The houston gilbert and sullivan society had announced that they would be performing hms pinafore that summer, and would be holding a singthrough of that show early in the year. See all 6 formats and editions hide other formats and. William gilbert and arthur sullivans savoy operettas. While the sound quality is excellent for the period, it is. Gilberta witty, caustic, and disrespectful manwas one of the celebrities of the late victorian age, and in this book his glorious, contradictory character is explored and brought vividly to life. He tells the story of a lowly able seaman named ralph who has fallen in love with josephine, his captains daughter. Sargents reading is notable for its typically nuanced attention to details of the score, and the performances by his soloists here are.
Gilbert and sullivan, bridget doyly carte, the doyly carte opera company, martyn green, ella halman, richard walker 10, leonard osborn, leslie rands, muriel harding, darrell fancourt, joan gillingham, radley flynn, isidore godfrey h. Hms pinafore this is a tale of mismatched love across different social classes. I cleaned the windows and i swept the floor, and i polished up the handle of the big front door. The internet does not need me to provide a comprehensive history of hms pinafore. But where england goes, so goes her notorious class system, and chief security officer josephi. Josephine is the captains daughter and has fallen for lowly sailor ralph. Gilbert 18361911 and arthur sullivan 18421900 musical. Poster the smash hit australian adaptation of gilbert and sullivans operetta. S gilberts lifetimeas well as amateur productions within that time frame that were probably also sanctioned by the doyly carte company. Later in the episode, after ainsley has had a rough first day on the job, her colleagues kindly surprise her with a gilbert and sullivan themed. In arthur sullivan sorcerer 1877, was followed by h. Over the next year, before the two first collaborated, gilbert continued to write humorous verse, stories and plays, including the comic operas our island home 1870 and a sensation novel 1871, and the blank verse comedies the.
Along with the mikado and the pirates of penzance, it sits at the very top of the gilbert and sullivan pantheon, beloved almost since the first performance. She abides by her fathers wishes at first, but sir josephs advocacy of the equality of humankind encourages ralph and josephine to overturn. Radley flynn josephine muriel harding little buttercup ella halman hebe joan gillingham doyly carte. I am in reasonable health, and happy to meet you all once more. Not content with her earthly empire, great britain has turned her gaze outward, and her majestys navy now patrols the vast expanse of the final frontier. The seattle gilbert and sullivan society, providing professional productions of opera, operetta, and musical theatre, along with exciting educational opportunities and community partnerships. Gilbert satirizes the snobbery and hypocrisy of the english social system of his day. My gallant crew i am the captain of the pinafore genius. Hms pinafore a comic opera by arthur sullivan and william s.
Pinafore was gilbert and sullivan s fourth operatic collaboration and their first. Hms pinafore, an album by arthur sullivan, various artists, sir malcolm sargent on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. In works like hms pinafore 1878, the pirates of penzance 1879, and the mikado 1885, gilbert and sullivan enjoyed messing around with the. While the sound quality is excellent for the period, it is unlikely to be anyones first choice. Pinafore 1878, in collaboration with gilbert, and the subsequent line of savoy operettas their collective nickname derived from the london theatre where they were first performed by the doyly carte opera company, ltd. Pinafore 1878, whose eventual success was phenomenal, and the pirates of penzance 1879, new york city. Pinafore was gilbert and sullivans fourth operatic.
Gilbert and sullivan refers to the victorianera theatrical partnership of the dramatist w. A playlist of the best of the doyly carte opera company doing the hms pinafore, the mikado, the sorcerer, gondoliers, patience and the pirates of penzance. The home page for hms pinafore in the gilbert and sullivan archive. The opera eventually became a great success at the opera comique in london, and carte launched a traveling company to play pinafore in other english cities. Pinafore, an album by arthur sullivan, the doyly carte opera company, isidore godfrey on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Join the mit gilbert and sullivan players this may for a brand new production of hms pinafore, star trek style. Themes from several of gilberts bab ballads were used for the libretto of h. The title of the piece comically applies the name of a garment for girls and women, a pinafore, to the fearsome symbol of a naval warship.
Page overture 1 1 opening chorus we sail the ocean blue 7 2 recit. Hms pinafore written by gilbert and sullivan genre musical directed by lezlie wade actors jennifer ridershaw and mark uhre music arthur sullivan lyrics w. To read these files, download a free copy of acrobat reader. Gilbert and sullivan s trial by jury opening night by linda lister. The captains daughter, josephine, is in love with a lowerclass sailor, ralph rackstraw, although her father intends her to marry sir joseph porter, the first lord of the admiralty. Pinafore this comic operetta about a navy captains daughter in love with a common sailor was gilbert and sullivans fourth collaboration, but their first major hit. Buy a cd or vinyl record and get 90 days free amazon music unlimited. Pinafore by the doyly carte opera company, isidore. It opened at the opera comique in london, on 25 may 1878 and ran for 571 performances, which was the secondlongest run of any musical theatre piece up to that time.
