12 of the Greatest Comic Operas of all Time
Alexander Faris · John McCarthy · Laurence Dale · unknown composer author · London Symphony Orchestra · Ambrosian Singers · Alexander Oliver · Anne Collins · Derek Hammond-Stroud · Eric Shilling
12 of the Greatest Comic Operas of all Time, CD. Music by Arthur Sullivan, Eugen d'Albert, performed by Alexander Faris, John McCarthy, Laurence Dale, unknown composer author; 283 tracks.
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Disc 1
The Gondoliers, Act I: “List and Learn”
Arthur Sullivan - The Gondoliers, Act I: "List and Learn" (Fiametta, Ladies chorus)
The Gondoliers, Act I: “From the Sunny Spanish Shore”
Arthur Sullivan - The Gondoliers, Act I: "From the Sunny Spanish Shore" (Duke, Duchess, Casilda, Luiz)
The Gondoliers, Act I: “In Enterprise of Martial Kind”
Arthur Sullivan - The Gondoliers: Act I: "In Enterprise of The Martial Kind" (Duke, Casilda, Duchess, Luiz)
The Gondoliers, Act I: “O Rapture, When Alone Together”
Arthur Sullivan - The Gondoliers, Act I: "O Rapture, When Alone Together" (Casilda, Luiz)
The Gondoliers, Act I: “There Was a Time”
Arthur Sullivan - The Gondoliers, Act I: "There Was a Time, a Time Forever Gone" (Luiz, Casilda)
The Gondoliers, Act I: “I Stole the Prince”
Arthur Sullivan - The Gondoliers: Act I: "I Stole the Prince" (Don Alhambra, Duke, Duchess, Casilda, Luiz)
The Gondoliers, Act I: “But, Bless My Heart”
Arthur Sullivan - The Gondoliers, Act I: "But, Bless My Heart" (Casilda, Don Alhambra)
The Gondoliers, Act I: “Try Me Life-Long”
Arthur Sullivan - The Gondoliers, Act I: "Try We Life-Long" (Duke, Duchess, Casilda, Luiz, Grand Inquisitor)
The Gondoliers, Act I: “Bridegroom and Bride” / “When a Merry Maiden Marries”
Arthur Sullivan - The Gondoliers, Act I: "Bridegroom and Bride" (Chorus)
The Gondoliers, Act I: “Kind Sir, You Cannot Have the Heart”
Arthur Sullivan - The Gondoliers, Act I Finale: “Kind Sir, You Cannot Have the Heart” (Gianetta)
The Gondoliers, Act I: “Then One of Us”
Arthur Sullivan - The Gondoliers, Act I Finale: “Then One of Us Will Be a Queen” (Marco, Giuseppe, Gianetta, Tessa)
The Gondoliers, Act II: “Of Happiness the Very Pith”
Arthur Sullivan - The Gondoliers, Act II: "Oh Happiness the Very Pith in Barataria" (Marco, Giuseppe, Male Chorus)
The Gondoliers, Act II: “Rising Early in the Morning”
Arthur Sullivan - The Gondoliers, Act II: "Rising Early in the Morning" (Giuseppe, Male Chorus)
The Gondoliers, Act II: “Take a Pair of Sparkling Eyes”
Arthur Sullivan - The Gondoliers: Act II, no. 13, Song: “Take a Pair of Sparkling Eyes” (Marco)
The Gondoliers, Act II: “Here We Are at the Risk”
Arthur Sullivan - The Gondoliers, Act II: “Here We Are, at the Risk of Our Lives…” (Fiametta, Vittoria, Ladies Chorus)
The Gondoliers, Act II: “Dance a Cachucha”
Arthur Sullivan - The Gondoliers: Act II, No. 15, Chorus, “Dance a Cachucha” (Company)
The Gondoliers, Act II: “There Lived a King”
Arthur Sullivan - The Gondoliers, Act II: "There Lived a King" (Don Alhambra, Marco, Giuseppe)
The Gondoliers, Act II: “In a Contemplative Fashion”
Arthur Sullivan - The Gondoliers: Act II: “In a Contemplative Fashion” (Gianetta, Tessa, Marco, Giuseppe)
The Gondoliers, Act II: “With Ducal Pomp”
Arthur Sullivan - The Gondoliers, Act II: "With Ducal Pomp and Ducal Pride" (Duke, Duchess, Male Chorus)
The Gondoliers, Act II: “On the Day When I Was Wedded”
Arthur Sullivan - The Gondoliers, Act II: "On the Day When I Was Wedded" (Duchess)
The Gondoliers, Act II: “To Help Unhappy Commoners”
Arthur Sullivan - The Gondoliers, Act II: “To Help Unhappy Commoners…” (Duke, Duchess)
Disc 2
H.M.S. Pinafore: Act I. We Sail the Ocean Blue
