Editing H.M.S. Pinafore (section)

==Recordings==
There have been numerous recordings of ''Pinafore'' since 1907.<ref name=Discography>Shepherd, Marc. [https://oakapplepress.net/gasdisc/pin.htm "Recordings of H.M.S. Pinafore"], the Gilbert and Sullivan Discography, 5 April 2003, accessed 10 June 2016</ref><ref>The first [[phonoscènes]] in the UK were presented at [[Buckingham Palace]] in 1907 and included the captain's song and chorus. See Schmitt, Thomas. ''The Genealogy of Clip Culture'', in Henry Keazor and Thorsten Wübbena (eds.) ''Rewind, Play, Fast Forward: The Past, Present and Future of the Music Video'', transcript Verlag (2010), pp. 45 et seq., {{ISBN|978-3-8376-1185-4}}</ref> [[Ian Bradley]] counted seventeen recordings of the opera available on CD in 2005.<ref>Bradley (2005), p. 16</ref>

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The 1930 recording is notable for preserving the performances of the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company stars of the era. The 1960 D'Oyly Carte recording, which contains all the dialogue, has been repeatedly praised by reviewers.<ref name=Reviews>Buckley, Jonathan (ed). ''The Rough Guide to Classical Music'' (1994 edition, {{ISBN|1-85828-113-X}}), p. 367; Chislett, W. A.,''The Gramophone'', February 1960, p. 70; March, Ivan (ed). ''The Great Records'', Long Playing Record Library, 1967, pp. 100–101; March, Ivan (ed). ''Penguin Guide to Recorded Classical Music, 2008'', {{ISBN|0-14-103336-3}}, p. 1136</ref> The 1994 Mackerras recording, featuring grand opera singers in the principal roles, is musically well regarded.<ref name=Discography/><ref name=Penguin>March, Ivan (ed). ''Penguin Guide to Recorded Classical Music, 2008''</ref> The 2000 D'Oyly Carte recording also contains complete dialogue and the first recording of the "lost" ballad for Captain Corcoran, "Reflect, my child", as a bonus track.<ref name=NDOC>Shepherd, Marc. [http://gasdisc.oakapplepress.com/pinndoc.htm "The New D'Oyly Carte Pinafore (2000)"], the Gilbert and Sullivan Discography, 12 November 2001, accessed 10 June 2016</ref> A 1957 Danish-language recording of the opera is one of the few foreign-language professional recordings of Gilbert and Sullivan.<ref>Shepherd, Marc. [http://gasdisc.oakapplepress.com/pindanish.htm "Den Gode Fregat Pinafore (1957)"], the Gilbert and Sullivan Discography, 24 December 2003, accessed 10 June 2016</ref>

In 1939, ''Pinafore'' was chosen by NBC as one of the earliest operas ever broadcast on American television, but no recording is known to have been saved.<ref>Shepherd, Marc. [http://gasdisc.oakapplepress.com/pin1939tv.htm "The 1939 NBC Pinafore Broadcast"], the Gilbert and Sullivan Discography, 31 December 1999, accessed 10 June 2016</ref> The 1973 D'Oyly Carte video recording, directed by [[Michael Heyland]], features the company's staging of the period, but some reviewers find it dull.<ref name=Discography/> It is, however, one of only three video or film recordings of a Gilbert and Sullivan opera by the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company.<ref name=DOC1973>Shepherd, Marc. [http://gasdisc.oakapplepress.com/pin1973v.htm "The 1973 D'Oyly Carte ''Pinafore'' Video"], the Gilbert and Sullivan Discography, 24 December 2003, accessed 10 June 2016</ref> In 1982, Brent Walker Productions produced ''Pinafore'' as part of its series of Gilbert and Sullivan television films. According to discographer Marc Shepherd, the ''Pinafore'' video "is widely considered one of the worst" in the series.<ref>Shepherd, Marc. [http://gasdisc.oakapplepress.com/pinwalk.htm Brent Walker ''Pinafore'' video], the Gilbert and Sullivan Discography, 5 April 2003, accessed 10 June 2016</ref>{{refn|Brent Walker Productions filmed a series of television productions of the Gilbert and Sullivan operas in 1982 and 1983. This is the most complete professional set of Gilbert and Sullivan videos.<ref>Shepherd, Marc. [http://gasdisc.oakapplepress.com/narrvideo-walker.htm "The Brent Walker Videos"], ''A Gilbert and Sullivan Discography'', accessed 10 June 2016.</ref>|group= n}} More recent professional productions have been recorded on video by the [[International Gilbert and Sullivan Festival]].<ref>[http://www.gsfestivals.org/product-category/dvds/national-gs-opera-co "National G&S Opera Co."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210814170855/https://www.gsfestivals.org/product-category/dvds/national-gs-opera-co/ |date=14 August 2021 }}, International Gilbert & Sullivan Festival, accessed 20 April 2019</ref>

