H.M.S. Pinafore (1930 D’Oyly Carte)

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Annotation

Recorded in London, February 4 – June 4, 1930
London Symphony Orchestra, Conductor: Malcolm Sargent

Cast:
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

Annotation last modified on 2026-10-06 15:24 UTC.

Tracklist

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1H.M.S. Pinafore: Overture
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Malcolm Sargent (English conductor)
recording of:
H.M.S. Pinafore: Overture (in 1930)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
part of:
H.M.S. Pinafore
3:58
2H.M.S. Pinafore: Act I. “We sail the ocean blue”
choir vocals:
D’Oyly Carte Opera Chorus
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Malcolm Sargent (English conductor)
recording of:
H.M.S. Pinafore: Act I, no. 1, Chorus, “We Sail the Ocean Blue” (Sailors) (in 1930)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
part of:
H.M.S. Pinafore: Act I
2:04
3H.M.S. Pinafore: Act I. “Hail! Men‐o’‐wars’‐men”
baritone vocals [Boatswain]:
Sydney Granville
contralto vocals [Buttercup]:
Bertha Lewis (contralto)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Malcolm Sargent (English conductor)
recording of:
H.M.S. Pinafore: Act I, no. 2 “Hail! Men-o’-War’s Men” (Buttercup, Boatswain) (in 1930)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
part of:
H.M.S. Pinafore: Act I, Recitative and Song “Hail! Men-o’-War’s Men” / “I’m Called Little Buttercup” (Buttercup, Boatswain)
0:24
4H.M.S. Pinafore: Act I. “I’m called little Buttercup”
baritone vocals [Boatswain]:
Sydney Granville
contralto vocals [Buttercup]:
Bertha Lewis (contralto)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Malcolm Sargent (English conductor)
recording of:
H.M.S. Pinafore: Act I, no. 2 “I’m Called Little Buttercup” (Buttercup, Boatswain) (in 1930)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
part of:
H.M.S. Pinafore: Act I, Recitative and Song “Hail! Men-o’-War’s Men” / “I’m Called Little Buttercup” (Buttercup, Boatswain)
1:37
5H.M.S. Pinafore: Act I. “But tell me who’s the youth”
baritone vocals [Boatswain]:
Sydney Granville
contralto vocals [Buttercup]:
Bertha Lewis (contralto)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Malcolm Sargent (English conductor)
recording of:
H.M.S. Pinafore: Act I, no. 2a “But Tell Me Who’s the Youth” (Buttercup, Boatswain) (in 1930)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
librettist:
William Gilbert (English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator)
part of:
H.M.S. Pinafore: Act I
0:28
6H.M.S. Pinafore: Act I. “The nightingale sighed”
choir vocals:
D’Oyly Carte Opera Chorus
tenor vocals [Ralph]:
Charles Goulding (British tenor)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Malcolm Sargent (English conductor)
recording of:
H.M.S. Pinafore: Act I, no. 3 “The Nightingale” (Ralph, Sailors) (in 1930)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
librettist:
William Gilbert (English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator)
part of:
H.M.S. Pinafore: Act I
1:52
7H.M.S. Pinafore: Act I. “A maiden fair to see”
choir vocals:
D’Oyly Carte Opera Chorus
tenor vocals [Ralph]:
Charles Goulding (British tenor)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Malcolm Sargent (English conductor)
recording of:
H.M.S. Pinafore: Act I, no. 3a “A Maiden Fair to See” (Ralph, Sailors) (in 1930)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
part of:
H.M.S. Pinafore: Act I
1:57
8H.M.S. Pinafore: Act I. “My gallant crew, good morning!”