Arthur Sullivan - H.M.S. Pinafore: Act I, no. 1, Chorus, “We Sail the Ocean Blue” (Sailors)
H.M.S. Pinafore: Act I. Hail! Men-o’-War’s Men
Arthur Sullivan - H.M.S. Pinafore: Act I, Recitative and Song “Hail! Men-o’-War’s Men” / “I’m Called Little Buttercup” (Buttercup, Boatswain)
H.M.S. Pinafore: Act I. But Tell Me Who’s the Youth
Arthur Sullivan - H.M.S. Pinafore: Act I, no. 2a “But Tell Me Who’s the Youth” (Buttercup, Boatswain)
H.M.S. Pinafore: Act I. The Nightingale Sighed for the Moon’s Bright Ray
Arthur Sullivan - H.M.S. Pinafore: Act I, no. 3 “The Nightingale” (Ralph, Sailors)
H.M.S. Pinafore: Act I. A Maiden Fair to See
Arthur Sullivan - H.M.S. Pinafore: Act I, no. 3a “A Maiden Fair to See” (Ralph, Sailors)
H.M.S. Pinafore: Act I. My Gallant Crew, Good-Morning
Arthur Sullivan - H.M.S. Pinafore: Act I, no. 4 “My Gallant Crew, Good Morning…” (Captain, Sailors)
H.M.S. Pinafore: Act I. Sir, You Are Sad
Arthur Sullivan - H.M.S. Pinafore: Act I, no. 4a “Sir, You Are Sad” (Buttercup, Captain)
H.M.S. Pinafore: Act I. Sorry Her Lot Who Loves Too Well
Arthur Sullivan - H.M.S. Pinafore: Act I, no. 5 “Sorry Her Lot Who Loves Too Well” (Josephine)
H.M.S. Pinafore: Act I. Over the Bright Blue Sea
Arthur Sullivan - H.M.S. Pinafore: Act I, no. 6 “Over the Bright Blue Sea” (Female Relatives)
H.M.S. Pinafore: Act I. Sir Joseph’s Barge Is Seen
Arthur Sullivan - H.M.S. Pinafore: Act I, no. 7 “Sir Joseph’s Barge Is Seen…” (Sailors, Female Relatives)
H.M.S. Pinafore: Act I. Now Give Three Cheers
Arthur Sullivan - H.M.S. Pinafore: Act I, no. 8. “Now Give Three Cheers…” (Captain, Sir Joseph, Cousin Hebe and Chorus)
H.M.S. Pinafore: Act I. When I Was a Lad
Arthur Sullivan - H.M.S. Pinafore: Act I, no. 9, “When I Was a Lad” (Sir Joseph)
H.M.S. Pinafore: Act I. For I Hold That on the Seas
Arthur Sullivan - H.M.S. Pinafore: Act I, no. 9a “For I Hold That on the Seas” (Sir Joseph, Cousin Hebe, Chorus)
H.M.S. Pinafore: Act I. A British Tar Is A
Arthur Sullivan - H.M.S. Pinafore: Act I, no. 10 “A British Tar” (Ralph, Boatswain, Carpenter’s Mate, Sailors)
H.M.S. Pinafore: Act I. Refrain, Audacious Tar
Arthur Sullivan - H.M.S. Pinafore: Act I, no. 11 “Refrain, Audacious Tar” (Josephine, Ralph)
H.M.S. Pinafore: Act I. Can I Survive This Overbearing
Arthur Sullivan - H.M.S. Pinafore: Act I Finale, no. 12 “Can I Survive This Overbearing?…” (Ensemble)
H.M.S. Pinafore: Act II. Fair Moon, to Thee I Sing
Arthur Sullivan - H.M.S. Pinafore: Act II, no. 13 “Fair Moon, to Thee I Sing” (Captain)
H.M.S. Pinafore: Act II. Things Are Seldom What They Seem
Arthur Sullivan - H.M.S. Pinafore: Act II, no. 14 “Things Are Seldom What They Seem” (Buttercup, Captain)
H.M.S. Pinafore: Act II. The Hours Creep on Apace
Arthur Sullivan - H.M.S. Pinafore: Act II, no. 15 “The Hours Creep on Apace…” (Josephine)
H.M.S. Pinafore: Act II. Never Mind the Why and Wherefore
Arthur Sullivan - H.M.S. Pinafore: Act II, no. 16 “Never Mind the Why and Wherefore” (Josephine, Captain, Sir Joseph)
H.M.S. Pinafore: Act II. Kind Captain, I’ve Important Information
Arthur Sullivan - H.M.S. Pinafore: Act II, no. 17 “Kind Captain, I’ve Important Information” (Captain, Dick Deadeye)
H.M.S. Pinafore: Act II. Carefully on Tip-Toe Stealing
Arthur Sullivan - 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)
H.M.S. Pinafore: Act II. Farewell, My Own
Arthur Sullivan - H.M.S. Pinafore: Act II, no. 19 “Farewell, My Own” (Ralph, Josephine, Sir Joseph, Buttercup, Chorus)
Disc 3
Iolanthe: Act I. 1. Tripping Hither, Tripping Thither
Arthur Sullivan - Iolanthe: Act I “Tripping Hither, Tripping Thither” (Celia, Leila, Chorus of Fairies)
