Gilbert & Sullivan

~ Release by W.S. Gilbert & Arthur Sullivan; London Symphony Orchestra, Ambrosian Opera Chorus, Peter Allen, William Conrad, Frank Gorshin, Joel Grey, Frankie Howerd, Peter Marshall, Keith Michell, Vincent Price, Clive Revill (see all versions of this release, 4 available)

Tracklist

▶ DVD-Video 1: Trial by Jury & Cox & Box
▶ DVD-Video 2: The Sorcerer
▶ DVD-Video 3: H.M.S. Pinafore
▶ DVD-Video 4: The Pirates of Penzance
▶ DVD-Video 5: Patience
▶ DVD-Video 6: Iolanthe
▶ DVD-Video 7: Princess Ida
▶ DVD-Video 8: The Mikado
▼ DVD-Video 9: Ruddigore
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1Ruddigore: Introduction
spoken vocals:
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. (actor)
visual appearances:
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. (actor)
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.2:56
2Ruddigore: Overture – Opening Credits
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Alexander Faris (conductor)
video director:
Barrie Gavin (director)
recording of:
Ruddigore: Overture
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (composer)
arranger:
Geoffrey Toye (in 1920)
part of:
Ruddigore
revision of:
Ruddigore: Overture (original version)
London Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Faris1:11
3Ruddigore, Act I: Fair Is Rose
choir vocals:
Ambrosian Opera Chorus (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir)
soprano vocals [Zorah]:
Beryl Korman
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Alexander Faris (conductor)
chorus master:
John McCarthy (British choral conductor, scholar, composer and arranger)
video director:
Barrie Gavin (director)
recording of:
Ruddigore: Act I. “Fair is Rose as bright as May day” (Zorah, Chorus)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (librettist)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (composer)
part of:
Ruddigore: Act I
Beryl Korman, Ambrosian Opera Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Faris2:40
4Ruddigore, Act I: Dialogue 1
video director:
Barrie Gavin (director)
[dialogue]2:09
5Ruddigore, Act I: Sir Rupert Murgatroyd His Leisure
choir vocals:
Ambrosian Opera Chorus (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir)
contralto vocals [Dame Hannah]:
Johanna Peters (Scottish mezzo-soprano)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Alexander Faris (conductor)
chorus master:
John McCarthy (British choral conductor, scholar, composer and arranger)
video director:
Barrie Gavin (director)
recording of:
Ruddigore: Act I. “Sir Rupert Murgatroyd, his leisure and his riches” (Hannah, Chorus)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (librettist)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (composer)
part of:
Ruddigore: Act I
Johanna Peters, Ambrosian Opera Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Faris2:58
6Ruddigore, Act I: Dialogue 2
video director:
Barrie Gavin (director)
[dialogue]2:29
7Ruddigore, Act I: If Somebody There Chance to Be
soprano vocals [Rose Maybud]:
Sandra Dugdale (soprano)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Alexander Faris (conductor)
video director:
Barrie Gavin (director)
recording of:
Ruddigore: Act I. “If somebody there chanced to be” (Rose)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (librettist)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (composer)
part of:
Ruddigore: Act I
Sandra Dugdale, London Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Faris2:41
8Ruddigore, Act I: Dialogue 3
video director:
Barrie Gavin (director)
[dialogue]1:26
9Ruddigore, Act I: I Know a Youth
baritone vocals [Robin Oakapple]:
Keith Michell (actor)
choir vocals:
Ambrosian Opera Chorus (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir)
soprano vocals [Rose Maybud]:
Sandra Dugdale (soprano)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Alexander Faris (conductor)
chorus master:
John McCarthy (British choral conductor, scholar, composer and arranger)
video director:
Barrie Gavin (director)
recording of:
Ruddigore: Act I. “I know a youth who loves a little maid” (Rose, Robin)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (librettist)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (composer)
part of:
Ruddigore: Act I
Sandra Dugdale, Keith Michell, London Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Faris3:13
10Ruddigore, Act I: Dialogue 4
video director:
Barrie Gavin (director)
[dialogue]2:14
