RSSThe Pirates of Penzance
Saturday, 12/31/11 Noon
The Pirates of Penzance had its world premiere on New Year's Eve
1879 in New York City; we celebrate by hearing music from vintage recordings of this
irresistible Gilbert & Sullivan opera.
Playlist
12:00pm
Die Entführung aus dem Serail: Overture (excerpt)
| Composer | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Scottish Chamber Orchestra |
| Conductor | Sir Charles Mackerras |
| CD/Album | Mozart - Die Entführung aus dem Serail |
| Record co./Cat # | Telarc 80544 |
| Release Year | 2000 |
12:02pm
The Pirates of Penzance: "I am the very model of a modern major-general"
| Composer | Sir Arthur Sullivan |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | New Symphony Orchestra of London |
| Conductor | Isadore Godfrey |
| Soloists | Peter Pratt, baritone |
| CD/Album | Gilbert & Sullivan - The Pirates of Penzance |
| Record co./Cat # | London OSA 1202 [vinyl] |
12:06pm
The Pirates of Penzance: Act I (excerpt)
| Composer | Sir Arthur Sullivan |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | D'Oyly Carte Opera Company |
| Conductor | Sir Malcolm Sargent |
| Soloists | Elsie Griffin, soprano ; Derek Oldham, tenor |
| CD/Album | Gilbert and Sullivan - Historic Recordings |
| Record co./Cat # | Arabesque 71-6543 [vinyl] |
| Release Year | 1982 |
12:16pm
The Pirates of Penzance: Act II
| Composer | Sir Arthur Sullivan |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | New Symphony Orchestra of London |
| Conductor | Isadore Godfrey |
| Soloists | Jean Hindmarsh, soprano ; Ann Drummond-Grant, mezzo-soprano ; Thomas Round, tenor ; Peter Pratt, baritone ; Donald Adams, bass-baritone ; Kenneth Sandford, bass |
| CD/Album | Gilbert & Sullivan - The Pirates of Penzance |
| Record co./Cat # | London OSA 1202 [vinyl] |