Iolanthe: Act I. 2. Iolanthe! From Thy Dark Exile
Arthur Sullivan - Iolanthe: Act I, no. 2 “Iolanthe! From Thy Dark Exile Thou Art Summoned” (Queen, Iolanthe, Celia, Leila, Chorus of Fairies)
Iolanthe: Act I. 3. Good-Morrow, Good Mother
Arthur Sullivan - Iolanthe: Act I, no. 3 “Good-Morrow, Good Mother” (Strephon, Chorus of Fairies)
Iolanthe: Act I. 4. Fare Thee Well, Attractive Stranger
Arthur Sullivan - Iolanthe: Act I, no. 4 “Fare Thee Well, Attractive Stranger” (Queen, Chorus of Fairies)
Iolanthe: Act I. 4a. Good-Morrow, Good Lover
Arthur Sullivan - Iolanthe: Act I, no. 4a “Good-Morrow, Good Lover” (Phyllis, Strephon)
Alexander Faris, London Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Oliver
Iolanthe: Act I. 5. None Shall Part Us
Arthur Sullivan - Iolanthe: Act I, no. 5 “None Shall Part Us From Each Other” (Phyllis, Strephon)
Alexander Faris, London Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Oliver
Iolanthe: Act I. 6. Loudly Let the Trumpet Bray
Arthur Sullivan - Iolanthe: Act I, no. 6, Chorus, “Loudly Let the Trumpets Bray” (Peers)
Iolanthe: Act I. 7. the Law Is the True Embodiment
Arthur Sullivan - Iolanthe: Act I, no. 7 “The Law Is the True Embodiment” (Lord Chancellor, Chorus of Peers)
Iolanthe: Act I. 8. My Well-Loved Lord
Arthur Sullivan - Iolanthe: Act I, no. 8 “My Well-Loved Lord…” (Phyllis, Tolloller, Mountararat, Peers)
Iolanthe: Act I. 9. Nay, Tempt Me Not
Arthur Sullivan - Iolanthe: Act I, no. 9 “Nay, Tempt Me Not” (Phyllis, Peers)
Iolanthe: Act I. 10. Spurn Not the Nobly Born
Arthur Sullivan - Iolanthe: Act I, no. 10 “Spurn Not the Nobly Born” (Tolloller, Peers)
Iolanthe: Act I. 11. My Lords, It May Not Be
Arthur Sullivan - Iolanthe: Act I, no. 11 “My Lords, It May Not Be…” (Phyllis, Tolloller, Mountararat, Strephon, Lord Chancellor, Peers)
Iolanthe: Act I. 12. When I Went to the Bar
Arthur Sullivan - Iolanthe: Act I, no. 12 “When I Went to the Bar” (Lord Chancellor)
Alexander Faris, London Symphony Orchestra, Derek Hammond-Stroud
Iolanthe: Act I Finale. 13. When Darkly Looms the Day
Arthur Sullivan - Iolanthe: Act I Finale, no. 13 “When Darkly Looms the Day…” (Ensemble)
Iolanthe: Act II. 14. When All Night Long a Chap Remains
Arthur Sullivan - Iolanthe: Act II, no. 14 “When All Night Long a Chap Remains” (Private Willis)
Alexander Faris, London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Van Allan
Iolanthe: Act II. 15. Strephon’s a Member of Parliament
Arthur Sullivan - Iolanthe: Act II, no. 15 “Strephon’s a Member of Parliament” (Chorus)
Iolanthe: Act II. 16. When Britain Really Ruled the Waves
Arthur Sullivan - Iolanthe: Act II, no. 16 “When Britain Really Ruled the Waves” (Lord Mountararat, Chorus)
Iolanthe: Act II. 17. In Vain to Us You Plead
Arthur Sullivan - Iolanthe: Act II, no. 17 “In Vain to Us You Plead” (Leila, Celia, Mountararat, Tolloller, Chorus)
Iolanthe: Act II. 18. Oh, Foolish Fay
Arthur Sullivan - Iolanthe: Act II, no. 18 “Oh, Foolish Fay” (Queen, Chorus of Fairies)
Iolanthe: Act II. 19. Tho’ P’r’aps I May Incur Thy Blame
Arthur Sullivan - Iolanthe: Act II, no. 19 “Though P’r’aps I May Incur Thy Blame” (Phyllis, Mountararat, Tolloller, Private Willis)
Iolanthe: Act II. 20. Love Unrequited Robs Me of My Rest
Arthur Sullivan - Iolanthe: Act II, no. 20 “Love, Unrequited, Robs Me of My Rest…” … “When You’re Lying Awake” (Lord Chancellor)
Alexander Faris, London Symphony Orchestra, Derek Hammond-Stroud
Iolanthe: Act II. 21. If You Go in You’re Sure to Win
Arthur Sullivan - Iolanthe: Act II, no. 21 “If You Go In You’re Sure to Win” (Tolloller, Mountararat, Lord Chancellor)
Iolanthe: Act II. 22. If We’re Weak Enough to Tarry
