Pirates of Penzance, the: Soundtracks & Original Casts: Amazon.ca: Music

Disc: 1
1. Pour, O Pour the Pirate Sherry
2. When Frederic Was A Little Lad
3. Oh, Better Far to Live And Die
4. Oh, False One, You Have Deceived Me!
5. Climbing Over Rocky Mountains
6. Stop, Ladies, Pray!
7. Oh, Is There Not One Maiden Breast
8. Poor Wandering One
9. What Ought We To Do?
10. How Beautifully Blue The Sky
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Disc: 2
1. Oh, Dry The Glistening Tear
2. Then Frederic
3. When The Foeman Bares His Steel
4. Now For The Pirates' Liar
5. When You Had Left Our Pirate Fold
6. My Eyes Are Fully Open
7. Away, Away! My Heart's On Fire
8. All Is Prepared
9. Stay, Frederic, Stay!
10. Sorry Her Lot
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Producer Joseph Papp's Broadway spin on Gilbert & Sullivan's The Pirates of Penzance cannily employs pop firepower in its casting, adding an inviting Yankee accent to roles normally associated with (and sometimes embalmed in) plummy English locution. Erstwhile country-rocker Linda Ronstadt, who by this point had already proven she could tackle pre-rock pop standards, stretches successfully as its heroine. Rex Smith, then dismissed as a pop-rock heartthrob, proves he could be a "legitimate" musical leading man, a niche he's since inhabited comfortably. And Kevin Kline returns to his stage training as the hearty King of the Pirates. Onstage, Papp celebrated the slapstick possibilities of the deliberately silly plot, which weaves reliably tart observations about class consciousness and gender politics into a pirate band's invasion of a Cornish coastal town. A faithful big-screen adaptation added Angela Lansbury for marquee clout, but even without that grande dame of the Great White Way, this original stage cast is a corker, the music glorious and the performances spirited. --Sam Sutherland

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5.0 out of 5 stars Oh Gilbert, Oh Sullivan, Nov 8 2002

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"satiristrebel" (New York, NY USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Pirates of Penzance, the (Audio CD)

With their mockery of British society, Gilbert and Sullivan truly bring a wonderful score to the stage. Between the masterful and witty lyrics and the catchy tunes, one cannot help but hum them to oneself when leaving the theater, or rather, after listening to the CD. Myself having experience performing Gilbert and Sullivan's work in such pieces as "HMS Pinafore", "Pirates of Penzance", "Iolanthe" and "Princess Ida", working on them is just as much, if not more, enjoyable that viewing a performance. I highly recommend all of Gilbert and Sullivan's work, "Pirates" in particular.

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5.0 out of 5 stars My favorite movie, Sep 3 2002

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R. Stephen Marshall "smarshall@djplaw.com" (Salt Lake City, Utah) - See all my reviews
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I have loved this movie since it first came out twenty years ago or so. I was delighted when the CD was finally released. The production is superb and the music is wonderful. G & S themselves would be pleased with Papp's presentations.

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5.0 out of 5 stars My absolute favorite of all opera's, July 31 2002

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Bailey Ann Guild (West Michigan) - See all my reviews

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The first time I saw the movie of the broadway version(Kline, Ronstadt, Lansbury) I was hooked, more, obsessed with the show. It was hard to believe at first that Kevin and Linda tackled their performances so brightly, for operetta. However, Linda impressed me with her accomplished performance as "Mabel Stanley" smoothly landing all those sweetly high octave notes. And Kevin certainly shined in one of his finer, sexier screen roles as the dashingly, buffoonish, pirate king. Rex Smith made me melt with his succullent, syrupy, yet smooth tenor vocals as the pirate apprentice. Some of the sceneplay, I felt could have been directed much smoother, as a few shots appeared to be either filmed choppy, or plain poorly edited. But, in the end - the soundtrack is top-rate, and the movie I graded a B-.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Pirates of Penzance
I have been a fan of this movie since the early 80's. Yes the woman singing in this recording is more than capable, but it just isn't the same without Angela Lansbury. Read more

Published on Nov 27 2001 by powerslp

5.0 out of 5 stars Childhood crushes never fade
This movie changed my life. I first recall seeing the movie on cable in the early 80's. I was around 6 or 7 at the time, and the one thing I remembeer was .... Read more

Published on Oct 9 2001 by Sadiqa L. Dickens