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  • Опубликовано: 25 дек 2024

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  • @LebenderPanzer
    @LebenderPanzer 2 года назад +29

    God, you can tell how much fun the actors are having with their roles. Reminds me of the Essegee version, you can just F E E L the playful energy.

    • @golvic1436
      @golvic1436 Месяц назад

      Where I live there is a local opera house and a few acquaintances I know who work there always love when they get to do a Gilbert and Sullivan operetta.

  • @deadandburied7626
    @deadandburied7626 Год назад +23

    The DEFINITIVE Pinafore performance, from beginning to end 🎉

  • @hypercomms2001
    @hypercomms2001 10 месяцев назад +4

    It is almost 150 years since the first performance on the 25 May 1878, at the Opera Comique, London...

  • @matthewcondon1985
    @matthewcondon1985 5 лет назад +42

    These three are great! I love every part of how they performed this song. The costumes look amazing and they all look great in them, they sound amazing, and I love the dancing and the way they interact with each other and I love all their facial expressions. It's just all very well done!

    • @flanplan5903
      @flanplan5903 4 года назад +7

      It all looks like they are having the time of their lives on stage as well...

    • @bobbywimsy6741
      @bobbywimsy6741 3 года назад +7

      Effortless, natural, comical whimsical connectedness. Bravo!

    • @julistarling8382
      @julistarling8382 2 года назад +2

      I doubt very much that it's effortless but they do manage to make it look as if it was.
      Which is basically really just part of their job, but I must say they do a nice job. ^___^

    • @dimetronome
      @dimetronome Год назад +1

      Yeah, I love how the Captain reacts with surprise and annoyance at her mention of the tar 😂 I haven't noticed that in any other performances.

  • @lazyhazeldaisy9596
    @lazyhazeldaisy9596 5 лет назад +129

    This is by far the best adaptation of H M S Pinafore I have seen, the Aussies know how to put on a show the catching of the glasses quite brilliant.

    • @dildonius
      @dildonius 4 года назад +2

      I like this version of the song a bit better
      ruclips.net/video/RIiQpQgka1A/видео.html

    • @lazyhazeldaisy9596
      @lazyhazeldaisy9596 3 года назад +2

      @@eltodesukane I'm not sure it was on the arts channel some years ago and I luckily transferred it on to disk, it was HMS Pinafore and Trial By Jury all in one performance.

    • @thedancehackersguidetoarge4301
      @thedancehackersguidetoarge4301 2 года назад +1

      Didn't the Aussies give us Pirate Movie?

    • @julistarling8382
      @julistarling8382 2 года назад

      About the catching of the glasses: Oh yes. ^___^
      At first I was just giggling at the combined artfulness and artlessness of the three who toss the glasses, but then I realized that the three who *catch* the glasses have to have this thing absolutely perfectly timed. @__@
      So do the three who throw and they cannot see what's happening behind them. @___@
      Wow. Splendid. 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

    • @peterjackson2625
      @peterjackson2625 Год назад +1

      I agree.

  • @harrietgate
    @harrietgate 5 лет назад +39

    Fabulous! How could this be improved upon? Beautiful girl....what a voice!

    • @dildonius
      @dildonius 4 года назад +3

      Meh. The woman is a very good singer, but the other two are incredibly average. And they're just SPEEDING through this WAY too fast. Awful pacing.
      THIS version is way better imo:
      ruclips.net/video/RIiQpQgka1A/видео.html

    • @beethockmtee8565
      @beethockmtee8565 3 года назад +6

      @@dildonius I know you did NOT just call THE Anthony Warlow incredibly average.

    • @nickevershedmusic8927
      @nickevershedmusic8927 3 года назад +1

      @@dildonius they are very good, I could do this almost at good as them I think, I’m going to try join some Amateur opera groups when restrictions are over

  • @jakewalker2843
    @jakewalker2843 3 года назад +36

    HMS Pinafore is one of G&S's masterpieces to be sure, but this song is one of my favorites from their works because it seems to have a message and story within it that's strong enough to stand by itself. You don't have to be familiar with the story of Pinafore to understand the message of love overcoming class distinctions in this song.

    • @julistarling8382
      @julistarling8382 2 года назад +2

      You do have to be able to hear the words and understand the song though.
      Luckily it's generally very audible in most versions including this one.
      I have several G&S favorite songs and this is one of them. 😍

    • @ZackBlackwood97
      @ZackBlackwood97 2 года назад +2

      Context with the rest of the story helps. This song isn't about the Lord and daughter

    • @tuxtommy69
      @tuxtommy69 2 года назад +2

      Exactly! Which is why it does NOT need all of the extra dancing and choreographical adornment. The tossing champagne glasses was actually quite amusing & fine as well as the "struggling" with the bell. But these performers ALL sang very well .. the audience should be focused on Sullivan's fine melodies & Gilbert's razor sharp witty lyrics! They did not need any further antics.

  • @maxinejacobson4006
    @maxinejacobson4006 4 года назад +15

    I went to Coatbridge High School in Scotland and this is where I was introduced to Gilbert and Sullivan.
    The seniors, under the direction of Mr. Cuthbertson, performed a different one each year, and I was smitten!
    Loved this!