Arthur Sullivan - Iolanthe: Act II, No. 22, Duet “If We’re Weak Enough to Tarry” (Phyllis, Strephon)
Alexander Faris, London Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Oliver
Iolanthe: Act II. 23. My Lord, a Suppliant at You Feet
Arthur Sullivan - Iolanthe: Act II, no. 23 “My Lord, a Suppliant at Your Feet…” (Iolanthe)
Disc 4
The Mikado, Act I: 1. If You Want to Know Who We Are
Arthur Sullivan - The Mikado: Act I, No 1, Men’s Chorus, “If you want to know who we are”
The Mikado, Act I: 2. A Wand'Ring Minstrel I
Arthur Sullivan - The Mikado: Act I, no 2. “A wand’ring minstrel I…” (Nanki-Poo, Men)
The Mikado, Act I: 3. Our Great Mikado, Virtuous Man
Arthur Sullivan - The Mikado: Act I, no. 3, “Our Great Mikado, Virtuous Man” (Pish-Tush and Men)
The Mikado, Act I: 4. Young Man, Despair, Likewise Go To
Arthur Sullivan - The Mikado: Act I, no. 4, “Young Man, Despair” (Pooh-Bah, Nanki-Poo and Pish-Tush)
The Mikado, Act I: 4a. And Have I Journey'd for a Month
Arthur Sullivan - The Mikado: Act I, no. 4a, “And Have I Journey’d for a Month” (Pooh-Bah and Nanki-Poo)
The Mikado, Act I: 5. Behold the Lord High Executioner
Arthur Sullivan - The Mikado: Act I, no. 5, “Behold the Lord High Executioner…” (Ko-Ko and Men)
The Mikado, Act I: 5a. As Some Day It May Happen
Arthur Sullivan - The Mikado: Act I, no. 5a “As someday it may happen” (Ko-Ko and Men)
The Mikado, Act I: 6. Comes a Train of Little Ladies
Arthur Sullivan - The Mikado: Act I, no. 6, “Comes a Train of Little Ladies” (Girls)
The Mikado, Act I: 7. Three Little Maids From School
Arthur Sullivan - The Mikado: Act I, no. 7. “Three little maids from school are we” (Yum-Yum, Peep-Bo, Pitti-Sing, and Girls)
The Mikado, Act I: 8. So Please You, Sir, We Much Regret
Arthur Sullivan - The Mikado: Act I, no. 8, “So Please You Sir, We Much Regret” (Yum-Yum, Peep-Bo, Pitti-Sing, Pooh-Bah, and Girls)
The Mikado, Act I: 9. Were You Not to Ko-Ko Plighted
Arthur Sullivan - The Mikado: Act I, no. 9, “Were You Not to Ko-Ko Plighted” (Yum-Yum and Nanki-Pooh)
The Mikado, Act I: 10. I Am So Proud
Arthur Sullivan - The Mikado: Act I, no. 10, “I Am So Proud” (Pooh-Bah, Ko-Ko and Pish-Tush)
The Mikado, Act I: 11. With Aspect Stern and Gloomy Stride (Finale)
Arthur Sullivan - The Mikado: Act I Finale, no. 11, “With Aspect Stern and Gloomy Stride” (Pooh-Bah, Ko-Ko, Nanki-Poo, Chorus)
The Mikado, Act II: 1. Braid the Raven Hair
Arthur Sullivan - The Mikado: Act II, no. 12, “Braid the Raven Hair” (Pitti-Sing and Girls)
The Mikado, Act II: 2. The Sun, Whose Rays Are All Ablaze
Arthur Sullivan - The Mikado: Act II, no. 13. “The sun, whose rays are all ablaze” (Yum-Yum)
The Mikado, Act II: 3. Brightly Dawns Our Wedding Day
Arthur Sullivan - The Mikado: Act II, no. 14, “Brightly Dawns Our Wedding Day” (Yum-Yum, Pitti-Sing, Nanki-Pooh, and Pish-Tish)
The Mikado, Act II: 4. Here's a How-De-Do! If I Marry You
Arthur Sullivan - The Mikado: Act II, no. 15. “Here’s a how-de-do” (Yum-Yum, Nanki-Poo and Ko-Ko)
The Mikado, Act II: 5. Mi-Ya-Sa-Ma, Mi-Ya-Sa-Ma
Arthur Sullivan - The Mikado: Act II, no. 16, “Mi-ya Sa-ma” … “From Every Kind of Man Obedience I Expect” (Mikado, Katisha, Chorus)
The Mikado, Act II: 6. A More Humane Mikado Never Did in Japan Exist
Arthur Sullivan - The Mikado: Act II, no. 17, “A More Humane Mikado” (Mikado, Chorus)
The Mikado, Act II: 7. The Criminal Cried as He Dropped Him Down
Arthur Sullivan - The Mikado: Act II, no. 18, “The Criminal Cried as He Dropped Him Down” (Ko-Ko, Pitti-Sing, Pooh-Bah, Chorus)
The Mikado, Act II: 8. See How the Fates Their Gifts Allot
Arthur Sullivan - The Mikado: Act II, no. 19, “See How the Fates Their Gifts Allot” (Mikado, Pitti-Sing, Pooh-Bah, Ko-Ko and Katisha)
