The Very Best of Gilbert & Sullivan

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1The Mikado: “Three little maids from school”
performer:
The D’Oyly Carte Opera Company
recording of:
The Mikado: Act I, no. 7. “Three little maids from school are we” (Yum-Yum, Peep-Bo, Pitti-Sing, and Girls)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
part of:
The Mikado: Act I
Gilbert & Sullivan1:29
2The Mikado: “A wandering minstrel I”
performer:
The D’Oyly Carte Opera Company
recording of:
The Mikado: Act I, no 2. “A wand’ring minstrel I…” (Nanki-Poo, Men)
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:
The Mikado: Act I
Gilbert & Sullivan4:35
3The Mikado: “On a tree by the river a little tom‐tit”
performer:
The D’Oyly Carte Opera Company
recording of:
The Mikado: Act II, no. 22, “On a Tree by a River” (Ko-Ko) (willow, tit-willow)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
part of:
The Mikado: Act II
Gilbert & Sullivan2:26
4The Mikado: “Behold the lord high executioner!”
performer:
The D’Oyly Carte Opera Company
recording of:
The Mikado: Act I, no. 5, “Behold the Lord High Executioner…” (Ko-Ko and Men)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
part of:
The Mikado: Act I
Gilbert & Sullivan2:39
5The Mikado: “As some day it may happen”
conductor:
Sir Malcolm Sargent (English conductor)
performer:
The D’Oyly Carte Opera Company
recording of:
The Mikado: Act I, no. 5a “As someday it may happen” (Ko-Ko and Men) (I’ve got a little list)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
part of:
The Mikado: Act I
Gilbert & Sullivan2:24
6The Mikado: “The sun whose rays are all ablaze”
performer:
The D’Oyly Carte Opera Company
recording of:
The Mikado: Act II, no. 13. “The sun, whose rays are all ablaze” (Yum-Yum)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
part of:
The Mikado: Act II
Gilbert & Sullivan3:07
7The Mikado: “Here’s a how‐de‐do”
performer:
The D’Oyly Carte Opera Company
recording of:
The Mikado: Act II, no. 15. “Here’s a how-de-do” (Yum-Yum, Nanki-Poo and Ko-Ko)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
part of:
The Mikado: Act II
Gilbert & Sullivan1:25
8The Mikado: “The flowers that bloom in the spring”
performer:
The D’Oyly Carte Opera Company
recording of:
The Mikado: Act II, no. 20, “The Flowers That Bloom In the Spring” (Nanki-Pooh, Ko-Ko, Yum-Yum, Pitti-Sing, and Pooh-Bah)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
part of:
The Mikado: Act II
Gilbert & Sullivan1:40
9The Mikado: “There is beauty in the bellow of blast”
performer:
The D’Oyly Carte Opera Company
recording of:
The Mikado: Act II, no. 23. “There is beauty in the bellow of the blast” (Katisha and Ko-Ko)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
part of:
The Mikado: Act II
Gilbert & Sullivan2:16
10The Mikado: “For he’s gone and married Yum‐Yum”
performer:
The D’Oyly Carte Opera Company
recording of:
The Mikado: Act II, no. 24. Finale “For He’s Gone and Married Yum-Yum” (Ensemble) (first song only in Act II Finale)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
part of:
The Mikado: Act II, No 24. Finale “For He’s Gone and Married Yum-Yum…” (Ensemble)
Gilbert & Sullivan2:10
11H.M.S. Pinafore: “When I was a lad”
performer:
The D’Oyly Carte Opera Company
recording of:
H.M.S. Pinafore: Act I, no. 9, “When I Was a Lad” (Sir Joseph, Relatives, Sailors)
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
Gilbert & Sullivan4:47
12H.M.S. Pinafore: “I’m called little Buttercup”
performer:
The D’Oyly Carte Opera Company
recording of:
H.M.S. Pinafore: Act I, no. 2 “I’m Called Little Buttercup” (Buttercup, Boatswain)
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)
Gilbert & Sullivan1:46
13H.M.S. Pinafore: “Nevermind the way and wherefore”
performer:
The D’Oyly Carte Opera Company
recording of:
H.M.S. Pinafore: Act II, no. 16 “Never Mind the Why and Wherefore” (Josephine, Captain, Sir Joseph)
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
Gilbert & Sullivan2:41
14H.M.S. Pinafore: “We sail the ocean blue”
performer:
The D’Oyly Carte Opera Company
recording of:
H.M.S. Pinafore: Act I, no. 1, Chorus, “We Sail the Ocean Blue” (Sailors)
