This is a partial discography of Gilbert and Sullivan's opera The Pirates of Penzance, which premiered on 31 December 1879, at the Fifth Avenue Theatre in New York City.
YearCast:The Pirate King,Mabel,Ruth,Frederic,Major-General Stanley,Samuel,Sergeant of Police,EdithConductor,Chorus and orchestraLabel1949Darrell Fancourt,Muriel Harding,Ella Halman,Leonard Osborn,Martyn Green,Donald Harris,Joan GillinghamIsidore Godfrey,Chorus and Orchestra of the D'Oyly Carte Opera CompanyLP:DeccaCat: DPA 3051/2 mono1961James Milligan,Elsie Morison,Monica Sinclair,Richard Lewis,George Baker,John Cameron,Owen Brannigan,Heather HarperMalcolm Sargent,Pro Arte Orchestra,Glyndebourne Festival ChorusEMI1968Donald Adams,Valerie Masterson,Christene Palmer,Philip Potter,John Reed,George Cook,Owen Brannigan,Carol MaloneIsidore Godfrey, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and D'Oyly Carte Opera ChorusDecca Studios1981Kevin Kline,Linda Ronstadt,Estelle Parsons,Rex Smith,George Rose,Stephan Hanan,Tony Azito,Alexandra KoreyWilliam Elliott, conductorOriginal Broadway Cast AlbumColumbia Records1982Peter Allen,Janis Kelly,Gillian Knight,Alexander Oliver,Keith Michell,Brian Donlan,Paul Hudson,Kate Flowers Alexander Faris, Ambrosian Opera Chorus, London Symphony OrchestraVHS: PolygramCat: 632 5283 (Video); OperaWorld PIR10V (Video)1990Malcolm Rivers,Marilyn Hill Smith,Susan Gorton,Philip Creasy,Eric Roberts,Gareth Jones,Simon Masterton,Patricia CameronJohn Pryce-JonesChorus and Orchestra of the D'Oyly Carte Opera CompanyCD: TER 1177; Showtime SHOW CD010 (CD) (85'24)1993Donald Adams,Rebecca Evans,Gillian Knight,John Mark Ainsley,Richard Suart,Nicholas Folwell,Richard Van Allan,Julie GossageCharles Mackerras,Chorus & Orchestra of the Welsh National OperaCD: TelarcCat: 803531994Anna Butera Helen Donaldson Jon English Susie French Simon Gallaher Marc James Toni Lamond Melissa Langton Derek Metzger Tim Tyler Kevin HockingCD: CD:ABC/EMI Records Cat: 4797752
For a more complete discography up to 2009, see Marc Shepherd's discography at the Gilbert and Sullivan archive.Shepherd, Marc. , Gilbert & Sullivan Discography, 9 July 2009
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