Sullivan, A: HMS Pinafore

Ted Christopher (Sir Joseph), Stephen Faulk (Ralph), Natalie Ballenger (Josephine), Stefan Gordon (Captain), Edward Hanlon (Dick Deadeye), Alexa Devin (Little Buttercup)

Ohio Light Opera, J. Lynn Thompson

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This recording of the hilarious Gilbert & Sullivan 1878 comic opera was made at the 2013 Ohio Light Opera Festival and includes complete music and dialog. H.M.S. Pinafore has been the most frequently performed work at the Ohio Light Opera and an audience favorite on both sides of the Atlantic since its initial run.

Release date: 3rd Mar 2014
Label: Albany
Catalogue number: TROY1459/60
Length: 98 minutes
Genre:
- Operettas

Contents and tracklist

Sullivan, A: HMS Pinafore, Act I

Work length56:13

Ted Christopher, Stephen Faulk, Natalie Ballenger, Stefan Gordon, Edward Hanlon, Alexa Devlin, Ezra Bershatsky, Nathan Brian, Olivia Maughan
Ohio Light Opera Chorus, Ohio Light Opera Orchestra
J. Lynn Thompson

Overture

Track length4:23

Opening: We sail the ocean blue (Male Chorus)

Track length2:16

Scene. Hail … I'm called Little Buttercup (Buttercup)

Track length2:13

Dialogue: Aye, Little Buttercup (Boatswain, Sailors, Buttercup, Dick Deadeye)

Track length1:45

Scene. But, tell me … The nightingale … A maiden (Buttercup, Boatswain, Ralph)

Track length4:24

Dialogue: Ah, my poor lad, you’ve climbed too high (Boatswain, Sailors, Dick Deadeye, Ralph)

Track length1:01

My gallant crew … I am the captain (Captain, Chorus)

Track length2:16

Recitative. Sir, you Are sad (Buttercup, Captain)

Track length1:33

Ballad. Sorry her lot (Josephine)

Track length3:08

Dialogue: My child, I grieve to see That you Are a prey to melancholy (Captain, Josephine)

Track length2:12

Over the bright blue sea (Sir Joseph's Female Relatives, Sailors, Ladies, Men)

Track length2:50

Scene. Now give three cheers … When I was a lad (Captain, All)

Track length4:18

Scene. You've a remarkably fine crew, Captain Corcoran (Sir Joseph, Captain, Ralph, Boatswain)

Track length4:06

Dialogue: Ah! Sir Joseph's a true gentleman (Boatswain, Ralph, All, Dick Deadeye)

Track length1:37

Trio. A British tar Is a soaring soul (Ralph, Boatswain and His Mate, Chorus)

Track length2:03

Dialogue: It Is useless (Josephine, Ralph)

Track length3:00

Duet. Refrain, audacious tar (Josephine, Ralph)

Track length3:28

Finale. Can I survive This overbearing (Ralph, All)

Track length9:40

Sullivan, A: HMS Pinafore, Act II

Work length42:21

Ted Christopher, Stephen Faulk, Natalie Ballenger, Stefan Gordon, Edward Hanlon, Alexa Devlin, Ezra Bershatsky, Nathan Brian, Olivia Maughan
Ohio Light Opera Chorus, Ohio Light Opera Orchestra
J. Lynn Thompson

Entr'acte

Track length1:09

Song. Fair moon, to thee I sing (Captain)

Track length2:47

Dialogue: How sweetly he carols forth his melody to the unconscious moon! (Buttercup, Captain)

Track length1:53

Duet. Things Are seldom what they seem (Buttercup, Captain)

Track length2:54

Dialogue: Incomprehensible as her utterances Are (Captain, Sir Joseph)

Track length1:46

Scene. The hours creep on apace (Josephine)

Track length4:45

Madam, It has been represented … Never mind (Sir Joseph, Josephine, Captain)

Track length3:51

Dialogue: Sir Joseph, I cannot express to you my delight (Captain, Sir Joseph, Dick Deadeye)

Track length0:56

Duet. Kind Captain, I've important information (Dick Deadeye, Captain)

Track length2:37

Scene. Carefully on tiptoe stealing (Dick Deadeye, Captain, Ralph, Josephine, All)

Track length7:35

Dialogue: Now, tell me, my fine fellow (Sir Joseph, Ralph, Josephine, All, Dick Deadeye)

Track length1:29

Octet: Farewell, my own (Ralph, Josephine, Sir Joseph, All)

Track length2:30

Song. A many years ago (Little Buttercup, Ensemble)

Track length2:22

Dialogue: Then, am I to understand (Sir Joseph, Buttercup, Ralph, Josephine, Hebe)

Track length2:29

Finale. Oh joy, oh rapture unforeseen (All)

Track length3:18

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