    • @wurlitzer895
      @wurlitzer895 4 года назад

      Hi Maxine. Fabulous series of operas, aren't they? As brilliant as they are unique. Peter A

    • @alexanderpaterson3982
      @alexanderpaterson3982 2 года назад +1

      Hello Maxine, Thanks for brining back memories, I also went to " The Albert " many years ago ( 1952 - 55 ))

  • @jamestown8398
    @jamestown8398 3 года назад +21

    Josaphine: "For a gallant captain's daughter."
    Cocoran: *Flattered*
    Josaphine: "And a tar who ploughs the water."
    Cocoran: *Suspicious*

    • @BrothaDesmond2
      @BrothaDesmond2 3 года назад +5

      And a tar who ploughs the daughter

    • @jamestown8398
      @jamestown8398 3 года назад +3

      @@BrothaDesmond2
      Cocoran: "What?!"

  • @marciaallman8920
    @marciaallman8920 5 лет назад +20

    My husband sang the part of Capt. Corcoran and at that time we adopted our first rescue dachshund and we named her Josephine.

    • @bobbywimsy6741
      @bobbywimsy6741 3 года назад +3

      Why I've been an operahund for decades, intend to adopt two jack Russell's and name them.Gilbert and Sullivan.

    • @GubekochiGoury
      @GubekochiGoury Месяц назад

      Is she a merry maiden?

  • @anthonytyler2694
    @anthonytyler2694 6 лет назад +70

    Excellent stuff. It's wonderful to see that you are true to G&S , they would approve!
    I played Sir Joseph in 1972 in Stafford, England.
    Anthony

    • @wanderingkernel5002
      @wanderingkernel5002 5 лет назад +5

      Ladies and Gentleman, the second son of God has blessed us with his presence.

    • @edwincone2733
      @edwincone2733 4 года назад +3

      Kernel's 3crazy Adventure

  • @Antonio112390a
    @Antonio112390a 3 года назад +10

    I have to Say that This is by far one of my favorite Videos of this song, This is one my favorite songs of all time. Thank you This is why i want to go to Australia to see This amazing Theatre

  • @davelaurence2254
    @davelaurence2254 Год назад +1

    This performance is the best: I have never seen it bettered.

  • @wurlitzer895
    @wurlitzer895 4 года назад +5

    Splendid, simply splendid in every respect. Thank you very much indeed.

  • @sheriffb1544
    @sheriffb1544 4 года назад +7

    Love this rendition. My only wish is that it was longer!

  • @brionneeley5660
    @brionneeley5660 5 лет назад +11

    This is amazing. One of my favorite versions.

  • @abesapien9930
    @abesapien9930 5 лет назад +23

    Wow, that is a soprano!

  • @55realitycheck
    @55realitycheck 8 месяцев назад +1

    I saw this production. Anthony warlow was amazing

  • @janetflier6192
    @janetflier6192 3 года назад +1

    These actors are very fine singers!!

  • @cinnabinna215
    @cinnabinna215 3 года назад +3

    always gets stuck in my head!!

  • @Afalstein
    @Afalstein 7 лет назад +26

    Sir Joseph on every chorus: "Eh? What's that?"

  • @aidanmaguire8712
    @aidanmaguire8712 Год назад

    Wonderful performance

  • @marcusc9931
    @marcusc9931 Год назад +7

    I remember seeing a version where she has one glass too many and ends up saying "and the tar who plows the daughter", causing her father to spit out his drink.

  • @deadandburied7626
    @deadandburied7626 Год назад +2

    Bought the DVD of this

  • @alansbinnie1446
    @alansbinnie1446 4 года назад +2

    Excellent.

  • @jeanniesegall5636
    @jeanniesegall5636 2 года назад +1

    Exquisite!

  • @JustineWittich
    @JustineWittich 6 месяцев назад

    G & S done superbly!

  • @maureenchallis2093
    @maureenchallis2093 Год назад +1

    These three kill me!

  • @deniswilliams2212
    @deniswilliams2212 5 месяцев назад

    Bravo! G&S done as it should be done

  • @FJMLAM
    @FJMLAM 2 года назад

    Brilliant!! Not too much Tom Foolery-Just right! Nice choreography and a lovely soprano.

  • @julistarling8382
    @julistarling8382 2 года назад +2

    Takes me back to when I used to play this song over and over on audiotape.
    Now I get to do that on RUclips. 😍😊😚
    Love how they just casually toss those glasses over their shoulders. 😉😜😘
    (Okay, it's maybe a bit too "privileged" of them, but it's still cute. 😉)

  • @MatthewBluefox
    @MatthewBluefox 2 года назад +2

    Good catch by the sailors at 1:34 :)

  • @onecertainesquire486
    @onecertainesquire486 3 года назад +11

    My sweet lord! That is one impressive Soprano! What’s her name?

  • @norsewolf1364
    @norsewolf1364 3 года назад +16

    SHowing the lyrics, as on some operas, might not be a bad idea. G&S deserve to be understood.