The Mikado, Act II: 9. The Flowers That Bloom in the Spring
Arthur Sullivan - The Mikado: Act II, no. 20, “The Flowers That Bloom In the Spring” (Nanki-Pooh, Ko-Ko, Yum-Yum, Pitti-Sing, and Pooh-Bah)
The Mikado, Act II: 10. Alone, and Yet Alive
Arthur Sullivan - The Mikado: Act II, no. 21, “Alone, and Yet Alive…” (Katisha)
The Mikado, Act II: 11. On a Tree by a River, a Little Tom-Tit Sang, Willow, Tit-Willow
Arthur Sullivan - The Mikado: Act II, no. 22, “On a Tree by a River” (Ko-Ko)
Disc 5
Patience: Act I, no. 1, Twenty Love-sick Maidens Be
Arthur Sullivan - Patience: Act I. “Twenty Love-Sick Maidens We” (Chorus of Maidens)
Patience: Act I, no. 2, Still Brooding on Their Mad Infatuation
Arthur Sullivan - Patience: Act I. 2. “Still Brooding on Their Mad Infatuation” (Patience, Saphir, Angela, Chorus)
Patience: Act I, no. 2a, I Cannot Tell What This Love May Be
Arthur Sullivan - Patience: Act I. 2a. “I Cannot Tell What This Love May Be” (Patience, Chorus)
Patience: Act I, no. 2b, Twenty Love-sick Maidens Be
Arthur Sullivan - Patience: Act I. “Twenty Love-Sick Maidens We” (Chorus of Maidens)
Patience: Act I, no. 3, The Soldiers of Our Queen
Arthur Sullivan - Patience: Act 1, No. 3, The Soldiers of our Queen (Chorus of Dragoons)
Patience: Act I, no. 4, In a Doleful Train Two by Two We Walk
Arthur Sullivan - Patience: Act I. 4. “In a Doleful Train Two and Two We Walk” (Angela, Ella, Saphir, Bunthorne, Chorus of Maidens and Dragoons)
Patience: Act I, no. 4a, Twenty Love-sick Maidens Be
Arthur Sullivan - Patience: Act I. “Twenty Love-Sick Maidens We” (Chorus of Maidens)
Patience: Act I, no. 5, When I First Put This Uniform On
Arthur Sullivan - Patience: Act I. 5. “When I First Put This Uniform On” (Colonel, Chorus of Dragoons)
Patience: Act I, no. 6, Am I Alone and Unobserved
Arthur Sullivan - Patience: Act I. 6. “Am I Alone and Unobserved?…” (Bunthorne)
Alexander Faris, London Symphony Orchestra, Derek Hammond-Stroud
Patience: Act I, no. 7, Long Years Ago, Fourteen May Be
Arthur Sullivan - Patience: Act I. 7. “Long Years Ago, Fourteen Maybe” (Patience, Angela)
Patience: Act I, no. 8, Prithee, Pretty Maiden
Arthur Sullivan - Patience: Act I. 8. “Prithee, Pretty Maiden” (Patience, Grosvenor)
Patience: Act I, no. 8a, Though to Marry You Would Very Selfish Be
Arthur Sullivan - Patience: Act I. 8a. “Though to Marry You Would Very Selfish Be” (Patience, Grosvenor)
Patience: Act I, no. 9, Let the Merry Cymbals Sound
Arthur Sullivan - Patience: Act I. Finale. 9. “Let the Merry Cymbals Sound…” (Ensemble)
Patience: Act II, no. 10, On Such Eyes as Maidens Cherish
Arthur Sullivan - Patience: Act II. 10. “On Such Eyes as Maidens Cherish” (Chorus of Maidens)
Patience: Act II, no. 11, Sad Is That Woman’s Lot
Arthur Sullivan - Patience: Act II. 11. “Sad Is That Woman’s Lot…” (Jane)
Patience: Act II, no. 12, Turn, Oh Turn in This Direction
Arthur Sullivan - Patience: Act II. 12. “Turn, Oh Turn, in This Direction” (Chorus of Maidens)
Patience: Act II, no. 13, A Magnet Hung in a Hardware Shop
Arthur Sullivan - Patience: Act II. 13. “A Magnet Hung in a Hardware Shop” (Grosvenor, Chorus of Maidens)
Patience: Act II, no. 14, Love Is a Plaintive Song
Arthur Sullivan - Patience: Act II. 14. “Love Is a Plaintive Song” (Patience)
Patience: Act II, no. 15, So Go to Him, and Say to Him
Arthur Sullivan - Patience: Act II. 15. “So Go to Him, and Say to Him” (Jane, Bunthorne)
Patience: Act II, no. 16, It’s Clear That Mediaeval Art
Arthur Sullivan - Patience: Act II. 16. “It’s Clear That Mediaeval Art” (Duke, Major, Colonel)
Patience: Act II, no. 17, If Saphir I Choose to Marry
