Editing The Pirates of Penzance (section)

==Recordings==
''The Pirates of Penzance'' has been recorded many times, and the critical consensus is that it has fared well on record.<ref>[[Andrew Lamb (writer)|Lamb, Andrew]]. "The Pirates of Penzance", ''Gramophone'', November 1993, p. 162</ref> The first complete recording of the score was in 1921, under the direction of [[Rupert D'Oyly Carte]], but with established recording singers rather than D'Oyly Carte Opera Company performers.<ref>Rollins and Witts, p. x</ref> In 1929, ''[[Gramophone (magazine)|The Gramophone]]'' said of a new set with a mainly D'Oyly Carte cast, "This new recording represents the high-water mark so far as Gilbert and Sullivan opera is concerned. In each of the previous Savoy albums there have been occasional lapses which prevented one from awarding them unqualified praise; but with the ''Pirates'' it is happily otherwise; from first to last, and in every bar, a simply delightful production."<ref>''The Gramophone'', September 1929, p. 25</ref> Of later recordings by the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, the 1968 recording (with complete dialogue) is highly regarded: The online ''Gilbert and Sullivan Discography'' says, "This recording is one of the best D'Oyly Carte sets of all time, and certainly the best ''Pirates''",<ref name=disco>Shepherd, Marc. [http://gasdisc.oakapplepress.com/pir1968.htm "The 1968 D'Oyly Carte ''Pirates''"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303233625/http://gasdisc.oakapplepress.com/pir1968.htm |date=3 March 2016 }}. ''A Gilbert and Sullivan Discography'', 7 September 2008, accessed 30 July 2016</ref> and the ''Penguin Guide to Opera on Compact Disc'' also recommends it.<ref>March (1993), pp. 437–438</ref> So too does the ''Penguin Guide to Recorded Classical Music'', alongside the 1993 [[Charles Mackerras|Mackerras]] recording.<ref>March (2007), p. 1338</ref> The opera critic [[Alan Blyth]] recommended the D'Oyly Carte recording of 1990: "a performance full of the kind of life that can only come from the experience of stage performances".<ref>Blyth, p. 109</ref> The online ''Discography'' site also mentions the 1981 Papp recording as "excellent", despite its inauthentic 1980 re-orchestrations that "changed some of the timbres so as to appeal to a rock-oriented public".<ref>Shepherd, Marc. [http://gasdisc.oakapplepress.com/pirpapp.htm "Papp's ''Pirates'' (1980)"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091125094254/http://gasdisc.oakapplepress.com/pirpapp.htm |date=25 November 2009 }}. ''A Gilbert and Sullivan Discography'', 7 July 2010, accessed 20 August 2009</ref>

Of the available commercial videos, the ''Discography'' site considers the Brent Walker better than the Papp version.<ref>Shepherd, Marc. [http://gasdisc.oakapplepress.com/pir.htm List and assessments of recordings of the opera] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101212082252/http://gasdisc.oakapplepress.com/pir.htm |date=12 December 2010 }}. ''A Gilbert and Sullivan Discography'', 9 July 2009, accessed 30 July 2016</ref> More recent professional productions have been recorded on video by the [[International Gilbert and Sullivan Festival]].<ref>[http://www.gsfestivals.org/shop/professional-shows "Professional Shows from the Festival"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120626161615/http://gsfestivals.org/shop/professional-shows |date=26 June 2012 }}, Musical Collectibles catalogue website, accessed 15 October 2012</ref>

