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Iolanthe: Act II, no. 24 “It May Not Be” (Lord Chancellor, Iolanthe, Chorus of Fairies)

It May Not Be, for So the Fates Decide! · It May Not Be… for So the Fates Decide!
First released 1960English6 recordingson 13 releases

Written by

Arthur SullivanComposerW.S. GilbertLyricist

From the film

IolantheIolanthe1982the film on Charmy Movies ↗

Recordings

PerformanceBy
Iolanthe: Act II. No. 11. “It may not be – for so the Fates decide”Sadler’s Wells Opera Chorus, Sadler’s Wells Opera Orchestra, Alexander Faris3:35
Iolanthe: Act II. "It may not be"The D’Oyly Carte Opera Company, New Symphony Orchestra of London, Isidore Godfrey5:01
Iolanthe: Act II. “It may not be” (Lord Chancellor, Iolanthe, Queen, Fairies)Glyndebourne Festival Chorus, Pro Arte Orchestra, Sir Malcolm Sargent3:32
Iolanthe: Act II. “It may not be or so the fates decide”The D’Oyly Carte Opera Company, Isidore Godfrey2:51
Iolanthe: Act II. 24. It May Not Be · videoDerek Hammond-Stroud, Beverley Mills, Anne Collins, Ambrosian Opera Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Faris2:48
Iolanthe: Act II. “It may not be”D’Oyly Carte Opera Chorus, Yvonne Newman, John Reed, New Symphony Orchestra of London, Isidore Godfrey5:01

On these albums

Iolanthe
IolantheGilbert & Sullivan; The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, New Symphony Orchestra of London, Isidore Godfrey · 1960Soundtrack
Iolanthe / Overture di ballo
Iolanthe / Overture di balloW.S. Gilbert, Arthur Sullivan; Sir Malcolm Sargent · 1987Soundtrack
Iolanthe
IolantheGilbert & Sullivan; Glyndebourne Festival Chorus, Pro Arte Orchestra, Sir Malcolm Sargent · 1987Soundtrack
Iolanthe
IolantheGilbert & Sullivan; The D’Oyly Carte Opera Company · 1989Soundtrack
The Mikado (Complete) / Iolanthe (Highlights)
The Mikado (Complete) / Iolanthe (Highlights)Gilbert and Sullivan; Sadler’s Wells Orchestra & Chorus, Alexander Faris · 1993Soundtrack
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
Iolanthe
IolantheGilbert & Sullivan; Derek Hammond-Stroud, Richard van Allen, Alexander Oliver, Thomas Hemsley, Kate Flowers, Beverley Mills, Anne Collins · 2004Soundtrack
Gilbert and Sullivan Edition
Gilbert and Sullivan EditionD'Oyly Carte Opera Company · 2011
Vintage Collection: Iolanthe / Pineapple Poll
Vintage Collection: Iolanthe / Pineapple PollGilbert & Sullivan; D’Oyly Carte, Sadler’s Wells · 2013Soundtrack

Source: MusicBrainz work bf743854-bb35-4b33-b5c8-22a5df876afc (CC0).