  6. 6The Pirates of Penzance, Act I: Climbing over Rocky Mountain5:17
  7. 7The Pirates of Penzance, Act I: Stop, Ladies, Pray1:43
  8. 8The Pirates of Penzance, Act I: Oh, Is There Not One Maiden Breast4:36
  9. 9The Pirates of Penzance, Act I: Poor Wand'ring One5:49
  10. 10The Pirates of Penzance, Act I: What Ought We to Do?0:54
  11. 11The Pirates of Penzance, Act I: How Beautifully Blue the Sky2:05
  12. 12The Pirates of Penzance, Act I: Stay, We Must Not Lose Our Senses1:30
  13. 13The Pirates of Penzance, Act I: Hold, Monsters!0:51
  14. 14The Pirates of Penzance, Act I: I Am the Very Model of a Modern Major-General8:02
  15. 15The Pirates of Penzance, Act I: Oh, Men of Dark and Dismal Fate2:25
  16. 16The Pirates of Penzance, Act I: I'm Telling a Terrible Story0:39
  17. 17The Pirates of Penzance, Act I: Hail, Poetry2:09
  18. 18The Pirates of Penzance, Act I: You May Go, For You're at Liberty1:54
  19. 19The Pirates of Penzance, Act I: Pray Observe the Magnanimity1:42
  20. 2.1The Pirates of Penzance, Act II: Oh, Dry the Glist'ning Tear5:36
  21. 2.2The Pirates of Penzance, Act II: When the Foeman Bares His Steel7:34
  22. 2.3The Pirates of Penzance, Act II: Now for the Pirates Lair!1:18
  23. 2.4The Pirates of Penzance, Act II: When You Had Left Our Pirate Fold7:32
  24. 2.5The Pirates of Penzance, Act II: Away, Away! My Heart's on Fire1:32
  25. 2.6The Pirates of Penzance, Act II: All Is Prepared1:18
  26. 2.7The Pirates of Penzance, Act II: Stay, Frederic, Stay0:49
  27. 2.8The Pirates of Penzance, Act II: Ah, Leave Me Not to Pine Alone and Desolate3:43
  28. 2.9The Pirates of Penzance, Act II: Oh, Here Is Love and Here Is Truth1:06
  29. 2.10The Pirates of Penzance, Act II: No, I'll Be Brave3:16
  30. 2.11The Pirates of Penzance, Act II: When a Felon's Not Engaged in His Employment2:21
  31. 2.12The Pirates of Penzance, Act II: A Rollicking Band of Pirates We0:56
  32. 2.13The Pirates of Penzance, Act II: With Cat-Like Tread, Upon Our Prey We Steal2:56
  33. 2.14The Pirates of Penzance, Act II: Hush, Hush, Not a Word1:22
  34. 2.15The Pirates of Penzance, Act II: Sighing Softly to the River2:30
  35. 2.16The Pirates of Penzance, Act II: Now What Is This, And What Is That?2:03
  36. 2.17The Pirates of Penzance, Act II: We Triumph Now2:13
  37. 2.18The Pirates of Penzance, Act II: Away with Them, And Place Them at the Bar1:18
  38. 2.19The Pirates of Penzance, Act II: Poor Wand'ring Ones3:50

Sound DNA

  • Soundtrack & Scores
  • Musical Theatre & Stage
  • lush
  • playful
  • theatrical

Album notes

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This 1968 recording of the Pirates of Penzance by the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company (Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Isidore Godfrey) is regarded as the best recording of this operetta. There have been many reissues of this version, including remastered ones on CD.

Credits

The people behind it.

Performers

  • Ann Drummond-GrantVOCALS
  • Beryl DixonVOCALS
  • Christene PalmerCONTRALTO VOCALS VOCALS
  • Christine PalmerCONTRALTO VOCALS VOCALS
  • D'Oyly Carte Opera Company
  • Donald AdamsBARITONE VOCALS VOCALS
  • George CookBARITONE VOCALS VOCALS
  • Howard ShortVOCALS
  • Isidore GodfreyCONDUCTOR
  • James WalkerCHORUS MASTER
  • Jean AllisterMEZZO-SOPRANO VOCALS VOCALS
  • Jean HindmarshVOCALS
  • John ReedBARITONE VOCALS VOCALS
  • Kenneth SandfordVOCALS
  • Marion MartinVOCALS
  • Owen BranniganBASS VOCALS VOCALS
  • Pauline WalesMEZZO-SOPRANO VOCALS VOCALS
  • Peter PrattVOCALS

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