baritone vocals [Captain]:
George Baker (English baritone)
choir vocals:
D’Oyly Carte Opera Chorus
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Malcolm Sargent (English conductor)
recording of:
H.M.S. Pinafore: Act I, no. 4 “My Gallant Crew, Good Morning” (Captain, Sailors (recitative only, preceding song) (in 1930)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
part of:
H.M.S. Pinafore: Act I, no. 4 “My Gallant Crew, Good Morning” … “I Am the Captain of the Pinafore” (Captain, Sailors)
0:28
9H.M.S. Pinafore: Act I. “I am the captain of the Pinafore”
baritone vocals [Captain]:
George Baker (English baritone)
choir vocals:
D’Oyly Carte Opera Chorus
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Malcolm Sargent (English conductor)
recording of:
H.M.S. Pinafore: Act I, no. 4 “I Am the Captain of the Pinafore” (Captain, Sailors) (in 1930)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
part of:
H.M.S. Pinafore: Act I, no. 4 “My Gallant Crew, Good Morning” … “I Am the Captain of the Pinafore” (Captain, Sailors)
1:50
10H.M.S. Pinafore: Act I. “Sir, you are sad”
baritone vocals [Captain]:
George Baker (English baritone)
contralto vocals [Buttercup]:
Bertha Lewis (contralto)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Malcolm Sargent (English conductor)
recording of:
H.M.S. Pinafore: Act I, no. 4a “Sir, You Are Sad” (Buttercup, Captain) (in 1930)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
part of:
H.M.S. Pinafore: Act I
1:34
11H.M.S. Pinafore: Act I. “Sorry her lot”
soprano vocals [Josephine]:
Elsie Griffin (English soprano)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Malcolm Sargent (English conductor)
recording of:
H.M.S. Pinafore: Act I, no. 5 “Sorry Her Lot Who Loves Too Well” (Josephine)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
part of:
H.M.S. Pinafore: Act I
3:19
12H.M.S. Pinafore: Act I. “Over the bright blue sea”
choir vocals:
D’Oyly Carte Opera Chorus
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Malcolm Sargent (English conductor)
recording of:
H.M.S. Pinafore: Act I, no. 6 “Over the Bright Blue Sea” (Female Relatives) (in 1930)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
part of:
H.M.S. Pinafore: Act I
0:42
13H.M.S. Pinafore: Act I. “Sir Joseph’s barge is seen”
choir vocals:
D’Oyly Carte Opera Chorus
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Malcolm Sargent (English conductor)
recording of:
H.M.S. Pinafore: Act I, no. 7 “Sir Joseph’s Barge Is Seen…” (Sailors, Female Relatives) (in 1930)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
part of:
H.M.S. Pinafore: Act I
1:59
14H.M.S. Pinafore: Act I. “Now give three cheers”
baritone vocals [Captain]:
George Baker (English baritone)
baritone vocals [Sir Joseph]:
Henry Lytton (actor & baritone)
choir vocals:
D’Oyly Carte Opera Chorus
mezzo-soprano vocals [Hebe]:
Nellie Briercliffe (British mezzo-soprano)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Malcolm Sargent (English conductor)
recording of:
H.M.S. Pinafore: Act I, no. 8. “Now Give Three Cheers…” / “I Am the Monarch of the Sea” (Captain, Sir Joseph, Cousin Hebe and Chorus) (in 1930)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
part of:
H.M.S. Pinafore: Act I
1:15
15H.M.S. Pinafore: Act I. “When I was a lad”
baritone vocals [Sir Joseph]:
Henry Lytton (actor & baritone)
choir vocals:
D’Oyly Carte Opera Chorus
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Malcolm Sargent (English conductor)
recording of:
H.M.S. Pinafore: Act I, no. 9, “When I Was a Lad” (Sir Joseph, Relatives, Sailors) (in 1930)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
part of:
H.M.S. Pinafore: Act I
2:37
16H.M.S. Pinafore: Act I. “For I hold that on the seas”
baritone vocals [Sir Joseph]:
Henry Lytton (actor & baritone)
choir vocals:
D’Oyly Carte Opera Chorus
mezzo-soprano vocals [Hebe]:
Nellie Briercliffe (British mezzo-soprano)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Malcolm Sargent (English conductor)
recording of:
H.M.S. Pinafore: Act I, no. 9a “For I Hold That on the Seas” (Sir Joseph, Cousin Hebe, Chorus) (in 1930)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
part of:
H.M.S. Pinafore: Act I
0:28
17H.M.S. Pinafore: Act I. “A british tar is a soaring soul”
baritone vocals [Boatswain]:
Sydney Granville
bass-baritone vocals [Carpenter's Mate]:
Stuart Robertson (bass-baritone)
choir vocals:
D’Oyly Carte Opera Chorus
tenor vocals [Ralph]:
Charles Goulding (British tenor)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Malcolm Sargent (English conductor)
recording of:
H.M.S. Pinafore: Act I, no. 10 “A British Tar” (Ralph, Boatswain, Carpenter’s Mate, Sailors) (in 1930)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
part of:
H.M.S. Pinafore: Act I
1:57
18H.M.S. Pinafore: Act I. “Refrain, audacious tar”
soprano vocals [Josephine]:
Elsie Griffin (English soprano)
tenor vocals [Ralph]:
Charles Goulding (British tenor)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Malcolm Sargent (English conductor)
recording of:
H.M.S. Pinafore: Act I, no. 11 “Refrain, Audacious Tar” (Josephine, Ralph) (in 1930)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
part of:
H.M.S. Pinafore: Act I
2:51
19H.M.S. Pinafore: Act I. “Can I survive this overbearing?”
choir vocals:
D’Oyly Carte Opera Chorus
mezzo-soprano vocals [Hebe]:
Nellie Briercliffe (British mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals [Josephine]:
Elsie Griffin (English soprano)
tenor vocals [Ralph]:
Charles Goulding (British tenor)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Malcolm Sargent (English conductor)
recording of:
H.M.S. Pinafore: Act I Finale, no. 12 “Can I Survive This Overbearing?” (Ralph, Ensemble) (first part only of Act I Finale) (in 1930)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
part of:
H.M.S. Pinafore: Act I Finale, no. 12 “Can I Survive This Overbearing?…” (Ensemble)
recording of:
H.M.S. Pinafore: Act I Finale, no. 12 “Oh Joy, Oh Rapture Unforeseen” (Josephine, Hebe, Ralph) (in 1930)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
part of:
H.M.S. Pinafore: Act I Finale, no. 12 “Can I Survive This Overbearing?…” (Ensemble)
4:28
20H.M.S. Pinafore: Act I. “This very night”
baritone vocals [Boatswain]:
Sydney Granville
bass-baritone vocals [Dick]:
Darrell Fancourt (British bass-baritone)
choir vocals:
D’Oyly Carte Opera Chorus
mezzo-soprano vocals [Hebe]:
Nellie Briercliffe (British mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals [Josephine]:
Elsie Griffin (English soprano)
tenor vocals [Ralph]:
Charles Goulding (British tenor)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Malcolm Sargent (English conductor)
recording of:
H.M.S. Pinafore: Act I Finale, no. 12 “A British Tar (reprise)” (Josephine, Hebe, Relatives, Sailors, Ensemble) (in 1930)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
part of:
H.M.S. Pinafore: Act I Finale, no. 12 “Can I Survive This Overbearing?…” (Ensemble)
recording of:
H.M.S. Pinafore: Act I Finale, no. 12 “Let’s Give Three Cheers for the Sailor’s Bride” (Ensemble) (in 1930)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
part of:
H.M.S. Pinafore: Act I Finale, no. 12 “Can I Survive This Overbearing?…” (Ensemble)
recording of:
H.M.S. Pinafore: Act I Finale, no. 12 “This Very Night” (Josephine, Hebe, Ralph, Boatswain, Dick) (in 1930)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
part of:
H.M.S. Pinafore: Act I Finale, no. 12 “Can I Survive This Overbearing?…” (Ensemble)
4:26
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1H.M.S. Pinafore: Act II. Entr’acte
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Malcolm Sargent (English conductor)
recording of:
H.M.S. Pinafore: Act II. Entr’acte (in 1930)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
part of:
H.M.S. Pinafore: Act II
1:08
2H.M.S. Pinafore: Act II. “Fair moon, to thee I sing”
baritone vocals [Captain]:
George Baker (English baritone)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Malcolm Sargent (English conductor)
recording of:
H.M.S. Pinafore: Act II, no. 13 “Fair Moon, to Thee I Sing” (Captain) (in 1930)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
librettist:
William Gilbert (English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator)
part of:
H.M.S. Pinafore: Act II
2:48
3H.M.S. Pinafore: Act II. “Things are seldom what they seem”
baritone vocals [Captain]:
George Baker (English baritone)
contralto vocals [Buttercup]:
Bertha Lewis (contralto)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Malcolm Sargent (English conductor)
recording of:
H.M.S. Pinafore: Act II, no. 14 “Things Are Seldom What They Seem” (Buttercup, Captain) (in 1930)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
librettist:
William Gilbert (English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator)
part of:
H.M.S. Pinafore: Act II
2:42
4H.M.S. Pinafore: Act II. “The hours creep on apace”
soprano vocals [Josephine]:
Elsie Griffin (English soprano)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Malcolm Sargent (English conductor)
recording of:
H.M.S. Pinafore: Act II, no. 15 “The Hours Creep on Apace…” (Josephine) (in 1930)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
part of:
H.M.S. Pinafore: Act II
4:34
5H.M.S. Pinafore: Act II. “Never mind the why and wherefore”
baritone vocals [Captain]:
George Baker (English baritone)
baritone vocals [Sir Joseph]:
Henry Lytton (actor & baritone)
soprano vocals [Josephine]:
Elsie Griffin (English soprano)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Malcolm Sargent (English conductor)
recording of:
H.M.S. Pinafore: Act II, no. 16 “Never Mind the Why and Wherefore” (Josephine, Captain, Sir Joseph) (in 1930)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
part of:
H.M.S. Pinafore: Act II
2:31
6H.M.S. Pinafore: Act II. “Kind captain”
baritone vocals [Captain]:
George Baker (English baritone)
bass-baritone vocals [Dick]:
Darrell Fancourt (British bass-baritone)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Malcolm Sargent (English conductor)
recording of:
H.M.S. Pinafore: Act II, no. 17 “Kind Captain, I’ve Important Information” (Captain, Dick Deadeye) (in 1930)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
librettist:
William Gilbert (English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator)
part of:
H.M.S. Pinafore: Act II
2:11
7H.M.S. Pinafore: Act II. “Carefully on tip toe stealing”
baritone vocals [Boatswain]:
Sydney Granville
baritone vocals [Captain]:
George Baker (English baritone)
baritone vocals [Sir Joseph]:
Henry Lytton (actor & baritone)
bass-baritone vocals [Dick]:
Darrell Fancourt (British bass-baritone)
choir vocals:
D’Oyly Carte Opera Chorus
mezzo-soprano vocals [Hebe]:
Nellie Briercliffe (British mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals [Josephine]:
Elsie Griffin (English soprano)
tenor vocals [Ralph]:
Charles Goulding (British tenor)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Malcolm Sargent (English conductor)
recording of:
H.M.S. Pinafore: Act II, no. 18 “Carefully on Tiptoe Stealing” / “Hold! Pretty Daughter of Mine” / “He is an Englishman” / “In Uttering a Reprobation” / “My Pain and My Distress”(Dick Deadeye, Captain, Ralph, Josephine, Boatswain, Sir Joseph, Hebe, Sailors, Ensemble) (in 1930)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
librettist:
William Gilbert (English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator)
part of:
H.M.S. Pinafore: Act II
1:35
8H.M.S. Pinafore: Act II. “He is an Englishman!”