Hms pinafore artist george baker sir joseph porter, john cameron captain corcaron, pro arte. I polished up that handle so carefully that now i am the ruler of the queens navy. S gilbert s lifetimeas well as amateur productions within that time frame that were probably also sanctioned by the doyly carte company. Pinafore tom tucker midshipmite ralph rackstraw able seaman dick deadeye able seaman bill bobstay boatswain bob becket boatswains mate carpenter josephine the captains daughter hebe sir. Chandos records is one of the worlds premier classical music record companies, best known for its ground breaking search for neglected musical gems. That hybrid highandlow style that became gilbert and sullivans signature also helped make them two of pop cultures first hitmakers. Sailors, led by boatswain, discovered cleaning brasswork, splicing rope, etc. A lowly sailor and his captains beautiful daughter find their love thwarted by their differences in rank, an evil shipmate, and an incompetent lord. No matter what your taste, if you want a recording of this opera, there is probably one out there to suit you.
Hms pinafore home page the gilbert and sullivan archive. Pinafore 1949 sir joseph porter martyn green captain corcoran leslie rands ralph rackstraw leonard osborn dick deadeye darrell fancourt bill bobstay richard walker bob becket l. Pinafores extraordinary popularity in britain, america and elsewhere was followed by the similar success of a series of gilbert and sullivan works, including the pirates of penzance and the mikado. Pinafore 3 ive jibe and joke from the yeomen of the guard 4 the flowers that bloom in the spring. Pinafore 1878, in collaboration with gilbert, and the subsequent line of. Josephine, however, has been pledged by her father to sir joseph porter, first lord of the admiralty.
Pinafore, the pirates of penzance or iolanthe, of course, is when ainsley states, in regards to gilbert and sullivans operettas, theyre all about duty. The best line in the argument over whether he is an englishman is from h. Malcolm sargent recorded 10 gilbert and sullivan operettas in productions based on performances at the glyndebourne festival in the late 50s and early 60s, and this version of h. The author of the pirates of penzance, the mikado, hms pinafore and the other great savoy libretti, w s gilbert, witty, caustic and disrespectful, was one of the celebrities of the late victorian age. The cast on this recording is the best overall captured on record, and it would be hard to imagine a better performance by specialists as this. Martyn greens gilbert and sullivan the columbia operetta chorus and orchestra lehman engel, conductor 1 a modern major general from the pirates of penzance 2 when i was a lad from h. Before long, the first american production opened at the boston museum. At a rehearsal for one of these entertainments, ages ago, in 1870, the composer frederic clay introduced gilbert to his friend, the young composer arthur sullivan.
Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Pinafore did go, ribald, get you hence a vulgar person using coarse language. The earliest recording available is the 1922 hmv set, recently reissued on cd. We sail the ocean blue, 5 and our saucy ships a beauty. Hms pinafore was their first astonishingly big hit, going into an unheardof run of over 500 licensed performances and a good many pirated productions, too. It includes 16 stunning full page colour illustrations and a number of black and white drawings. Ive treacle and toffee molasses, or a similar syrup. The two men collaborated on fourteen comic operas between 1871 and 1896, of which h. Pinafore was reconstructed by two gilbert and sullivan musicologists. First lord of the admiralty captain corcoran commanding h. Pinafore, the pirates of penzance and the mikado are among the best known. Pinafore was het vierde stuk waaraan gilbert en sullivan gezamenlijk werkten. Pinafore sir joseph porter henry lytton captain corcoran george baker ralph rackstraw charles goulding dick deadeye darrell fancourt bill bobstay sydney granville bob becket stuart robertson josephine elsie griffin little buttercup bertha lewis hebe nellie briercliffe doyly carte opera company chorus. Reduced orchestrations for gilbert and sullivan operettas.
Jun 01, 2017 hms pinafore written by gilbert and sullivan genre musical directed by lezlie wade actors jennifer ridershaw and mark uhre music arthur sullivan lyrics w. Radley flynn josephine muriel harding little buttercup ella halman hebe joan gillingham doyly carte opera company. Thespis, or the gods grown old 1871, lost trial by jury 1875 the sorcerer 1877 h. Gilbert this 1908 book is a retelling of the hms pinafore story for young readers. Pinafore, or the lass that loved a sailor 1878 the pirates of penzance, or the slave of duty 1879 patience, or bunthornes bride 1881 iolanthe, or the peer and the peri 1882. Gilbert 18361911 and the composer arthur sullivan 18421900 and to the works they jointly created. Pinafore 1878, in collaboration with gilbert, and the subsequent line of savoy operettas. If the victorians created this highlow distinction, they also knew how to critique it, and few critiques were as entertaining as a w.
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