11Ruddigore, Act I: From the Briny Sea
choir vocals:
Ambrosian Opera Chorus (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Alexander Faris (conductor)
chorus master:
John McCarthy (British choral conductor, scholar, composer and arranger)
video director:
Barrie Gavin (director)
recording of:
Ruddigore: Act I. “I Shipped, D’Ye See” (Robin)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (librettist)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (composer)
librettist:
William Gilbert (librettist)
part of:
Ruddigore: Act I
Ambrosian Opera Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Faris2:36
12Ruddigore, Act I: Hornpipe
choir vocals:
Ambrosian Opera Chorus (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Alexander Faris (conductor)
chorus master:
John McCarthy (British choral conductor, scholar, composer and arranger)
video director:
Barrie Gavin (director)
recording of:
Ruddigore: Act I. Hornpipe
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (composer)
part of:
Ruddigore: Act I
London Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Faris1:18
13Ruddigore, Act I: Additional Dialogue
video director:
Barrie Gavin (director)
[dialogue]3:18
14Ruddigore, Act I: My Boy, You May Take It From Me
baritone vocals [Robin Oakapple]:
Keith Michell (actor)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Alexander Faris (conductor)
video director:
Barrie Gavin (director)
recording of:
Ruddigore: Act I. “My boy, you may take it from me” (Robin, Richard)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (librettist)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (composer)
part of:
Ruddigore: Act I
Keith Michell, London Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Faris1:21
15Ruddigore, Act I: Dialogue 5
video director:
Barrie Gavin (director)
[dialogue]5:57
16Ruddigore, Act I: If Well His Suit Has Sped
choir vocals:
Ambrosian Opera Chorus (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Alexander Faris (conductor)
chorus master:
John McCarthy (British choral conductor, scholar, composer and arranger)
video director:
Barrie Gavin (director)
recording of:
Ruddigore: Act I. “If well his suit has sped” (Chorus)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (composer)
librettist:
W.S. Gilbert (librettist)
part of:
Ruddigore: Act I
Ambrosian Opera Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Faris0:43
17Ruddigore, Act I: Dialogue 6
video director:
Barrie Gavin (director)
[dialogue]4:20
18Ruddigore, Act I: In Sailing O’er Life’s Ocean Wide
baritone vocals [Robin Oakapple]:
Keith Michell (actor)
soprano vocals [Rose Maybud]:
Sandra Dugdale (soprano)
tenor vocals [Richard Dauntless]:
John Treleaven (tenor)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Alexander Faris (conductor)
video director:
Barrie Gavin (director)
recording of:
Ruddigore: Act I. “In sailing o’er life’s ocean wide” (Rose, Richard, Robin)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (librettist)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (composer)
part of:
Ruddigore: Act I
Sandra Dugdale, John Treleaven, Keith Michell, London Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Faris1:39
19Ruddigore, Act I: Cheerily Carols the Lark
mezzo-soprano vocals [Mad Margaret]:
Ann Howard (mezzo-soprano)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Alexander Faris (conductor)
video director:
Barrie Gavin (director)
recording of:
Ruddigore: Act I. “Cheerily carols the lark… To a garden full of posies” (Margaret)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (librettist)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (composer)
part of:
Ruddigore: Act I
Ann Howard, London Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Faris4:21
20Ruddigore, Act I: Dialogue 7
video director:
Barrie Gavin (director)
[dialogue]3:30
21Ruddigore, Act I: Welcome, Gentry
choir vocals:
Ambrosian Opera Chorus (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Alexander Faris (conductor)
chorus master:
John McCarthy (British choral conductor, scholar, composer and arranger)
video director:
Barrie Gavin (director)
recording of:
Ruddigore: Act I. “Welcome, gentry” (Chorus)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (librettist)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (composer)
part of:
Ruddigore: Act I
Ambrosian Opera Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Faris2:32
22Ruddigore, Act I: Oh, Why Am I Moody and Sad?
