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Is one of the police a female? Just wondering

I’d also like to add my admiration for the Jack Point. His voice suits his character. A more operatic voice would get in the way.

I’m watching this again, because theatrically there’s so much more to like & admire than not, but I have to wonder: was the overture ruined in the theatre too, or was the video & VO for the tv audience? If it were done in a live performance, it displays a disrespect for the material, in an otherwise fascinating production.

I’ve watched this a hundred times and keep missing how Poo Bah ends up with Petti Sing

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Hidden gem on utube. I've not done Orphee En Feers in English for about 25 years.

Is this from the 1982 Brent Walker production? Do you have the full video?

This was hilarious to this English-speaking savoyard. A Sir Joseph who is way younger than Ralph, and freakazoid upper-class twit of the year to boot! An extremely light-on-his-feet Captain. A Ralph who, for once, looks like he could almost be the same age as the Captain (which he should be!), PLUS he's a bit non-traditional in terms of physical appearance. Vocally, the "British Tar is a Soaring Soul" was a delicious treat. And the whole 1970s Euro-opera-in-a-TV-studio thing never gets old for me.

A marvelous rendition of the song !

Very enjoyable! Was it the same cast as on the Danish L. P. with "Trial by Jury"? I liked the Sir Joseph. Is his accent a superior voice? That's what I do! I noticed some words coincide with the original. Some of my faithful translations of Offenbach have been performed. "Station" and in Danish we heard "klasse" (spelling?). I know "Jeg elsker dig" from the lovely Grieg song with lyrics by Hans Christian Andersen. A classic doesn't need to be changed as it is always relevant. Perhaps there is still a class system in Denmark as well! D. C. did indeed move with the times. Sometimes they went too far e. g. "the Gondoliers" changed from eighteenth century to nineteenth century. They couldn't dance the gavotte which I learnt at the Guildford School of Acting. The Don was done as a Cardinal but still exaggerated his mere politeness to ladies. One hopes he was celibate! The tradition was perhaps being watered down but a replica production could have been done. It's been successful in ballet. They could have done a traditional "Sorcerer" from the prompt-book and with copies of the original designs. The people knew what they were doing. Instead they had an untraditional production which was one of the best I have ever seen. The so-called Arts Council closed them down but they were adaptable so they would have toured less operettas but with some by other composers and librettists. "Véronique" with music by André Messager was being planned. I'm tired of complaining about vulgar, rudderless O. T. T. productions. They think they're being clever. Remember Gilbert's "pork-pie" rebuke. Put in "references" are often out of-date already. The general satire is universal. A Noel Coward play recently was supposed to be set in 1991 but there were references to Liz Truss and to the Queen's Hall (kept from the original play) & it was bombed after the nineteen-thirties!

Thank you so much for this excellent transfer. Have you done any other titles of the excerpts series (& "Trial" complete)? If only we;d had complete films of the D'Oyly Carte. The acting, singing, sets and acting are first rate. I don't know if the transition between items is too abrupt. There were two narrations: Douglas Firbanks Junior, and Thomas Round.

Breakneck??? These tempos are perfection, allowing full realization of the wonderful, transparent Sullivan orchestration. The peppy, “Here’s a first - rate opportunity,” was particularly invigorating (with or without vocals - all easily imagined during this gem of an overture).

Do you know where someone could find a complete version of this performance?

Man, such well spoken pirates!! I always imagine pirates with a "low class" British dialect like cockney or something 😆

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When I was at William & Mary, the school's light opera company, Sinfonicron, did a production of Patience that replaced the Aestheticism with Existentialism. Seeing beatniks sing G&S is one of the funniest things I've ever seen. Unfortunately, this was before they started recording their shows.

Wow. ..excellent...I don't speak a word of Danish ... But the attention to details. ,business...exemplary....sir Joseph....the first time I have seen him played as I always wanted.. everyone else....absolutly bloody brilliant....No wonder the D'oyly Carte went under....are so sad to reflect.....but they didn't move with the times...Well done to everyone.. ..brilliant...and much enjoyed...

Wonderful! Is Pinafore available in this series?

Oh my goodness! I've loved Trial by Jury since I was a child. (now 70). This is the most stupendous production I've ever seen!! Bravo!

Wonderful! Long a favourite, this first-rate performance is matched by beautul costumes and sets....more, please!

definitive!