    • @julistarling8382
      @julistarling8382 2 года назад +2

      I understood the words well enough but then I already knew the words.
      If they're doing it right then the words should be not *much* hard to understand (except for some of the patter songs when they go really fast).

    • @AprilBloom16
      @AprilBloom16 Год назад +3

      Often OA does have surtitles above the stage. Not sure if this production did, but I recall that Pirates did.

  • @maicey_t.
    @maicey_t. 4 года назад +15

    Anthony Warlow can do no wrong.

  • @kojinaoftheinvertedeye810
    @kojinaoftheinvertedeye810 8 месяцев назад

    Ngl why is the moustache giving me John Cleese vibes, send help, I can't unsee it after first imagining it.

    • @JelMain
      @JelMain Месяц назад

      No reason why not. There was a python Mikado, don't forget

  • @ariellibson
    @ariellibson 6 лет назад +20

    Does anyone know where I can find the whole show of this production? It used to be on RUclips but I can't find it!

    • @psychological8730
      @psychological8730 6 лет назад +4

      I know! I'm so bummed they took it down. Anthony Warlow is a treat. Great production and my favorite version of "Sorry Her Lot."

    • @psychological8730
      @psychological8730 6 лет назад +6

      Apparently you can get it online on dvd 👍

    • @whazzat8015
      @whazzat8015 5 лет назад +1

      Great balance of stage and voice

    • @markpresnell233
      @markpresnell233 5 лет назад +2

      I have it!

    • @reneeolsen9934
      @reneeolsen9934 4 года назад +1

      Any chance you could share it? Please :-)

  • @robertmwoodley1502
    @robertmwoodley1502 4 года назад +1

    Opera Australia, Melbourne, I think

  • @robertholden285
    @robertholden285 Год назад

    Please tell us the names of the three singers, and tell us where the performance took place. Many thanks. Robert

    • @aretea.4
      @aretea.4  Год назад +1

      Anthony Warlow (captain Corcoran), Tiffany Speight (his daughter), John Bolton-Wood (sir Joseph Porter, KCB, First Lord of the Admiralty).

  • @cRobbone88
    @cRobbone88 2 месяца назад

    this is exactly the reason, why not theater!

  • @jasminnemcdonald94A
    @jasminnemcdonald94A 2 года назад +2

    So H.M.S. Pinafore has Navy Sailors while Pirates of Penzance has Pirates??

    • @thomasw.eggers4303
      @thomasw.eggers4303 2 года назад +1

      Yes, and Iolanthe has the entire house of Lords.

    • @SarahB1863
      @SarahB1863 2 года назад +1

      @@thomasw.eggers4303 And "Patience" has a platoon of dragoons. And "The Gondoliers" has...well...gondoliers...

  • @lyraheart511
    @lyraheart511 Год назад

    Who’s Josephine in this??

  • @damienblackburn8953
    @damienblackburn8953 3 года назад +1

    it was grea

  • @alfrednaujocks6378
    @alfrednaujocks6378 3 года назад +1

    that's Linda Ronstadt, right?

  • @MIIC2
    @MIIC2 4 года назад +7

    Where are the lines
    "For a tar who ploughs the daughter"
    "What?!"
    Is it not in the original?

    • @Tocsin-Bang
      @Tocsin-Bang 4 года назад +11

      No. I've only ever heard that in one production, and I have heard dozens of productions and even appeared in one in the chorus.

    • @robertmwoodley1502
      @robertmwoodley1502 4 года назад +15

      The original was performed in London in the late 19th century. A line like that would never have gotten past the theatre censors!

    • @kennethwayne6857
      @kennethwayne6857 4 года назад +7

      @@robertmwoodley1502 Oh, I don't think he's serious. That's a good one though, hadn't heard it before. I worked with John Reed years ago and the best part of it was listening to his many anecdotes about the D'Oyly Carte company. They would mischievously sing things like 'Oh Joy, oh Rapture unforeseen, my underwear has come back clean...'

    • @robertmwoodley1502
      @robertmwoodley1502 4 года назад +4

      @@kennethwayne6857 in our school productions swearing was achieved by moving the lips to "muddy buckets of pitch"! Sensilbilities intact!

    • @jamestown8398
      @jamestown8398 3 года назад +3

      I heard "For a tar who ploughs the *water* ". I even listened to it again when I saw your comment; she's making a "w" sound.

  • @delboyoelmundo4718
    @delboyoelmundo4718 2 месяца назад

    Lower middle class ?

  • @mrjnuts1
    @mrjnuts1 2 года назад +2

    in this video who are the 3 actors? i cant recall where I've seen these 3 people faces from before.

    • @keetard
      @keetard 2 года назад

      I can give you an answer for Corcoran. That's the great Anthony Warlow from Jekyll and Hyde the musical and Phantom of the Opera.

    • @mrjnuts1
      @mrjnuts1 2 года назад

      @@keetard oh I did managed to find them as well after this comment. But thanks.

    • @mrjnuts1
      @mrjnuts1 2 года назад

      @@keetard Tiffany Speight and John Bolton-Wood