HMS Pinafore (English Operetta) - Gilbert & Sullivan HMV 1922

About this film

Arthur S. Sullivan HMS Pinafore Comic Opera in two acts Libretto by William S. Gilbert Creation: London 1878 (Opera Comique) HMV - Complete recording, London 1922/23 (D'Oyly Carte) 8 x 30 cm HMV D 724, D 725, D 726, D 727, D 728, D 729, D 730, D 731 (black label) Sir Joseph Frederic Ranalow Captain Corcoran Sydney Granville Ralph Rackstraw James Hay / Walter Glynne Dick Deadeye Darrell Fancourt / Frederick Hobbs Bill Bobstay Sydney Granville Bob Becket Edward Halland Josephine Violet Essex / Bessie Jones Hebe Pamela Baselow Little Buttercup Bertha Lewis / Nellie Walker Light Opera Orchestra and Chorus Harry Norris / George W. Byng Act I Act II (Quality 32kB/s mono) In 1917 Rupert D'Oyly Carte, the son of Richard D'Oyly Carte, agreed to supervise a series of complete Gilbert and Sullivan recordings for HMV with well-known recording artists of the day such as George Baker, Peter Dawson, etc., rather than with D'Oyly Carte stars. "In selecting the singers for these important records, due regard has been paid to the recording as well as the musical qualities of their voices" a contemporary advertisement proclaimed, "and the personal co-operation of Mr. Rupert D'Oyly Carte has ensured t…

Directors & creators

Frederic RANALOW - Gesang, Sydney GRANVILLE - Gesang, James HAY - Gesang, Walter GLYNNE - Gesang, Edward HALLAND - Gesang, Violet ESSEX - Sopran, Bessie JONES - Sopran, Harry NORRIS - Dirigent, George W, BYNG - Dirigent

Subjects

Section shellack operetta, English Operetta, Gilbert & Sullivan, HMS Pinafore, His Master's Voice, D 724, D 725, D 726, D 727, D 728, D 729, D 730, D 731

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