GILBERT & SULLIVAN: "The Pirates of Penzance" - The Ohio Light Opera

Three Selections:

I Overture
II (@ 07:33): "Climbing Over Rocky Mountains"
III (@ 11:11): "I Am the Very Model....."

Featuring the performance of the 2011 Ohio Light Opera Festival.

Cast includes Nicholas Wuehrmann (Major-General), Stephen Faulk
(Frederic), Karla Hughes (Mabel) and Gary Moss (Pirate King).
Cast, Chorus and Orchestra of the Ohio Light Opera, J. Lynn Thompson, conductor

from Albany TROY1331/32

http://www.albanyrecords.com

One of the most popular operettas of all time from the famous Ohio Light Opera.
Before departing for New York to conduct the premier of Pirates on New
Year's Eve, 1879, Sullivan had completed sketches for the first act,
intending to finish the opera after his voyage. Upon arrival, he
discovered he'd left the first act at home. Following an all-night
reconstruction, the New York rehearsals began while the composer
hastily created the second act, finishing everything only hours before
the premiere. The show as a success and ran for more than three
months. The Pirates of Penzance remains popular today, taking its
place along with The Mikado and H.M.S. Pinafore as one of the most
frequently played Gilbert and Sullivan operas.

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