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The Pirates of Penzance: Act II Finale, no. 28. “Now what is this” (Major‐General, Pirate King, Frederic, Mabel, Sergeant, Ruth, Pirates, Girls, Policemen)

First released 1990English6 recordingson 12 releases

Written by

Arthur SullivanComposerW.S. GilbertLyricist

Recordings

PerformanceBy
The Pirates of Penzance: Act II. “Sighing softly to the river” (Major-General, Chorus of Pirates and Police)Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, Charles Mackerras9:32
The Pirates of Penzance: Act II. “Now What is This?” / Finale Act TwoPhilip Creasy, D’Oyly Carte Opera Chorus, Susan Gorton, Malcolm Rivers, Eric Roberts, Marilyn Hill Smith, Simon Masterton Smith, D’Oyly Carte Opera Orchestra, John Pryce‐Jones7:09
The Pirates of Penzance: Act II. “Sighing softly to the river”The D’Oyly Carte Opera Company, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Isidore Godfrey8:28
The Pirates of Penzance: “Hush! Hush!” / “Sighing Softly to the River”Gilbert & Sullivan9:32
The Pirates of Penzance: Act II. Sighing Softly to the River / Credits · videoKeith Michell, Janis Kelly, Alexander Oliver, Peter Allen, Paul Hudson, Gillian Knight, Ambrosian Opera Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Faris10:35
The Pirates of Penzance: "Shocking tales the rogue could tell."Sir Malcolm Sargent, The D’Oyly Carte Opera Company6:31

On these albums

The Pirates of Penzance
The Pirates of PenzanceGilbert & Sullivan; The D’Oyly Carte Opera Company, John Pryce‐Jones · 1990Soundtrack
The Pirates of Penzance (Highlights)
The Pirates of Penzance (Highlights)Gilbert & Sullivan; The D’Oyly Carte Opera Company · 1992Soundtrack
The Pirates of Penzance
The Pirates of PenzanceGilbert & Sullivan; Orchestra & Chorus of the Welsh National Opera, Charles Mackerras · 1993Soundtrack
The Pirates of Penzance (Highlights) (1967 D’Oyly Carte cast)
The Pirates of Penzance (Highlights) (1967 D’Oyly Carte cast)Gilbert & Sullivan · 1993Soundtrack
The Pirates of Penzance / The Sorcerer (abridged)
The Pirates of Penzance / The Sorcerer (abridged)Gilbert and Sullivan; The D’Oyly Carte Opera Company, Sir Malcolm Sargent, Isidore Godfrey · 1995Soundtrack
Gilbert & Sullivan
Gilbert & SullivanGilbert & 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 · 2002Soundtrack
The Pirates of Penzance
The Pirates of PenzanceGilbert & Sullivan; Peter Allen, Keith Michell, Alexander Oliver, Gillian Knight, Janis Kelly, Paul Hudson · 2004Soundtrack
Pirates of Penzance
Pirates of PenzanceGilbert & SullivanSoundtrack

Source: MusicBrainz work 033fa3e5-14e0-4b63-9ae1-c9abe641511c (CC0).