Gilbert & Sullivan: H.M.S. Pinafore (Complete Opera)
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GILBERT and SULLIVAN
Gilbert & Sullivan: H.M.S. Pinafore (Complete Opera)
D'Oyly Carte Opera Company with Jean Hindmarsh / John Reed / Donald Adams / New Symphony Orchestra / Isadore Godfrey
[ Decca Records / 2 CD ]
Release Date: Tuesday 1 April 2003
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Rosette - Penguin Stereo Guiide
"The 1960 Godfrey set of this opera is very special indeed, and HMS Pinafore is in our view the finest of all the D'Oyly Carte analogue stereo recordings. The recording has splendid atmosphere … The sound is bright and open, words are clear and the ambience is splendidly calculated. Jean Hindmarsh is a totally convincing Josephine - she sings with great charm - and John Reed's Sir joseph is a delight."
(Penguin Stereo Guide)
Gilbert & Sullivan have fun with the Royal Navy and the British class system in this, their first major commercial success. The tale of the captain's daughter who falls for a lowly sailor features many well-known G&S favourites including "I'm called little buttercup", "When I was a lad" and "Never mind the why and wherefore."
