1. Pour, O Pour the Pirate Sherry
2. When Frederic Was a Little Lad
3. Oh, Better Far to Live and Die
4. Oh! False One, You Have Deceived Me
5. Climbing over Rocky Mountains
6. Stop, Ladies, Pray!
7. Oh Is There Not One Maiden Breast?
8. Poor Wondering One
9. What Ought We to Do?
10. How Beautifully Blue the Sky
11. Stay, We Must Not Lose Our Senses
12. Hold, Monsters!
13. I Am the Very Model of a Modern Major-General
14. Oh! Men of Dark and Dismal Fate
15. Oh, Dry the Glistening Tear
16. Then Frederic
17. When the Foeman Bares His Steel
18. Now for the Pirates' Lair!
19. When You Had Left Our Pirate Fold
20. My Eyes Are Fully Open - Gilbert & Sullivan, Gilbert, William Sc
21. Away, Away! My Heart's on Fire - Gilbert & Sullivan, Gilbert, William Sc
22. All Is Prepared - Gilbert & Sullivan, Gilbert, William Sc
23. Stay, Frederic, Stay! - Gilbert & Sullivan, Gilbert, William Sc
24. Sorry Her Lot - Gilbert & Sullivan, Gilbert, William Sc
25. No, I Am Brave - Gilbert & Sullivan, Gilbert, William Sc
26. When a Felon's Not Engaged in His Employment - Gilbert & Sullivan, Gilbert, William Sc
27. A Rollicking Ban of Pirates We - Gilbert & Sullivan, Gilbert, William Sc
28. With Cat-Like Tread, upon Our Prey We Steal - Gilbert & Sullivan, Gilbert, William Sc
29. Hush, Hush! Not a Word - Gilbert & Sullivan, Gilbert, William Sc
30. Sighing Softly to the River - Gilbert & Sullivan, Gilbert, William Sc
31. Finale - Gilbert & Sullivan, Gilbert, William Sc
32. My Eyes Are Fully Open
33. Away, Away! My Heart's on Fire
34. All Is Prepared
35. Stay, Frederic, Stay!
36. Sorry Her Lot
37. No, I Am Brave
38. When a Felon's Not Engaged in His Employment
39. Rollicking Ban of Pirates We
40. With Cat-Like Tread, upon Our Prey We Steal
41. Sighing Softly to the River
42. Finale
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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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The Pirates of Penzance
- Audio CD: 0 pages (1998-02-24)
- Publisher: Elektra / Wea
- Label: Elektra / Wea
- Format: Cast Recording
- Studio: Elektra / Wea
- Average Customer Review:
 based on 33 reviews
- Sales Rank in Music: #10908
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Summary: A real stage show 2008-09-06
Comment: 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.
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Summary: Pirates of Penzance 2007-06-27
Comment: 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.
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Summary: Excellent Soundtrack 2007-03-08
Comment: 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.
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Summary: Outstanding Recording of an Outstanding Score 2006-11-06
Comment: 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.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: Delightful G & S 2006-11-04
Comment: My favourite performance of this classic Gilbert & Sullivan Operetta. Kevin Kline, Linda Ronstat, and the whole cast are perfect.
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