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: 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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