Arthur Sullivan - Patience: Act II. 17. “If Saphir I Choose to Marry” (Angela, Saphir, Duke, Major, Colonel)
Patience: Act II, no. 18, When I Go Out of Door
Arthur Sullivan - Patience: Act II. 18. “When I Go Out of Door” (Bunthorne, Grosvenor)
Alexander Faris, London Symphony Orchestra, Derek Hammond-Stroud
Disc 6
The Sorcerer: Act I. Ring Forth, Ye Bells
Arthur Sullivan - The Sorcerer: Act I. “Ring forth ye bells” (Chorus)
The Sorcerer: Act I. Constance, My Daughter, Why This Strange Depression?
Arthur Sullivan - The Sorcerer: Act I. “Constance, my daughter” (Mrs. Partlet, Constance)
The Sorcerer: Act I. When He Is Here
Arthur Sullivan - The Sorcerer: Act I. “When he is here, I sigh with pleasure” (Constance)
The Sorcerer: Act I. The Air Is Charged With Amatory Numbers
Arthur Sullivan - The Sorcerer: Act I. “The air is cherged with amatory numbers” (Dr. Daly)
The Sorcerer: Act I. Time Was, When Love and I Were Well Acquainted
Arthur Sullivan - The Sorcerer: Act I. “Time was, when love and I were acquainted” (Dr. Daly)
The Sorcerer: Act I. Sir Marmaduke, My Dear Young Friend, Alexis
Arthur Sullivan - The Sorcerer: Act I. “Sir marmaduke” (Sir Marmaduke, Dr. Daly, Alexis)
Alexander Faris, London Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Oliver
The Sorcerer: Act I. With Heart and With Voice (Ladies)
Arthur Sullivan - The Sorcerer: Act I. “With heart and with voice” (Chorus of Women)
The Sorcerer: Act I. My Kindly Friends
Arthur Sullivan - The Sorcerer: Act I. “My Kindly Friends” (Aline)
The Sorcerer: Act I. Happy Young Heart
Arthur Sullivan - The Sorcerer: Act I. “Oh, Happy Young Heart!” (Aline)
The Sorcerer: Act I. My Child I Join in These Congratulations
Arthur Sullivan - The Sorcerer: Act I. “My child, I join in the these congratulations” (Lady Sangazure)
The Sorcerer: Act I. With Heart and With Voice (Gentlemen)
Arthur Sullivan - The Sorcerer: Act I. “With heart and with voice” (Chorus of Men)
The Sorcerer: Act I. Welcome, Joy
Arthur Sullivan - The Sorcerer: Act I. “Welcome joy! Adieu to sadness!” (Lady Sangazure, Sir Marmaduke)
The Sorcerer: Act I. All Is Prepared
Arthur Sullivan - The Sorcerer: Act I. “All is prepar’d for sealing and for signing” (Aline, Alexis, Lawyer, Chorus)
The Sorcerer: Act I. For Love Alone
Arthur Sullivan - The Sorcerer: Act I. “Love feeds on many kinds of food” (Alexis)
Alexander Faris, London Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Oliver
The Sorcerer: Act I. My Name Is John Wellington Wells
Arthur Sullivan - The Sorcerer: Act I. “My name is John Wellington Wells” (Mr. Wells)
The Sorcerer: Act I. Sprites of Earth and Air
Arthur Sullivan - The Sorcerer: Act I. “Sprites of earth and air” (Aline, Alexis, Mr. Wells, Chorus)
The Sorcerer: Act I. Now to the Banquet We Press
Arthur Sullivan - The Sorcerer: Act I. Finale “Now to the Banquet We Press…” (Ensemble)
The Sorcerer: Act II. ’Tis Twelve I Think
Arthur Sullivan - The Sorcerer: Act II. “’Tis twelve, I think” (Aline, Alexis, Mr. Wells, Chorus)
The Sorcerer: Act II. Dear Friends, Take Pity on My Lot
Arthur Sullivan - The Sorcerer: Act II. “Dear friends, take pity on my lot” (Constance, Notary, Aline, Alexis, Chorus)
The Sorcerer: Act II. It Is Not Love
Arthur Sullivan - The Sorcerer: Act II. “Thou hast the pow’r thy vaunted love to sanctify… It is not love” (Alexis)
Alexander Faris, London Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Oliver
The Sorcerer: Act II. I Rejoice That It’s Decided
Arthur Sullivan - The Sorcerer: Act II. “I rejoice that it’s decided” (Aline, Mrs. Partlet, Alexis, Dr. Daly, Sir Marmaduke)
The Sorcerer: Act II. Oh, I Have Wrought Much Evil With My Spells!
