ruddigore 27 Act I Finale

ZOR. Who is the wretch who hath betrayed thee? Let him stand forth!
RICH. (coming forward)'Twas I!
ALL. Die, traitor!
RICH. Hold! my conscience made me! Withhold your wrath!

SOLO ñ RICHARD. Within this breast there beats a heart Whose voice can't be gainsaid. It bade me thy true rank impart, And I at once obeyed. I knew 'twould blight thy budding fate ñ I knew 'twould cause thee anguish great ñ But did I therefore hesitate? No! I at once obeyed!

ALL. Acclaim him who, when his true heart Bade him young Robin's rank impart, Immediately obeyed!

SOLO ñ ROSE (addressing ROBIN). Farewell! Thou hadst my heart ñ 'Twas quickly won! But now we part ñ Thy face I shun! Farewell! Go bend the knee At Vice's shrine, Of life with me All hope resign. Farewell! Farewell! Farewell!

(To SIR DESPARD.) Take me ñ I am thy bride!

BRIDESMAIDS. Hail the Bridegroom ñ hail the Bride! When the nuptial knot is tied; Every day will bring some joy That can never, never cloy!

(Enter MARGARET, who listens.)

SIR D. Excuse me, I'm a virtuous person now ñ
ROSE. That's why I wed you!
SIR D. And I to Margaret must keep my vow!
MAR. Have I misread you? Oh, joy! with newly kindled rapture warmed, I kneel before you! (kneels)
SIR D. I once disliked you; now that I've reformed, How I adore you! (They embrace.)

BRIDESMAIDS. Hail the Bridegroom ñ hail the Bride! When the nuptial knot is tied; Every day will bring some joy That can never, never cloy!

ROSE. Richard, of him I love bereft, Through thy design, Thou art the only one that's left, So I am thine! (They embrace.)

BRIDESMAIDS. Hail the Bridegroom ñ hail the Bride! Hail the Bridegroom ñ hail the Bride!

DUET ñ ROSE AND RICHARD. Oh, happy the lily When kissed by the bee; And, sipping tranquilly, Quite happy is he; And happy the filly That neighs in her pride; But happier than any, A pound to a penny, A lover is, when he Embraces his bride!

DUET ñ SIR DESPARD AND MARGARET. Oh, happy the flowers That blossom in June, And happy the bowers That gain by the boon, But happier by hours The man of descent, Who, folly regretting, Is bent on forgetting His bad baronetting, And means to repent!

TRIO ñ HANNAH, ADAM, AND ZORAH. Oh, happy the blossom That blooms on the lea, Likewise the opossum That sits on a tree, But when you come across 'em, They cannot compare With those who are treading The dance at a wedding, While people are spreading The best of good fare!


SOLO ñ ROBIN. Oh, wretched the debtor Who's signing a deed! And wretched the letter That no one can read! But very much better Their lot it must be Than that of the person I'm making this verse on, Whose head there's a curse on ñ Alluding to me!

ENSEMBLE WITH CHORUS.
Oh, happy the lily, etc.

DANCE.


END OF ACT I

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[CaballeroCatalan]

Brilliant! Thank you very much for the upload.

The bipolar chorus in all its glory, three true loves in one minute and brides popping out from behind tombstones... Decidedly the Act I finale ever.

[bruxbrux]

Despard Murgatroyd is the role Vincent Price was born to play.

[TheShadowwolf88]

And "Robin" is carted off to his castle to his rightfull place!

Afterall he DID try and avoid his fate at his brothers expence that is in itself a serious crime...morally at least but a crime nonetheless!

[TheShadowwolf88]

2:12 He looks scared!

[dnarii]

I really love that it's Richard who's making free with pouring, presumably, Robin's expensive wedding wine for Old Adam to guzzle.