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Role |
Libretto |
Music |
The Rt. Hon. Sir Joseph Porter, KCB(First Lord of the Admiralty)
(baritone patterman) |
P14 - 15
You've a
remarkably fine crew, Captain Corcoran……..a tender and
sentimental subject. |
P43 - 48
When I was a lad
(not necessarily all the verses)
P103 - 107
Never mind the why and wherefore |
Captain Corcoran
(Commanding H.M.S. Pinafore)
(baritone) |
P10
My child, I grieve to see…
....a more reasonable frame
of mind. |
P88 - 90 *See
note below
Fair
moon, to thee I sing
P103 - 107
Never mind the why and
wherefore |
Ralph Rackstraw
(Able Seaman)
tenor |
P18
Aye, lady - no
other …
…I have spoken and I wait your word. |
P15 - 20
The nightingale sigh'd for the moon's bright ray
P55 - 57
Proud lady have your way.. |
Dick Deadeye
(Able Seaman)baritone |
P5 - 6
I've thought it often…
…I'm resigned |
P66 - 69
He thinks he's won his Josephine..
P108 - 113
Kind Captain, I've important
information |
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Bill Bobstay(Boatswain's Mate)baritone |
P16
Ah! Sir Joseph's a true gentleman…
...a proper state
of mind. |
P50 - 52
A British tar is a soaring soul
(v1)
P121
He is an Englishman |
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Bob Becket(Carpenter's Mate)bass/baritone |
No libretto |
P50 - 52
A British tar is a soaring soul
(v1) |
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Josephine
(the Captain's daughter)
soprano |
P10
Ah, father, your
words cut me….
…My own thoughtful father! |
P97 - 102
The hours creep on apace |
Hebe
(Sir Joseph's First Cousin)
mezzo |
P39
Fear nothing
…Yes, but indeed I'd
rather |
P65 - 69
Oh joy, oh rapture unforeseen |
Mrs Cripps
(Little Buttercup)
(a Portsmouth Bumboat
Woman)alto/mezzo |
P26
How sweetly he
carols forth …Aye - be prepared! |
P91 - 96
Things are seldom what they seem
P136 - 140
A
many years ago |
Note:* The music for 'Fair moon'
in the vocal score is in the key of D. The orchestral
arrangement is usually A copy in the key of C is available from
the secretary or the
G
& S Archive website
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