Arthur Sullivan - The Sorcerer: Act II. “Oh, I have wrought much evil with my spells” (Lady Sangazure, Mr. Wells)
The Sorcerer: Act II. Alexis! Doubt Me Not, My Loved One!
Arthur Sullivan - The Sorcerer: Act II. “Alexis! Doubt me not!… The fearful deed is done” (Aline)
The Sorcerer: Act II. Engaged to So-And-So
Arthur Sullivan - The Sorcerer: Act II. “Oh, my voice is sad and low” (Dr. Daly)
The Sorcerer: Act II. Oh, Joyous Boon! Oh, Mad Delight!
Arthur Sullivan - The Sorcerer: Act II. “Oh, joyous boon!” (Aline, Alexis, Dr. Daly, Chorus)
Disc 7
The Pirates of Penzance: Act I. Pour, Oh Pour, the Pirate Sherry
Arthur Sullivan - The Pirates of Penzance: Act I, no. 1. “Pour, oh pour, the pirate sherry” (Samuel, Pirates)
The Pirates of Penzance: Act I. When Fred’ric Was a Little Lad
Arthur Sullivan - The Pirates of Penzance: Act I, no. 2. “When Fred’ric was a little lad” (Ruth)
The Pirates of Penzance: Act I. Oh, Better Far to Live and Die
Arthur Sullivan - The Pirates of Penzance: Act I, no. 3. “Oh, better far to live and die” … “I am a pirate king!” (Pirate King, Pirates)
The Pirates of Penzance: Act I. Oh! False One, You Have Deceiv’d Me!
Arthur Sullivan - The Pirates of Penzance: Act I, no. 4. "Oh, false one, you have deceiv'd me ... You told me you were fair as gold” (Fredric, Ruth)
Alexander Faris, London Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Oliver
The Pirates of Penzance: Act I. Climbing Over Rocky Mountains
Arthur Sullivan - The Pirates of Penzance: Act I, no. 5. “Climbing over rocky mountain” (Girls, Edith, Kate)
The Pirates of Penzance: Act I. Stop, Ladies, Pray!
Arthur Sullivan - The Pirates of Penzance: Act I, no. 6. “Stop, ladies, pray!” (Fredric, Girls, Edith, Kate)
The Pirates of Penzance: Act I. Oh, Is There Not One Maiden Breast
Arthur Sullivan - The Pirates of Penzance: Act I, no. 7. “Oh, is there not one maiden breast?” (Frederic, Girls, Mabel)
The Pirates of Penzance: Act I. Poor Wand’ring One!
Arthur Sullivan - The Pirates of Penzance: Act I, no. 8. “Poor wand’ring one …” (Mabel, Girls)
The Pirates of Penzance: Act I. What Ought We to Do?
Arthur Sullivan - The Pirates of Penzance: Act I, no. 9. “What ought we to do?” (Edith, Kate, Girls)
The Pirates of Penzance: Act I. How Beautifully Blue the Sky
Arthur Sullivan - The Pirates of Penzance: Act I, no. 10 “How beautifully blue the sky” (Girls, Mabel, Frederic)
The Pirates of Penzance: Act I. Stay, We Must Not Lose Our Senses
Arthur Sullivan - The Pirates of Penzance: Act I, no. 11. “Stay, We Must Not Lose Our Senses” (Frederic, Girls)
The Pirates of Penzance: Act I. Hold, Monsters!
