A
most excellent Gilbert and Sullivan opera, if opera indeed can any of their works be called.
(Stolen from a
pirates fansite:)
"A veritable slave to duty, Frederic has faithfully served for 13 years the
pirates to whom he was apprenticed by mistake. released from his in
dentures, he now feels duty-bound to exterminate his erstwhile companions in crime. No sooner ashore than Frederic falls in
love, and finds himself torn between loyalty to his beloved Mabel's Major-General of a father and the pirates to whom, it transpires, he is still bound by moral, if not legal, ties..."
The songs are:
"
Pour, O Pour the Pirate Sherry"
"
When Frederic Was a Little Lad"
"
Oh, Better Far to Live and Die"
"
Oh, False One, You Have Deceived Me"
"
Climbing Over Rocky Mountain"
"
Stop, Ladies, Pray!"
"
Oh, Is There Not One Maiden Breast"
"
Poor Wandering One!"
"
What Ought We To Do"
"
How Beautifully Blue The Sky"
"
Stay, We Must Not Lose Our Senses"
"
Hold, Monsters!"
"
I Am The Very Model of a Modern Major-General"
"
Oh, Men of Dark and Dismal Fate"
"
Oh, Dry The Glistening Tear"
"
Then, Frederic, Let You Escort Lion Hearted"
"
When the Foeman Bares His Steel"
"
Now for the Pirates Lair!"
"
When You Had Left Our Pirate Fold"
"
Away, Away! My Heart's on Fire"
"
All Is Prepared"
"
Stay, Frederic, Stay"
"
Ah, Leave Me Not to Pine"
"
No, I Am Brave"
"
When A Felon's Not Engaged In His Employment"
"
A Rollicking Band of Pirates We"
"
With Cat-Like Tread, Upon Our Prey We Steal"
"
Hush, Hush! Not a Word"