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
Gilbert & Sullivan2:27
15H.M.S. Pinafore: “I’m called the captain of Pinafore”
performer:
The D’Oyly Carte Opera Company
recording of:
H.M.S. Pinafore: Act I, no. 4 “I Am the Captain of the Pinafore” (Captain, Sailors)
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)
Gilbert & Sullivan2:20
16H.M.S. Pinafore: “Oh joy! Oh rapture unforeseen”
performer:
The D’Oyly Carte Opera Company
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)
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
Gilbert & Sullivan3:06
17Trial by Jury: “When I, good friends, was called to the bar”
performer:
The D’Oyly Carte Opera Company
recording of:
Trial by Jury: “When I, Good Friends, Was Call’d to the Bar” (Judge, Chorus)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
part of:
Trial by Jury
Gilbert & Sullivan2:56
18The Sorcerer: “My name is John Wellington Wells”
performer:
The D’Oyly Carte Opera Company
recording of:
The Sorcerer: Act I. “My name is John Wellington Wells” (Mr. Wells)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
part of:
The Sorcerer: Act I
Gilbert & Sullivan2:15
19Patience: “The soldiers of our queen”
performer:
The D’Oyly Carte Opera Company
recording of:
Patience: Act 1, No. 3, The Soldiers of our Queen (Chorus of Dragoons)
lyricist:
William Gilbert (English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
part of:
Patience: Act I
Gilbert & Sullivan0:53
20Patience: “Am I alone and unobserved?”
performer:
The D’Oyly Carte Opera Company
recording of:
Patience: Act I. 6. “Am I Alone and Unobserved?” (Bunthorne) (Recitative preceding song)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
librettist:
William Gilbert (English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator)
part of:
Patience: Act I. 6. “Am I Alone and Unobserved?…” (Bunthorne)
Gilbert & Sullivan1:42
21Patience: “If you’re anxious to shine”
performer:
The D’Oyly Carte Opera Company
recording of:
Patience: Act I. 6. “If You’re Anxious for to Shine” (Bunthorne)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
librettist:
William Gilbert (English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator)
part of:
Patience: Act I. 6. “Am I Alone and Unobserved?…” (Bunthorne)
Gilbert & Sullivan2:33
22Patience: “So go to him and say to him”
performer:
The D’Oyly Carte Opera Company
recording of:
Patience: Act II. 15. “So Go to Him, and Say to Him” (Jane, Bunthorne)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
librettist:
William Gilbert (English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator)
part of:
Patience: Act II
Gilbert & Sullivan2:00
23The Yeomen of the Guard: “When our gallant norman foes”
performer:
The D’Oyly Carte Opera Company
recording of:
The Yeomen of the Guard: Act I. “When our gallant Norman foes” (Dame Carruthers, Yeomen)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
part of:
The Yeomen of the Guard: Act I
Gilbert & Sullivan4:55
24The Yeomen of the Guard: “I have a song to sing, o!”
performer:
The D’Oyly Carte Opera Company
recording of:
The Yeoman of the Guard: Act I, No. 7, Duet, “I Have a Song to Sing, O!”, (Point, Elsie, and Chorus)
additional lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
additional composer:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
is based on:
Green Grow the Rushes, O
part of:
The Yeomen of the Guard: Act I
Gilbert & Sullivan3:23
25The Yeomen of the Guard: “When maiden loves, she sits and sighs”
performer:
The D’Oyly Carte Opera Company
recording of:
The Yeoman of the Guard: Act I. No. 1. Song "When Maiden Loves, She Sits and Sighs" (Phoebe)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
part of:
The Yeomen of the Guard: Act I
Gilbert & Sullivan3:35
26The Yeomen of the Guard: “Tower warders under orders”
performer:
The D’Oyly Carte Opera Company
recording of:
The Yeoman of the Guard: Act I, no. 2 “Tower Warders, Under Orders…” (Crowd, Yeomen, Second Yeoman)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
part of:
The Yeomen of the Guard: Act I
Gilbert & Sullivan3:54
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