Arthur Sullivan - The Pirates of Penzance: Act I, no. 12. “Hold, Monsters!” (Mabel, Samuel, Girls, Major-General, Pirates)
The Pirates of Penzance: Act I. I Am the Very Model of a Modern Major-General
Arthur Sullivan - The Pirates of Penzance: Act I, no. 13. “I am the very model of a modern Major-General” (Major-General, Chorus)
The Pirates of Penzance: Act I. Oh, Men of Dark and Dismal Fate
Arthur Sullivan - The Pirates of Penzance: Act I, Finale No. 14 “Oh, men of dark and dismal fate …” (Mabel, Edith, Kate, Frederic, Samuel, Pirate King, Major-General, Ruth, Chorus)
The Pirates of Penzance: Act II. Oh, Dry the Glist’ning Tear
Arthur Sullivan - The Pirates of Penzance: Act II, no. 15. “Oh, dry the glist’ning tear” (Mabel, Girls)
The Pirates of Penzance: Act II. Then, Frederic, Let Your Escort Lion-Hearted
Arthur Sullivan - The Pirates of Penzance: Act II, no. 16. “Then, Frederic, Let Your Escort Lion-Hearted” (Frederic, Major-General)
Alexander Faris, London Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Oliver
The Pirates of Penzance: Act II. When the Foeman Bares His Steel
Arthur Sullivan - The Pirates of Penzance: Act II, no. 17. “When the foeman bares his steel” (Mabel, Edith, Sergeant, Policemen, Girls)
The Pirates of Penzance: Act II. Now for the Pirates’ Lair
Arthur Sullivan - The Pirates of Penzance: Act II, no. 18 “Now for the Pirates’ Lair!…” (Frederic, Ruth, Pirate King)
Alexander Faris, London Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Oliver
The Pirates of Penzance: Act II. When You Had Left Our Pirate Fold
Arthur Sullivan - The Pirates of Penzance: Act II, no. 19 “When You Had Left Our Pirate Fold” (Ruth, Frederic, Pirate King)
Alexander Faris, London Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Oliver
The Pirates of Penzance: Act II. Away, Away! My Heart’s on Fire!
Arthur Sullivan - The Pirates of Penzance: Act II, no. 20. “Away, away, my heart’s on fire” (Ruth, Frederic, Pirate King)
Alexander Faris, London Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Oliver
The Pirates of Penzance: Act II. All Is Prep’red, Your Gallant Crew Await You
Arthur Sullivan - The Pirates of Penzance: Act II, no. 21 “All Is Prepar’d; Your Gallant Crew Await You” (Mabel, Frederic)
Alexander Faris, London Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Oliver
The Pirates of Penzance: Act II. Stay, Fred’ric, Stay!
Arthur Sullivan - The Pirates of Penzance: Act II, no. 22. “Stay, Fred’ric stay!…” (Mabel, Frederic, Ensemble)
The Pirates of Penzance: Act II. No, I’ll Be Brave
Arthur Sullivan - The Pirates of Penzance: Act II, no. 23. “No, I’ll be brave…” (Mabel, Sergeant, Policemen)
The Pirates of Penzance: Act II. When a Felon’s Not Engaged in His Employment
Arthur Sullivan - The Pirates of Penzance: Act II, no. 24. “When a felon’s not engaged in his employment” (Sergeant, Policemen)
The Pirates of Penzance: Act II. A Rollicking Band of Pirates We
Arthur Sullivan - The Pirates of Penzance: Act II, no. 25. “A Rollicking Band of Pirates We” (Sergeant, Pirates, Policemen)
The Pirates of Penzance: Act II. With Cat-Like Tread
Arthur Sullivan - The Pirates of Penzance: Act II, no. 26. “With cat-like tread, upon our prey we steal” (Samuel, Pirates, Policemen)
Disc 8
Princess Ida: Act I. Search Throughout the Panorama
Arthur Sullivan - Princess Ida: Act I. “Search Throughout the Panorama” (Florian and Chorus)
Princess Ida: Act I. Now Hearken to My Strict Command
Arthur Sullivan - Princess Ida: Act I. “Now Hearken to My Strict Command” (Hildebrand and Chorus)
Princess Ida: Act I. From the Distant Panorama
Arthur Sullivan - Princess Ida: Act I. “From the Distant Panorama” (Chorus)
Princess Ida: Act I. We Are Warriors Three
Arthur Sullivan - Princess Ida: Act I. “We Are Warriors Three” (Arac, Guron, Scynthius and Chorus)
Princess Ida: Act I. If You Give Me Your Attention
Arthur Sullivan - Princess Ida: Act I. “If You Give Me Your Attention” (Gama)
Princess Ida: Act I. P’raps If You Address the Lady
Arthur Sullivan - Princess Ida: Act I. Finale. “P’raps If You Address the Lady…” (Gama, Hildebrand, Cyril, Hilarion, Florian and Chorus)
Princess Ida: Act II. Towards the Empryean Heights
Arthur Sullivan - Princess Ida: Act II. “Towards the Empyrean Heights” (Lady Psyche, Melissa, Sacharissa and Chorus of Girls)
Princess Ida: Act II. Mighty Maiden With a Mission
Arthur Sullivan - Princess Ida: Act II. “Mighty Maiden With a Mission” (Chorus of Girls)
Princess Ida: Act II. Minerva! Oh, Hear Me
Arthur Sullivan - Princess Ida: Act II. 10. “Minerva! oh, hear me!” … “Oh, goddess wise” (Princess)
Princess Ida: Act II. And Thus to Empryean Heights
Arthur Sullivan - Princess Ida: Act II. “And Thus to Empyrean Heights” (Princess and Chorus)