The Pirates of Penzance (or The Slave of Duty)

Description

The Pirates of Penzance, premiered in 1879, confirmed the comic genius of librettist W.S. Gilbert and composer Arthur Sullivan, following on the heels of their wildly successful H.M.S. Pinafore.

Pirates invade the rocky coast of Cornwall in this topsy-turvy tale of love and duty, highlighted by the famous strains of “Poor Wandering One,” “I Am the Very Model of a Modern Major-General,” “Oh, Is There Not One Maiden Breast” and “With Cat-Like Tread, Upon Our Prey We Steal.” This vocal score includes the complete music and all dialogue, a plot synopsis, articles on the famous partnership and the history of The Pirates of Penzance, a filmography and a discography.

Contents:

• Away, Away! My Hearts

• Climbing Over Rocky Mountain

• Hold, Monsters!

• How Beautifully Blue The Sky

• Hush, Hush! Not A Word

• I Am The Very Model

• No, I Am Brave!

• Oh, Is There Not One Maiden Breast

• Oh, Better Far To Live And Die

• Oh, Dry The Glistening Tear

• Oh, False One, You Have Deceived Me

• Oh, Men Of Dark And Dismal Fate

• Poor Wand'ring One

• Pour, O Pour The Pirate Sherry

• A Rollicking Band Of Pirates

• Sighing Softly To The River

• Stay, Frederic, Stay!

• Stay, We Must Not Lose

• Stop, Ladies, Pray!

• What Ought We To Do

• When A Felon's Not Engaged

• When Frederic Was A Little Lad

• When The Foeman Bares His Steel

• When You Had Left

• With Cat-Like Tread