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Gilbert and Sullivan
Dmitry:
Have you heard operas of librettist W.S. Gilbert and the composer Arthur Sullivan?
I wasn't familiar with any English opera before, but yesterday I've heard H.M.S. Pinafore which is quite interesting and funny. It is a comic opera!
You can listen to the whole thing:
http://www.deezer.com/music/monica-sinclair-pro-arte-orchestra-sir-malcolm-sargent/gilbert-sullivan-hms-pinafore-1097779
http://music.yandex.ru/#!/album/166517
Or just listen to one track: http://www.deezer.com/music/track/11975195
What do you think?
Klang:
They're great. In many ways their work can be thought of as the precursor to the modern musical comedy.
Check out 'The Mikado' - my fave.
:)
Dmitry:
Thanks! I'll check it out!
Klang:
Also, if you can get the movie 'Topsy Turvy' - came out in the late nineties - it tells their story in part, especially dealing with the time during the creation and production of 'The Mikado.' Very insightful and amusing.
:)
Hello Goodbye:
--- Quote from: Dmitry on July 24, 2012, 07:54:42 AM ---Have you heard operas of librettist W.S. Gilbert and the composer Arthur Sullivan?
I wasn't familiar with any English opera before, but yesterday I've heard H.M.S. Pinafore which is quite interesting and funny. It is a comic opera!
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It's about class struggle...and the boundaries of love. It's a magnificent light opera! How did you come across it, Dmitry?
You'd like The Pirates of Penzance too.
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