The Pirates of Penzance discography

This is a partial discography of Gilbert and Sullivan's opera The Pirates of Penzance, which premiered on 31 December 1879, at the Fifth Avenue Theatre in New York City.[1]

Year Cast:
The Pirate King,
Mabel,
Ruth,
Frederic,
Major-General Stanley,
Samuel,
Sergeant of Police,
Edith,
 Conductor,
Theater and orchestra		 Label
1968 Donald Adams,
Valerie Masterson,
Christene Palmer,
Philip Potter,
John Reed,
George Cook|,
Owen Brannigan,
Carol Malone		 Isidore Godfrey,
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and D'Oyly Carte Opera Chorus		 Decca Studios[2]
1979 Darrell Fancourt,
Muriel Harding,
Ella Halman,
Leonard Osborn,
Martyn Green, Donald Harris,

Joan Gillingham 		Isidore Godfrey,
Chorus and Orchestra of the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company		 LP:Decca
Cat: DPA 3051/2 mono[3]
1981 Kevin Kline,
Linda Ronstadt,
Estelle Parsons,
Rex Smith,
George Rose,
Stephan Hanan,
Tony Azito,
Alexandra Korey		 William Elliott, conductor
Original Broadway Cast Album		 Columbia Records
1982 Peter Allen,
Janis Kelly,
Gillian Knight,
Alexander Oliver,
Keith Michell,
Brian Donlan,
Paul Hudson,
Kate Flowers 		Alexander Faris,
Ambrosian Opera Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra		 VHS: Polygram
Cat: 632 5283 (Video); OperaWorld PIR10V (Video)[4]
1990 Malcolm Rivers,
Marilyn Hill-Smith,
Susan Gorton,
Philip Creasy,
Eric Roberts,
Gareth Jones,
Simon Masterton,
Patricia Cameron 		John Pryce-Jones
Chorus and Orchestra of the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company		 CD: TER 1177; Showtime SHOW CD010 (CD) (85'24)[5]
1993 Donald Adams,
Rebecca Evans,
Gillian Knight,
John Mark Ainsley,
Richard Stuart,
Nicholas Folwell,
Richard van Allan,
Julie Gossage,
 Charles Mackerras,
Chorus & Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera		 CD: Telarc
Cat: 80353[6]
2015 Ben Brady,
Elena Galván,
Sonia Gariaeff,
Robert Vann,
F. Lawrence Ewing,
Chris Uzelac,
Robby Stafford,
Michele Schroeder		 Baker Peeples,
Lamplighters Music Theatre Orchestra and Chorus		 CD: Lamplighters
Cat: 888295227223 (2)[7]

References

  1. ↑ Jacobs, Arthur (1986). Arthur Sullivan: A Victorian Musician. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 129. ISBN 0-19-282033-8.
  2. ↑ Recordings: G & S. Gramophone 67 (2) (General Gramophone Publications Limited). 1989. p. 1379.
  3. ↑ Philip H. Dillard (1996). Sir Arthur Sullivan: A Resource Book. Scarecrow Press. p. 299.
  4. ↑ Bowker's Complete Video Directory 2000. R.R. Bowker. 2000. p. 1210.
  5. ↑ Classical Pops. Gramophone 68 (General Gramophone Publications Limited). 1990. p. 616.
  6. ↑ Christopher Pollard (1992). The Good CD guide, 1993. General Gramophone Publications in association with Quad Electroacoustics. p. 698.
  7. ↑ Todd B. Sollis (July 2015). "Sullivan: The Pirates of Penzance". Opera News 80 (1).
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