Research Catalog

Title

Pirates of Penzance demo tape [sound recording] : song samples / [music of Arthur Sullivan ; libretto by W. S. Gilbert.].

Author

Sullivan, Arthur, 1842-1900.

Publication

c1981.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Gilbert, W. S. (William Schwenck), 1836-1911.
• Elliott, William (William F.)
• Parsons, Estelle
• Kline, Kevin
• Smith, Rex
• Ronstadt, Linda
• Rose, George, 1920-1988.
• Azito, Tony
• New York Shakespeare Festival Public Theater. dnr

Found In

New York Shakespeare Festival recordings collection.

Description

1 sound cassette : analog, stereo., Dolby.

Summary

Cassette contains demo song samples used from the original soundtrack based on the NYSF production of Pirates of Penzance. Song excerpts are for audition use only.

Uniform Title

Pirates of Penzance. Selections

Alternative Title

• Pirates of Penzance.
• New York Shakespeare Festival recordings collection.

Subject

Opera > Production and direction > New York (State) > New York

Note

• Table of contents on container.
• "For auditions only; not for public use, not for distribution"--Cassette.
• On container spine: Pirates of Pennzance [sic.] demo tape. Song samples.
• Credits and production information taken from the book: New York Shakespeare Festival, the people and the plays.
• Forms part of the New York Shakespeare Festival records; for papers, see the Billy Rose Theatre Collection, *T-Mss 1993-028; for sheet music and scores, see the Music Division, JPB 04-03.

Credits (note)

• Arranger and music director, William Elliott.

Event (note)

• Recorded in New York, copyrighted by Elektra / Asylum, c1981.

Source (note)

• The New York Shakespeare Festival and Gail Merrifield Papp;

Linking Entry (note)

• Forms part of: New York Shakespeare Festival recordings collection.

Contents

• Side 1. When Frederick was [a little lad] -- [Oh, better far to live and die] Pirate King -- Oh, false one, [you have decieved me!] -- Climbing over rocky mountain -- Stop ladies pray! -- [Oh, is there not one maiden's breast] -- Poor wandering one -- [Hold, monsters! ; I am the very model of a modern] Major-General -- Men, of dark and dismal fate -- Ta-ran-ta-rah [When a foeman bears his steel] -- [My eyes are fully open (from "Ruddigore")] Matter-matter -- Ah leave me not [abrupt end]
• Side 2. Ah leave me lot -- Sorry her lot (from "H. M. S. Pinafore") -- When a felon's not [engaged in his employment] -- With cat-like tread [upon our prey we steal] -- Softly sighing [to the river] -- Finale.

Call Number

*LTC 6600

OCLC

231688054

Author

Sullivan, Arthur, 1842-1900.

Title

Pirates of Penzance demo tape [sound recording] : song samples / [music of Arthur Sullivan ; libretto by W. S. Gilbert.].

Imprint

c1981.

Credits

Arranger and music director, William Elliott.

Performer

Estelle Parsons (Ruth) ; Kevin Kline (Pirate King) ; Rex Smith (Frederic) ; Linda Ronstadt (Mabel Stanley) ; George Rose (Major-General Stanley) ; Tony Azito (Sergeant) ; with other performers.

Event

Recorded in New York, copyrighted by Elektra / Asylum, c1981.

Linking Entry

Forms part of: New York Shakespeare Festival recordings collection.

Added Author

Gilbert, W. S. (William Schwenck), 1836-1911. Librettist

Elliott, William (William F.) Arranger

Elliott, William (William F.) Conductor

Parsons, Estelle. Performer

Kline, Kevin. Performer

Smith, Rex. Performer

Ronstadt, Linda. Performer

Rose, George, 1920-1988. Performer

Azito, Tony. Performer

Sullivan, Arthur, 1842-1900. Ruddigore. My eyes are fully open.

Sullivan, Arthur, 1842-1900. H.M.S. Pinafore. Sorry her lot.

Papp, Gail Merrifield. Donor

New York Shakespeare Festival Public Theater. Donor

Added Title

New York Shakespeare Festival recordings collection.

Found In:

New York Shakespeare Festival recordings collection.

Research Call Number

*LTC 6600