bass-baritone vocals [Sir Despard of Ruddigore]:
Vincent Price (US horror film actor)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Alexander Faris (conductor)
video director:
Barrie Gavin (director)
recording of:
Ruddigore: Act I. “Oh why am I moody and sad?” (Sir Despard, Chorus)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (librettist)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (composer)
part of:
Ruddigore: Act I
Vincent Price, London Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Faris2:09
23Ruddigore, Act I: Dialogue 8
video director:
Barrie Gavin (director)
[dialogue]4:21
24Ruddigore, Act I: You Understand? I Think I Do
bass-baritone vocals [Sir Despard of Ruddigore]:
Vincent Price (US horror film actor)
tenor vocals [Richard Dauntless]:
John Treleaven (tenor)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Alexander Faris (conductor)
video director:
Barrie Gavin (director)
recording of:
Ruddigore: Act I. “You understand? I think I do” (Richard, Sir Despard)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (librettist)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (composer)
part of:
Ruddigore: Act I
John Treleaven, Vincent Price, London Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Faris1:23
25Ruddigore, Act I: Finale: Hail the Bride of Seventeen Summers / When the Buds Are Blossoming / When I’m a Bad Bart, I Will Tell Taradiddles! / Oh, Happy the Lily
baritone vocals [Robin Oakapple]:
Keith Michell (actor)
bass vocals [Old Adam Goodheart]:
Paul Hudson (operatic bass singer and actor)
bass-baritone vocals [Sir Despard of Ruddigore]:
Vincent Price (US horror film actor)
choir vocals:
Ambrosian Opera Chorus (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir)
contralto vocals [Dame Hannah]:
Johanna Peters (Scottish mezzo-soprano)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Mad Margaret]:
Ann Howard (mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals [Rose Maybud]:
Sandra Dugdale (soprano)
soprano vocals [Zorah]:
Beryl Korman
tenor vocals [Richard Dauntless]:
John Treleaven (tenor)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Alexander Faris (conductor)
chorus master:
John McCarthy (British choral conductor, scholar, composer and arranger)
video director:
Barrie Gavin (director)
medley including a recording of:
Ruddigore: Act I. Finale “Hail the Bride of Seventeen Summers…” (Ensemble)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (librettist)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (composer)
part of:
Ruddigore: Act I
medley including a recording of:
Ruddigore: Act I. Finale “Oh, Happy the Lily”
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (composer)
librettist:
William Gilbert (librettist)
part of:
Ruddigore: Act I. Finale “Hail the Bride of Seventeen Summers…” (Ensemble)
medley including a recording of:
Ruddigore: Act I. Finale “When I’m a Bad Bart, I Will Tell Taradiddles!” (Robin and Chorus)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (composer)
librettist:
William Gilbert (librettist)
part of:
Ruddigore: Act I. Finale “Hail the Bride of Seventeen Summers…” (Ensemble)
medley including a recording of:
Ruddigore: Act I. Finale “When the Buds Are Blossoming” (Chorus)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (composer)
librettist:
William Gilbert (librettist)
part of:
Ruddigore: Act I. Finale “Hail the Bride of Seventeen Summers…” (Ensemble)
Vincent Price, Keith Michell, Sandra Dugdale, John Treleaven, Ann Howard, Johanna Peters, Paul Hudson, Beryl Korman, Ambrosian Opera Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Faris12:35
26Ruddigore, Act II: Introduction
spoken vocals:
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. (actor)
visual appearances:
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. (actor)
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.1:28
27Ruddigore, Act II: I Once Was Meek
baritone vocals [Sir Ruthven Murgatroyd]:
Keith Michell (actor)
bass vocals [Old Adam Goodheart]:
Paul Hudson (operatic bass singer and actor)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Alexander Faris (conductor)
video director:
Barrie Gavin (director)
recording of:
Ruddigore: Act II. “I once was as meek as a newborn lamb” (Sir Ruthven, Adam)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (librettist)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (composer)
part of:
Ruddigore: Act II
Keith Michell, Paul Hudson, London Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Faris2:32
28Ruddigore, Act II: Dialogue 1
video director:
Barrie Gavin (director)
[dialogue]1:49
29Ruddigore, Act II: Happily Coupled Are We
soprano vocals [Rose Maybud]:
Sandra Dugdale (soprano)
tenor vocals [Richard Dauntless]:
John Treleaven (tenor)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Alexander Faris (conductor)
video director:
Barrie Gavin (director)
recording of:
Ruddigore: Act II. “Happily coupled are we” (Rose, Richard)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (librettist)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (composer)
part of:
Ruddigore: Act II
Sandra Dugdale, John Treleaven, London Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Faris1:46
30Ruddigore, Act II: Dialogue 2
video director:
Barrie Gavin (director)
[dialogue]1:04
31Ruddigore, Act II: In Bygone Days
choir vocals:
Ambrosian Opera Chorus (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir)
soprano vocals [Rose Maybud]:
Sandra Dugdale (soprano)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Alexander Faris (conductor)
chorus master:
John McCarthy (British choral conductor, scholar, composer and arranger)
video director:
Barrie Gavin (director)
recording of:
Ruddigore: Act II. “In bygone days I had thy love” (Rose, Chorus, Sir Ruthven, Richard)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (librettist)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (composer)
part of:
Ruddigore: Act II
Sandra Dugdale, Ambrosian Opera Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Faris1:33
32Ruddigore, Act II: Dialogue 3
video director:
Barrie Gavin (director)
[dialogue]1:04
33Ruddigore, Act II: Painted Emblems
baritone vocals [Sir Ruthven Murgatroyd]:
Keith Michell (actor)
bass-baritone vocals [Sir Roderic Murgatroyd]:
Donald Adams (Bass singer)
choir vocals:
Ambrosian Opera Chorus (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Alexander Faris (conductor)
chorus master:
John McCarthy (British choral conductor, scholar, composer and arranger)
video director:
Barrie Gavin (director)
recording of:
Ruddigore: Act II. “Painted emblems of a race” (Chorus, Sir Ruthven, Sir Roderic)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (librettist)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (composer)
part of:
Ruddigore: Act II
Keith Michell, Donald Adams, Ambrosian Opera Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Faris4:09
34Ruddigore, Act II: When the Night Wind Howls
bass-baritone vocals [Sir Roderic Murgatroyd]:
Donald Adams (Bass singer)
choir vocals:
Ambrosian Opera Chorus (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Alexander Faris (conductor)
chorus master:
John McCarthy (British choral conductor, scholar, composer and arranger)
video director:
Barrie Gavin (director)
recording of:
Ruddigore: Act II. “When the night wind howls” (Sir Roderic, Chorus)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (librettist)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (composer)
part of:
Ruddigore: Act II
Donald Adams, Ambrosian Opera Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Faris2:15
35Ruddigore, Act II: Dialogue 4
video director:
Barrie Gavin (director)
[dialogue]4:25
36Ruddigore, Act II: He Yields
choir vocals:
Ambrosian Opera Chorus (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Alexander Faris (conductor)
chorus master:
John McCarthy (British choral conductor, scholar, composer and arranger)
video director:
Barrie Gavin (director)
recording of:
Ruddigore: Act II. “He yields! He yields!” (Chorus)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (librettist)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (composer)
part of:
Ruddigore: Act II
Ambrosian Opera Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Faris2:34
37Ruddigore, Act II: Dialogue 5
video director:
Barrie Gavin (director)
[dialogue]0:53
38Ruddigore, Act II: I Once Was a Very
bass-baritone vocals [Sir Despard of Ruddigore]:
Vincent Price (US horror film actor)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Mad Margaret]:
Ann Howard (mezzo-soprano)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Alexander Faris (conductor)
video director:
Barrie Gavin (director)
recording of:
Ruddigore: Act II. “I once was a very abandon’d person” (Margaret, Sir Despard)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (librettist)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (composer)
part of:
Ruddigore: Act II
Ann Howard, Vincent Price, London Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Faris2:51
39Ruddigore, Act II: Dialogue 6
video director:
Barrie Gavin (director)
[dialogue]5:19
40Ruddigore, Act II: My Eyes Are Fully Open
baritone vocals [Sir Ruthven Murgatroyd]:
Keith Michell (actor)
bass-baritone vocals [Sir Despard of Ruddigore]:
Vincent Price (US horror film actor)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Mad Margaret]:
Ann Howard (mezzo-soprano)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Alexander Faris (conductor)
video director:
Barrie Gavin (director)
recording of:
Ruddigore: Act II. “My eyes are fully open to my awful situation” (Margaret, Sir Ruthven, Sir Despard)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (librettist)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (composer)
part of:
Ruddigore: Act II
Ann Howard, Keith Michell, Vincent Price, London Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Faris1:30
41Ruddigore, Act II: Dialogue 7
video director:
Barrie Gavin (director)
[dialogue]3:53
42Ruddigore, Act II: There Grew a Little Flower
bass-baritone vocals [Sir Roderic Murgatroyd]:
Donald Adams (Bass singer)
contralto vocals [Dame Hannah]:
Johanna Peters (Scottish mezzo-soprano)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Alexander Faris (conductor)
video director:
Barrie Gavin (director)
recording of:
Ruddigore: Act II. “There grew a little flower” (Hannah, Sir Roderic)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (librettist)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (composer)
part of:
Ruddigore: Act II
Johanna Peters, Donald Adams, London Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Faris1:10
43Ruddigore, Act II: Finale: Oh, Happy the Lily (reprise) – Closing Credits
choir vocals:
Ambrosian Opera Chorus (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Alexander Faris (conductor)
chorus master:
John McCarthy (British choral conductor, scholar, composer and arranger)
video director:
Barrie Gavin (director)
recording of:
Ruddigore: Act II. Finale “Oh, happy the lily when kiss’d by the bee”
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (librettist)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (composer)
part of:
Ruddigore: Act II
Ambrosian Opera Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Faris1:19
▶ DVD-Video 10: The Yeomen of the Guard
▶ DVD-Video 11: The Gondoliers

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