;Selected recordings
* 1930 D'Oyly Carte – [[London Symphony Orchestra]]; Conductor: [[Malcolm Sargent]]<ref>Shepherd, Marc. [http://gasdisc.oakapplepress.com/pin1930.htm "The 1930 D'Oyly Carte ''Pinafore''"], the Gilbert and Sullivan Discography, 1 September 2008, accessed 10 June 2016</ref>
* 1958 Sargent/Glyndebourne – [[Pro Arte Orchestra]], Glyndebourne Festival Chorus; Conductor: Sir Malcolm Sargent<ref>Shepherd, Marc. [http://gasdisc.oakapplepress.com/pinsarg.htm "The Sargent/Glyndebourne ''Pinafore'' (1958)"], the Gilbert and Sullivan Discography, 1 September 2008, accessed 10 June 2016</ref>
* [[c:H.M.S. Pinafore playlist|1960 D'Oyly Carte]] (with dialogue) – [[New Symphony Orchestra (London)#Post-war NSO|New Symphony Orchestra of London]]; Conductor: Isidore Godfrey<ref name=Reviews/><ref>Shepherd, Marc. [http://gasdisc.oakapplepress.com/pin1960.htm "The 1960 D'Oyly ''Pinafore''"], the Gilbert and Sullivan Discography, 24 December 2003, accessed 10 June 2016</ref>
* 1972 [[Gilbert and Sullivan for All|G&S for All]] – G&S Festival Chorus & Orchestra; Conductor: Peter Murray<ref>Shepherd, Marc. [http://gasdisc.oakapplepress.com/pingsfa.htm "The G&S For All ''Pinafore'' (1972)"], the Gilbert and Sullivan Discography, 6 April 2009, accessed 10 June 2016</ref>
* 1973 D'Oyly Carte (video) – Conductor: [[Royston Nash]]<ref name=DOC1973/>
* 1981 Stratford Festival (video) – Conductor: Berthold Carrière; Director: [[Leon Major]]<ref>Shepherd, Marc. [http://gasdisc.oakapplepress.com/pinstrat.htm "The Stratford Festival ''Pinafore'' (1981)"], the Gilbert and Sullivan Discography, 24 October 2001, accessed 10 June 2016</ref>
* 1987 New Sadler's Wells Opera – Conductor: Simon Phipps<ref>Shepherd, Marc. [http://gasdisc.oakapplepress.com/pinnswo.htm "The New Sadler's Wells ''Pinafore'' (1987)"], the Gilbert and Sullivan Discography, 2 December 2001, accessed 10 June 2016</ref>
* 1994 Mackerras/Telarc – Orchestra and Chorus of the Welsh National Opera; Conductor: Sir [[Charles Mackerras]]<ref>Shepherd, Marc. [http://gasdisc.oakapplepress.com/pinmack.htm "The Mackerras/Telarc ''Pinafore'' (1994)"], the Gilbert and Sullivan Discography, 1 September 2008, accessed 10 June 2016</ref>
* 1997 Essgee Entertainment (video; adapted) – Conductor: Kevin Hocking<ref>Shepherd, Marc. [http://gasdisc.oakapplepress.com/pinessgee.htm "The Essgee ''Pinafore'' (1997)"], the Gilbert and Sullivan Discography, 7 November 2001, accessed 10 June 2016</ref>
* 2000 D'Oyly Carte (with dialogue) – Conductor: [[John Owen Edwards]]<ref name=NDOC/>