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No. |
Title |
Length |
| 1. |
Gondoliers, Overture (featuring John Cameron, Helen Watts, Geraint Evans, Richard Lewis, Alexander Young, Monica Sinclair, Owen Brannigan, Elsie Morison, Marjorie Thomas, James Milligan, Lavinia Renton, Edna Graham, Stella Hitchens) |
6:13 |
| 2. |
Gondoliers, Act 1: Pt. 1 Including "For the Merriest Fellows Are We" / "We're Called Gondolieri" / "From the Sunny Spanish Shore" (featuring John Cameron, Helen Watts, Geraint Evans, Richard Lewis, Alexander Young, Monica Sinclair, Owen Brannigan, Elsie Morison, Marjorie Thomas, James Milligan, Lavinia Renton, Edna Graham, Stella Hitchens) |
18:49 |
| 3. |
Gondoliers, Act 1: Pt. 2 Including "In Enterprise of Martial Kind" / "Oh Rapture" / "I Stole the Prince" / "Try We Lifelong" / "When A Merry Maiden Marries" (featuring John Cameron, Helen Watts, Geraint Evans, Richard Lewis, Alexander Young, Monica Sinclair, Owen Brannigan, Elsie Morison, Marjorie Thomas, James Milligan, Lavinia Renton, Edna Graham, Stella Hitchens) |
17:09 |
| 4. |
Gondoliers, Act 1: Pt. 3 Including "Regular Royal Queen" / Act 1: Finale (featuring John Cameron, Helen Watts, Geraint Evans, Richard Lewis, Alexander Young, Monica Sinclair, Owen Brannigan, Elsie Morison, Marjorie Thomas, James Milligan, Lavinia Renton, Edna Graham, Stella Hitchens) |
15:40 |
| 5. |
Gondoliers, Act 2: Pt. 1 Including !Rising Early" / "Take A Pair of Sparkling Eyes" / "Here We Are At the Risk of Our Lives" (featuring John Cameron, Helen Watts, Geraint Evans, Richard Lewis, Alexander Young, Monica Sinclair, Owen Brannigan, Elsie Morison, Marjorie Thomas, James Milligan, Lavinia Renton, Edna Graham, Stella Hitchens) |
11:53 |
| 6. |
Gondoliers, Act 2: Pt. 2 Including "Cachucha" / "There Lived A King" / "In A Contemplative Fashion" / "On the Day When I Was Wedded" / "Small Titles & Orders" / Act 2: Finale (featuring John Cameron, Helen Watts, Geraint Evans, Richard Lewis, Alexander Young, Monica Sinclair, Owen Brannigan, Elsie Morison, Marjorie Thomas, James Milligan, Lavinia Renton, Edna Graham, Stella Hitchens) |
26:44 |
The Gilbert and Sullivan operetta has such a clear and distinct style that one can almost decide without ever hearing the music itself whether or not it is likable. Gondoliers, as a typical example of a Gilbert and Sullivan score, is much like that. The giddy bounciness and good-natured plot strikes some as enjoyable and endearing, while to others, it is merely trite and old fashioned. Those who care for the Gilbert and Sullivan style will be quite fond of Gondoliers, a comic opera where the music is strong but the plot is weak. The title song is particularly notable — a fantastically energetic piece. There are other great songs as well, such as "Take a Pair of Sparkling Eyes." This recording from the early 1990s is a fine working of this shiny score, running 109 minutes. For fans of this genre, this is a requisite for any collection.
