The Pirates of Penzance · Overtures

The Pirates of Penzance: Overture

The Pirates of Penzance: Act I. “Pour, oh pour the pirate sherry” (Pirates, Samuel)

The Pirates of Penzance: Act I. “When Frederic was a little lad” (Ruth)

The Pirates of Penzance: Act I. “Oh, far better to live and die” (Pirate King, Pirates)

The Pirates of Penzance: Act I. “Oh, false one, you have deceived me!” (Frederic, Ruth)

The Pirates of Penzance: Act I. “What shall I do?… Climbing over rocky mountain” (Frederic, Girls, Edith, Kate)

The Pirates of Penzance: Act I. “Stop, ladies, pray!” (Frederic, Girls, Edith)

The Pirates of Penzance: Act I. “Oh, is there not one maiden breast?” (Frederic, Girls, Mabel)

The Pirates of Penzance: Act I. “Oh, sisters, deaf to pity’s name” (Mabel, Girls)

The Pirates of Penzance: Act I. “Poor wandering one” (Mabel, Girls)

The Pirates of Penzance: Act I. “What ought we to do?” (Edith, Kate, Girls, Mabel, Frederic)

The Pirates of Penzance: Act I. “Stay, we must not lose our senses” (Frederic, Girls, Pirates)

The Pirates of Penzance: Act I. “Here’s a first rate opportunity” (Pirates)

The Pirates of Penzance: Act I. “Hold, monsters!” (Edith, Samuel, Girls, Major‐General Stanley, Pirates)

The Pirates of Penzance: Act I. “I am the very model of a modern Major‐General” (Major‐General, Girls, Pirates)

The Pirates of Penzance: Act I. “Oh, men of dark and dismal fate” (Major‐General, Samuel, Pirate King, Pirates)

The Pirates of Penzance: Act I. “I’m telling a terrible story” (Major‐General, Others except Ruth)

The Pirates of Penzance: Act I. “O master, hear one word” (Ruth, Pirates, Frederic)

The Pirates of Penzance: Act I. “Pray observe the magnanimity” (All except Ruth)

The Pirates of Penzance: Act II. “Oh, dry the glistening tear” (Girls, Mabel)

The Pirates of Penzance: Act II. “Now, Frederic, let your escort lion‐hearted” (Major‐General, Frederic)

The Pirates of Penzance: Act II. “When the foeman bears his steel” (Sergeant of Police, Policemen, Mabel, Edith, Girls, Major‐General)

The Pirates of Penzance: Act II. “Now for the pirates’ lair!” (Frederic)

The Pirates of Penzance: Act II. “Young Frederic!” (Pirate King, Frederic, Ruth)

The Pirates of Penzance: Act II. “When you had left our pirate fold” (Ruth, Frederic, Pirate King)

The Pirates of Penzance: Act II. “Away, away! My heart’s on fire” (Ruth, Pirate King, Frederic)

The Pirates of Penzance: Act II. “All is prepared” (Mabel, Frederic)

The Pirates of Penzance: Act II. “Stay, Frederic, stay!” (Mabel, Frederic)

The Pirates of Penzance: Act II. “Ah, leave me not to pine” (Mabel, Frederic)

The Pirates of Penzance: Act II. “In 1940 I of age shall be” (Frederic, Mabel)

The Pirates of Penzance: Act II. “No, I’ll be brave!” (Mabel)

The Pirates of Penzance: Act II. “Though in body and in mind” (Sergeant, Policemen)

The Pirates of Penzance: Act II. “When a felon’s not engaged in his employment” (Sergeant, Policemen)

The Pirates of Penzance: Act II. “A rollicking band of pirates we” (Pirates, Sergeant, Policemen)

The Pirates of Penzance: Act II. “With cat‐like tread” (Pirates, Policemen, Samuel)

The Pirates of Penzance: Act II. “Hush, hush! Not a word” (Frederic, Pirates, Policemen, Major‐General)

The Pirates of Penzance: Act II. “Softly sighing to the river” (Major‐General, Pirates, Policemen)

The Pirates of Penzance: Act II. “Now what is this, and what is that” (Girls, Pirates)

The Pirates of Penzance: Act II. “Frederic here! Oh joy!” (Major‐General, Mabel, Frederic, Pirates, Pirate King, Girls, Policemen, Sergeant, Ruth)

Overture from “The Sorcerer”

Overture from “Cox and Box”

Overture from “Princess Ida”

Overture in C “In Memoriam”