The Pirates of Penzance | 
 enlarge | Creators: Dennis Masuzzo, Michael Tomasulo, Simeon Westbrooke, Richard Cohen, Steven Hartman, Arthur Sullivan, William Elliott, Keith Underwood, Sheryl Henze, Gary Shocket, Larry Spivack, Richard Coff, Keith Green, John Bova, Lauten Draper, Ron Stinson, Alexander Korey, Bonnie Simmons, Brian Bullard, Danny Marcus
Label: Elektra / Wea
Category: Music
List Price: $24.98
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Rating:  33 reviews
Sales Rank: 15115
Format: Cast Recording
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 2
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 601
UPC: 075596058629
EAN: 0075596058629
ASIN: B000002GXE
Release Date: February 24, 1998
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Tracks:
Disc 1
| • | Pour, O Pour the Pirate Sherry | | • | When Frederic Was a Little Lad | | • | Oh, Better Far to Live and Die | | • | Oh! False One, You Have Deceived Me | | • | Climbing over Rocky Mountains | | • | Stop, Ladies, Pray! | | • | Oh Is There Not One Maiden Breast? | | • | Poor Wondering One | | • | What Ought We to Do? | | • | How Beautifully Blue the Sky | | • | Stay, We Must Not Lose Our Senses | | • | Hold, Monsters! | | • | I Am the Very Model of a Modern Major-General | | • | Oh! Men of Dark and Dismal Fate |
Disc 2
| • | Oh, Dry the Glistening Tear | | • | Then Frederic | | • | When the Foeman Bares His Steel | | • | Now for the Pirates' Lair! | | • | When You Had Left Our Pirate Fold | | • | My Eyes Are Fully Open - Gilbert & Sullivan, Gilbert, William Sc | | • | Away, Away! My Heart's on Fire - Gilbert & Sullivan, Gilbert, William Sc | | • | All Is Prepared - Gilbert & Sullivan, Gilbert, William Sc | | • | Stay, Frederic, Stay! - Gilbert & Sullivan, Gilbert, William Sc | | • | Sorry Her Lot - Gilbert & Sullivan, Gilbert, William Sc | | • | No, I Am Brave - Gilbert & Sullivan, Gilbert, William Sc | | • | When a Felon's Not Engaged in His Employment - Gilbert & Sullivan, Gilbert, William Sc | | • | A Rollicking Ban of Pirates We - Gilbert & Sullivan, Gilbert, William Sc | | • | With Cat-Like Tread, upon Our Prey We Steal - Gilbert & Sullivan, Gilbert, William Sc | | • | Hush, Hush! Not a Word - Gilbert & Sullivan, Gilbert, William Sc | | • | Sighing Softly to the River - Gilbert & Sullivan, Gilbert, William Sc | | • | Finale - Gilbert & Sullivan, Gilbert, William Sc | | • | My Eyes Are Fully Open | | • | Away, Away! My Heart's on Fire | | • | All Is Prepared | | • | Stay, Frederic, Stay! | | • | Sorry Her Lot | | • | No, I Am Brave | | • | When a Felon's Not Engaged in His Employment | | • | Rollicking Ban of Pirates We | | • | With Cat-Like Tread, upon Our Prey We Steal | | • | Sighing Softly to the River | | • | Finale |
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| Similar Items:
| • | Gilbert & Sullivan - The Pirates of Penzance / Kline, Ronstadt, Smith, Routledge, Delacorte Theater (Broadway Theatre Archive) | | • | Pirates of Penzance Vocal Score (Dover Vocal Scores) | | • | The Pirates of Penzance in Full Score | | • | The Pirates of Penzance | | • | Gilbert & Sullivan - The Mikado / Eric Idle, Lesley Garrett, Richard Van Allan, Felicity Palmer, Richard Angas, Bonaventura Bottone, Susan Bullock, English National Opera |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com
Producer Joseph Papp's Broadway spin on Gilbert & Sullivan's The Pirates of Penzance cannily employs pop firepower in its casting, adding an inviting Yankee accent to roles normally associated with (and sometimes embalmed in) plummy English locution. Erstwhile country-rocker Linda Ronstadt, who by this point had already proven she could tackle pre-rock pop standards, stretches successfully as its heroine. Rex Smith, then dismissed as a pop-rock heartthrob, proves he could be a "legitimate" musical leading man, a niche he's since inhabited comfortably. And Kevin Kline returns to his stage training as the hearty King of the Pirates. Onstage, Papp celebrated the slapstick possibilities of the deliberately silly plot, which weaves reliably tart observations about class consciousness and gender politics into a pirate band's invasion of a Cornish coastal town. A faithful big-screen adaptation added Angela Lansbury for marquee clout, but even without that grande dame of the Great White Way, this original stage cast is a corker, the music glorious and the performances spirited. --Sam Sutherland
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| Customer Reviews:
 A real stage show September 6, 2008
Rosiel (Pennsylvania)
This is a wonderful DVD. I got this as a stop gap until the VHS came out on DVD, but now I may not. Yes, the technical aspects are not the best. But it is the filming of an actual performance at the Delacorte Theater. It's not as slick as the production with Angela Landsbury, but Patricia Routledge, later to be Hetty Wainthrop and Hyacinth Bucket, more than holds her own, and the production has those small details that usually are left out of a much-edited and rehearsed film. You really get the feeling you are there watching a live performance. If you are a G&S fan, this is a DVD you must have. It is a gem of a performance, with wonderful actors/singers.
Pirates of Penzance June 27, 2007
Marianne A. Hooker (Livonia, MI United States)
Fantastic CDS based on the stageplay and video. I missed Angela Lansbury as Ruth but it is a fanatastic recording and interpretation of Gilbert and Sullivan's operetta.
Excellent Soundtrack March 8, 2007
Jodie D. Stoddard (Westminster, CA USA)
You have to be a muscial fan to love this. This play is very fun and funny. This soundtrack has the songs from this wonderful play that you will want to hear over and over again.
Outstanding Recording of an Outstanding Score November 6, 2006
Brandon Thomsen (Quincy, IL)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
The entire "Pirates" score plus much of the dialogue is found in this recording. The voices are extremely appropriate to each of the characters, and the comedy of the score is apparent. The energy is extremely high, which, in turn, excites the listener. I never tire of listening to it.
Delightful G & S November 4, 2006
David C. Straut (Somerville, NJ)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
My favourite performance of this classic Gilbert & Sullivan Operetta. Kevin Kline, Linda Ronstat, and the whole cast are perfect.
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