H.M.S. Pinafore 00 Overture

[MrCuddlyable3]

Frankie Howerd R.I.P. was one of Britain's best stand-up comedians. Casting Howerd as Sir Joseph Porter in this production of H.M.S. Pinafore was a disaster. He treats the part as though it were a pantomime that needs his ad libs and oohs and ahs.

[ACoolDudeProduction]

This production was AWFUL!

[sweetypie000]

definately a little bit of nazi marching music in there....

[LeafySeaHobbit]

hey antman i went to that performance, good oboeing, my friend liz holbert played french horn.

[AntMan1007]

I performed this last week in South Australia (as an Oboist). It was fantastic!

[jlf180]

Nice! Do you have a favorite tune or solo?

[AntMan1007]

Yea, my solo (I play Oboe) in the Overture! I also like Ralph's solo at the beginning.

[sisterai]

Brilliant, but I wish the whole overture could be uploaded. This is one of my favorite G&S overtures!

[jlf180]

I believe that was the entire segment.

[nclysander]

Yes, I recently read that the overture was cut a little in this film. I'm not as familiar with HMS as some of the other operettas, so I couldn't say for sure.

[dlpine]

thanks for this wonderful post, jlf180! i love to enjoy "pinafore" relaxing at home or driving in my car. love gilbert and sullivan.

dlp

[skimshanks]

Forgot to mention Frankie Howard as Sir Joseph Porter - you could possibly forgive his inability to sing, but not his inability to bother to learn the lines! Some dreadful crooner plays Captain Corcoran very badly too.

[skimshanks]

I have seen this and remember it to be very poor. The Why and Wherefore trio is a particular low point - I seem to remember they did it sat down - that's the stil at 0.39. A dreadful series actually and this, along with probably Ruddigore, were the worst ones. Such a shame as it is such a good idea to film the series and it could have been done so well. Must have put so many people of G&S over the years!!

[sisterai]

Yes, Pinafore has some brilliant songs and delightful characters. Such a wonderful operetta deserves to be performed well!

[Lissical]

I remember watching this in 1987 when it ran on PBS along with all of the other G&S operettas...my mom taped them since she's a huge fan as well. Now I have the complete set of DVDs that is out. Thanks for uploading this. :)

[rolandwj]

This is brilliant!!! Could you please upload some more from the movie - for example the whole intro, please?

[jlf180]

glad you like it! I think I have it in a playlist that will play the entire musical in order

[hellboy7654321]

lol awsome