Best I have seen so far! Bravo!

This is by far the best Maybel I have ever seen! And their interpretation of Men of Dark and Dismal Fate is my favorite one yet! Incredible!

The only Savoy Opera with a tragic ending.

A production so paranoid about "cultural appropriation" that it goes for full cultural erasure by stripping every Japanese image from a play about Japan. Well done.

I heard my first G & S at 14 on old pre-electric 78's which my school-mate's father gave him when he "updated". to electric recordings. So what I heard was recorded before 1928 by some of the D'Oyley-Carte cast who had been actually been directed. There are of course variations in this performance, but it is pedantic to insist on a pure Victorian production. I enjoyed it immensely. Some of the previous Opera Australia productions were too gimmicky - Was it the Lord High Executioner who popped up out of a barrell? And if so, why? Remember Gilbert's notice to cast "There will be a further rehearsal on Sunday to delete the improvements." The part is never greater than the whole

I really think this is one of the funnier KoKos I've seen.

I don't like this version because instead of singing to their audience they are singing to the camera. Look again and you will see what I mean. Not good acting. There are much better versions which I love. One is from 1957 with 2 great singers who can also act.

Expensive production but it needed some tinkering. Comic opera it may be but a bit less comic and more opera would help. And the miming could have been better. Could the subtitle writer be given a copy of the libretto in advance?

...Windows on the World was on the 103rd floor of the North tower (1WTC); express elevator to the restaurant and lounge; good food and fantastic views!

This is a travesty. The set, costumes and choreography completely undermine Gilbert’s original vision and render the satire toothless. Unwatchable.

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An excellent and original presentation - I could be wrong but most of the sets looked lacklustre and unimaginatative compared to other productions - but as I said I could be wrong.,

Prefer the colourful Japanese sets and costumes. And slower tempos…

Kia ora from Aotearoa! Thank you so much for uploading these videos, they make so much of my childhood! I don't want to ask too much of you, but if you could at some point upload The Sorcerer, Iolanthe and Ruddigore, I would be eternally grateful to you.

3:55 ruth song 9:16 ruth who you loved so much ? 14:45 take me with you Fred and Ruth duet 20:30 sister song/scene 30:56 Mabel Entrance 34:57 Mabel and sister song 55:55 sister sleep song 56:38 Mabel solo moment 1:07:00 Ruth sing (plan) 1:17:45 Mabel (Frederick stay) 1L42:36 Ruth 1:45:11 Poor wandering

A delightful version. Best things, IMO (in order): Alison Chitty's minimalist but effective set, Claudia Boyle's voice and acting, Angharad Lyddon's voice and beauty, the solid acting and singing of the chorus, the timbre of Robert Murray's voice. Questionable (again in my humble opinion): The breakneck tempos the conductor chose for much of the overture and many of the chorus numbers. I dialed the playback speed down to .9 or .92, and found the appropriate tempo. :)

I have some questions for any Danes. How good is the translation? Do the jokes still land? Did they have to change much do you think?

This is the best "Pirates" I've seen. Excellent voices, good acting, and some neat bits of stage business. D'Oyly Carte couldn't have done it better.

Good thing I could get subtitles. I couldn't recognize any words many of them sang, especially Mabel.

This is a superb performance with great singers who really know how to act in a modern style with none of that Victorian proclaiming which tainted the reputation of these works. What´s more, the semi-staging seems more effective than a full blown production might have been. And what music! As in Mozart, there are moments, maybe just a couple of bars, which are unbearably exquisite (the female trio at the end 2.11.25), and other sequences which rival the greatest moments of opera. The arrival of the executioner in Act 1 (1.12.05), and the opening of Act 2 are fantastic.

Larry David must have invested heavily in opera songs. How many of his Curb hijinx have been set to Three Little Maids?

The vocals are fantastic. But why does the Pirate King look, sound and act like Captain Jack Sparrow?

Wonderful...Brits pretending to be Asian. Just g..r..e..a..t.

Oh my!!!..... I haven't seen this since I was in my 20's. I remember watching this on PBS and it became my favorite Mikado version to watch and listen to. I recorded the audio on crummy cassette and wore it out long ago. Thanks so much for uploading this. Now I can enjoy it again.

visually: 7/10 but the sound is about 3/0.

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Excellent Production. Kudos to all. What a true delight from start to finish. I LOVED it.

Brilliant - such fun!