'''Selected recordings'''
* 1929 D'Oyly Carte – Conductor: [[Malcolm Sargent]]<ref>Shepherd, Marc. [http://gasdisc.oakapplepress.com/pir1929.htm "The 1929 D'Oyly Carte ''Pirates''"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305213833/http://gasdisc.oakapplepress.com/pir1929.htm |date=5 March 2016 }}, ''A Gilbert and Sullivan Discography'', 29 March 2009, accessed 20 August 2009</ref>
* 1957 D'Oyly Carte – [[New Symphony Orchestra (London)#Post-war NSO|New Symphony Orchestra of London]]; Conductor: [[Isidore Godfrey]]<ref name=DOC1957>Shepherd, Marc. [http://gasdisc.oakapplepress.com/pir1957.htm "The 1957 D'Oyly Carte ''Pirates''"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160526230937/http://gasdisc.oakapplepress.com/pir1957.htm |date=26 May 2016 }}, ''A Gilbert and Sullivan Discography'', 29 March 2009, accessed 30 July 2016</ref>
* 1961 Sargent/Glyndebourne – [[Pro Arte Orchestra]], Glyndebourne Festival Chorus; Conductor: Sir Malcolm Sargent<ref>Shepherd, Marc. [http://gasdisc.oakapplepress.com/pirsarg.htm "The Sargent/EMI ''Pirates'' (1961)"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305012152/http://gasdisc.oakapplepress.com/pirsarg.htm |date=5 March 2016 }}, ''A Gilbert and Sullivan Discography'', 12 July 2009, accessed 30 July 2016</ref>
* 1968 D'Oyly Carte (with dialogue) – [[Royal Philharmonic Orchestra]]; Conductor: Isidore Godfrey<ref name=DOC1968>Shepherd, Marc. [http://gasdisc.oakapplepress.com/pir1968.htm "The 1968 D'Oyly Carte ''Pirates''"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303233625/http://gasdisc.oakapplepress.com/pir1968.htm |date=3 March 2016 }}, ''A Gilbert and Sullivan Discography'', 7 September 2008, accessed 30 July 2016</ref>
* 1981; 1983 Papp's Pirates (with dialogue) – Director: [[Wilford Leach]]; Musical Director: William Elliott; Choreographer: [[Graciela Daniele]]<ref>Shepherd, Marc. [http://gasdisc.oakapplepress.com/pirpapp.htm "Papp's Pirates (1980)"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091125094254/http://gasdisc.oakapplepress.com/pirpapp.htm |date=25 November 2009 }}, ''A Gilbert and Sullivan Discography'', 7 July 2010, accessed 30 July 2016</ref>
* 1982 Brent Walker Productions (with dialogue) – Ambrosian Opera Chorus, [[London Symphony Orchestra]]; Conductor: [[Alexander Faris]]; Stage Director: Michael Geliot<ref>Shepherd, Marc. [http://gasdisc.oakapplepress.com/pirwalk.htm "The Brent Walker ''Pirates'' (1982)"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305012010/http://gasdisc.oakapplepress.com/pirwalk.htm |date=5 March 2016 }}, ''A Gilbert and Sullivan Discography'', 11 November 2009, accessed 30 July 2016</ref>
* 1990 New D'Oyly Carte – Conductor: John Pryce-Jones<ref>Shepherd, Marc. [http://gasdisc.oakapplepress.com/pirndoc.htm "The New D'Oyly Carte ''Pirates'' (1990)"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306195941/http://gasdisc.oakapplepress.com/pirndoc.htm |date=6 March 2016 }}, ''A Gilbert and Sullivan Discography'', 2 December 2001, accessed 30 July 2016</ref>
* 1993 Mackerras/Telarc – Orchestra and Chorus of the [[Welsh National Opera]]; Conductor: Sir Charles Mackerras<ref>Shepherd, Marc. [http://gasdisc.oakapplepress.com/pirmack.htm "The Mackerras/Telarc ''Pirates'' (1993)"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305012319/http://gasdisc.oakapplepress.com/pirmack.htm |date=5 March 2016 }}, ''A Gilbert and Sullivan Discography'', 8 September 2008, accessed 30 July 2016</ref>
* 1994 [[Essgee Entertainment]] (video adaptation) – Director and Choreographer: Craig Schaefer; Orchestrator and Conductor: Kevin Hocking; Additional Lyrics: Melvyn Morrow<ref>Shepherd, Marc. [http://gasdisc.oakapplepress.com/piressgee.htm "The Essgee Pirates (1994)"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305011155/http://gasdisc.oakapplepress.com/piressgee.htm |date=5 March 2016 }}, ''A Gilbert and Sullivan Discography'', 9 July 2009, accessed 30 July 2016</ref>