baritone vocals [Boatswain]:
Sydney Granville
choir vocals:
D’Oyly Carte Opera Chorus
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Malcolm Sargent (English conductor)
recording of:
H.M.S. Pinafore: Act II, no. 18a “He Is an Englishman” (Boatswain, Ensemble) (in 1930)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
librettist:
William Gilbert (English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator)
part of:
H.M.S. Pinafore: Act II
2:58
9H.M.S. Pinafore: Act II. “In uttering a reprobation”
baritone vocals [Captain]:
George Baker (English baritone)
choir vocals:
D’Oyly Carte Opera Chorus
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Malcolm Sargent (English conductor)
recording of:
H.M.S. Pinafore: Act II, no. 18a “In Uttering a Reprobation” (Captain, Ensemble) (in 1930)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
librettist:
William Gilbert (English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator)
part of:
H.M.S. Pinafore: Act II
2:31
10H.M.S. Pinafore: Act II. “Farewell my own”
baritone vocals [Sir Joseph]:
Henry Lytton (actor & baritone)
choir vocals:
D’Oyly Carte Opera Chorus
contralto vocals [Buttercup]:
Bertha Lewis (contralto)
soprano vocals [Josephine]:
Elsie Griffin (English soprano)
tenor vocals [Ralph]:
Charles Goulding (British tenor)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Malcolm Sargent (English conductor)
partial recording of:
H.M.S. Pinafore: Act II, no. 19 “Farewell, My Own” (Ralph, Josephine, Sir Joseph, Buttercup, Chorus) (in 1930)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
librettist:
William Gilbert (English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator)
part of:
H.M.S. Pinafore: Act II
1:39
11H.M.S. Pinafore: Act II. “My pain and my distress”
baritone vocals [Sir Joseph]:
Henry Lytton (actor & baritone)
choir vocals:
D’Oyly Carte Opera Chorus
contralto vocals [Buttercup]:
Bertha Lewis (contralto)
soprano vocals [Josephine]:
Elsie Griffin (English soprano)
tenor vocals [Ralph]:
Charles Goulding (British tenor)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Malcolm Sargent (English conductor)
partial recording of:
H.M.S. Pinafore: Act II, no. 19 “Farewell, My Own” (Ralph, Josephine, Sir Joseph, Buttercup, Chorus) (in 1930)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
librettist:
William Gilbert (English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator)
part of:
H.M.S. Pinafore: Act II
0:44
12H.M.S. Pinafore: Act II. “A many years ago”
baritone vocals [Sir Joseph]:
Henry Lytton (actor & baritone)
choir vocals:
D’Oyly Carte Opera Chorus
contralto vocals [Buttercup]:
Bertha Lewis (contralto)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Malcolm Sargent (English conductor)
recording of:
H.M.S. Pinafore: Act II, no. 20 “My Pain and My Distress” / “A Many Years Ago” (Sir Joseph, Buttercup, Company) (in 1930)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
librettist:
William Gilbert (English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator)
part of:
H.M.S. Pinafore: Act II
2:11
13H.M.S. Pinafore: Act II. “Oh joy, oh rapture”
baritone vocals [Captain]:
George Baker (English baritone)
baritone vocals [Sir Joseph]:
Henry Lytton (actor & baritone)
bass-baritone vocals [Dick]:
Darrell Fancourt (British bass-baritone)
choir vocals:
D’Oyly Carte Opera Chorus
contralto vocals [Buttercup]:
Bertha Lewis (contralto)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Hebe]:
Nellie Briercliffe (British mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals [Josephine]:
Elsie Griffin (English soprano)
tenor vocals [Ralph]:
Charles Goulding (British tenor)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Malcolm Sargent (English conductor)
recording of:
H.M.S. Pinafore: Act II, No. 21, Finale, “Oh Joy, Oh Rapture Unforeseen” (Josephine, Ralph, Hebe, Dick, Captain Corcoran, Buttercup, Sir Joseph, Company) (in 1930)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
librettist:
William Gilbert (English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator)
part of:
H.M.S. Pinafore: Act II
3:01

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part of:Music Genre Tree (canonical album list from musicgenretree.org – one representative release per genre)