Research Catalog

Title

Gilbert & Sullivan's The pirates of Penzance [sound recording] : Broadway cast.

Author

Sullivan, Arthur, 1842-1900.

Publication

Los Angeles, Calif. : Elektra, p1981.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Gilbert, W. S. (William Schwenck), 1836-1911.
• Elliott, William (William F.)
• Kline, Kevin
• Parsons, Estelle
• Ronstadt, Linda
• Rose, George, 1920-1988
• Smith, Rex
• Hanan, Stephen Mo
• Shaw, Marcie, 1954-
• Korey, Alix
• Azito, Tony
• Sullivan, Arthur, 1842-1900.
• New York Shakespeare Festival Productions.

Description

2 sound discs : analog, 33 1/3 rpm, stereo.; 12 in.

Uniform Title

Pirates of Penzance; arranged.

Alternative Title

• Pirates of Penzance;
• Pirates of Penzance
• Slave of duty

Subject

• Operas, Arranged

Note

• Operetta in 2 acts, sung in English. Also includes songs from Ruddigore and H.M.S. Pinafore.
• Music by Arthur Sullivan ; words by W. S. Gilbert ; music adapted by William Elliott.
• "A New York Shakespeare Festival production"--Container.
• Acc. arr. for winds, harp, keyboards, percussion and bass; originally for orchestra.
• Texts on inner sleeves (2 v.).

Event (note)

• Recorded Feb. 1, 2, and 8, 1981, at the Columbia 30th St. Recording Studio, New York.

Contents

• Act I. Pour, o pour the pirate sherry (Pirate King, Samuel, Frederic, Pirates) ; When Frederic was a little lad (Ruth) ; Oh, better far to live and die (Pirate King, Pirates) ; Oh, false one, you have deceived me! (Ruth, Frederic) ; Climbing over Rocky Mountain (Daughters) ; Stop, ladies, pray! (Frederic, Daughters) ; Oh, is there not one maiden breast (Frederic, Daughters) ; Poor wandering one (Mabel, Daughters) ; What ought we to do? (Kate, Edith, Daughters) ; How beautifully blue the sky (Mabel, Frederic, Daughters) ; Stay, we must not lose our senses (Frederic, Daughters, Pirates) ; Hold, monsters! (Mabel, Samuel, Major-General Stanley, Daughters, Pirates) ; I am the very model of a modern Major-General (Major-General Stanley, Ensemble) ; Oh, men of dark and dismal fate (Ensemble) -- Act II. Oh, dry the glistening tear (Mabel, Daughters) ; Then Frederic (Major-General Stanley, Frederic) ; When the foeman bares his steel (Sergeant, Mabel, Police, Daughters) ; Now for the pirates' lair! (Frederic, Pirate King, Ruth) ; When you had left our pirate fold (Ruth, Frederic, Pirate King) ; Ruddigore. My eyes are fully open (Frederic, Ruth, Pirate King) ; Away, away! My heart's on fire (Ruth, Pirate King, Frederic) ; All is prepared (Mabel, Frederic) ; Stay, Frederic, stay! (Mabel, Frederic) ; H.M.S. Pinafore. Sorry her lot (Mabel) ; No, I am brave (Mabel, Sergeant, Police) ; When a felon's not engaged in his employment
• (Sergeant, Police) ; A rollicking band of pirates we (Pirates, Sergeant, Police) ; With cat-like tread, upon our prey we steal (Pirates, Police, Samuel) ; Hush, hush! Not a word (Frederic, Pirates, Police, Major-General Stanley) ; Sighing softly to the river (Major-General Stanley, Ensemble) ; Finale (Ensemble).

Call Number

*LSRX 8749 (CF)

OCLC

• 22586126
• NYPGR22586126-R

Author

Sullivan, Arthur, 1842-1900.

Title

Gilbert & Sullivan's The pirates of Penzance [sound recording] : Broadway cast.

Imprint

Los Angeles, Calif. : Elektra, p1981.

Performer

Kevin Kline (Pirate King) ; Estelle Parsons (Ruth, a pirate maid) ; Linda Ronstadt (Mabel) ; George Rose (Major-General Stanley) ; Rex Smith (Frederic) ; Stephan Hanan (Samuel) ; Marcie Shaw (Kate) ; Alexandra Korey (Edith) ; Tony Azito (Sergeant) ; with supporting cast ; William Elliott, conductor.

Event

Recorded Feb. 1, 2, and 8, 1981, at the Columbia 30th St. Recording Studio, New York.

Added Author

Gilbert, W. S. (William Schwenck), 1836-1911. Librettist

Elliott, William (William F.) Conductor

Elliott, William (William F.) Arranger

Kline, Kevin, performer.

Parsons, Estelle, performer.

Ronstadt, Linda, performer.

Rose, George, 1920-1988, performer.

Smith, Rex, performer.

Hanan, Stephen Mo, performer.

Shaw, Marcie, 1954- performer.

Korey, Alix, performer.

Azito, Tony, performer.

Sullivan, Arthur, 1842-1900. Ruddigore. My eyes are fully open.

Sullivan, Arthur, 1842-1900. H.M.S. Pinafore. Sorry her lot.

New York Shakespeare Festival Productions.

Publisher No.

VE-601 Elektra

Research Call Number

*LSRX 8749 (CF) Text on file.