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H.M.S. Pinafore; or, The Lass That Loved a Sailor: a comic opera in two acts, with music by Arthur Sullivan and a libretto by W. S. Gilbert. The story takes place aboard the British ship H.M.S. Pinafore. The captain's daughter, Josephine, is in love with a lower-class sailor, Ralph Rackstraw, a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sullivan, Arthur, 1842-1900 (Composer)
Corporate Authors: Australian Opera (Performer), Australian Opera. Chorus (Performer), Orchestra Victoria (Performer), Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Opus Arte (Firm)
Other Authors: Gilbert, W. S. (William Schwenck), 1836-1911 (Librettist), Maunder, Stuart (Director), Lord, Andrew (Director, Producer), Warlow, Anthony (Performer), Hobson, David, 1960- (Performer), Mann, Colette (Performer), Greene, Andrew (Conductor)
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Language Notes:Sung in English with English subtitles.
Published: Waldron, Heathfield, East Sussex : Opus Arte, [2011]
Series:Faveo (Opus Arte (Firm))
Subjects:
Operas.
Sailors > England > Drama.
Breach of promise > Drama.
Betrothal > Law and legislation > Drama.
Husband and wife > Drama.
Filmed operas.
Televised operas.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Summary:H.M.S. Pinafore; or, The Lass That Loved a Sailor: a comic opera in two acts, with music by Arthur Sullivan and a libretto by W. S. Gilbert. The story takes place aboard the British ship H.M.S. Pinafore. The captain's daughter, Josephine, is in love with a lower-class sailor, Ralph Rackstraw, although her father intends her to marry Sir Joseph Porter, the First Lord of the Admiralty.
Trial by Jury: a comic opera in one act, with music by Arthur Sullivan and libretto by W. S. Gilbert. The story concerns a "breach of promise of marriage" lawsuit in which the judge and legal system are the objects of lighthearted satire.
Item Description:Filmed at the Arts Center, Melbourne in 2005.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (approximately 130 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD-9; NTSC; all regions; aspect ratio: 4:3; LPCM stereo sound format.
Production Credits:Designer, Roger Kirk; choreographer, Elizabeth Hill.