The Pirates of Penzance

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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:
12:00 pm
  • 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
12:02 pm
  • The Pirates of Penzance: "I am the very model of a modern major-general"
  • Composer: Sir Arthur Sullivan
  • Ensemble: New Symphony Orchestra of London
  • Soloists: Peter Pratt, baritone
  • Conductor: Isadore Godfrey
  • CD/Album: Gilbert & Sullivan - The Pirates of Penzance
  • Record co./Cat #: London OSA 1202 [vinyl]
12:06 pm
  • The Pirates of Penzance: Act I (excerpt)
  • Composer: Sir Arthur Sullivan
  • Ensemble: D'Oyly Carte Opera Company
  • Soloists: Elsie Griffin, soprano ; Derek Oldham, tenor
  • Conductor: Sir Malcolm Sargent
  • CD/Album: Gilbert and Sullivan - Historic Recordings
  • Record co./Cat #: Arabesque 71-6543 [vinyl]
  • Release Year: 1982
12:16 pm
  • The Pirates of Penzance: Act II
  • Composer: Sir Arthur Sullivan
  • Ensemble: New Symphony Orchestra of London
  • Soloists: Jean Hindmarsh, soprano ; Ann Drummond-Grant, mezzo-soprano ; Thomas Round, tenor ; Peter Pratt, baritone ; Donald Adams, bass-baritone ; Kenneth Sandford, bass
  • Conductor: Isadore Godfrey
  • CD/Album: Gilbert & Sullivan - The Pirates of Penzance
  • Record co./Cat #: London OSA 1202 [vinyl]

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