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Things are seldom what they seem

Opera details:

Opera title:

H.M.S. Pinafore

Composer:

Arthur Sullivan

Language:

English

Synopsis:

H.M.S. Pinafore Synopsis

Libretto:

H.M.S. Pinafore Libretto

Translation(s):

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Duet details:

Type:

duet

Role(s):

Mrs. Cripps / Captain Corcoran

Voice(s):

Contralto / Baritone

Act:

2.02a

Previous scene: How sweetly he carols forth his melody
Next scene: Incomprehensible as her utterances are

2017 48 Hour HMS Pinafore - 'Things Are Seldom What They Seem'

Singer: Ao Li

Alex and Claire engaged in intense discourse as Captain Corcoran and Mrs Cripps respectively from The University of York Gilbert and Sullivan Society's (YUGSS) production of HMS Pinafore: a stormy adventure of intense rehearsals immediately followed by a high sailing performance in just 48 hours!

CAST
Sir Joseph Porter - David Charter
Captain Corcoran - Alex Davison
Ralph Rackstraw - Emma Whitworth
Dick Deadeye - Alasdair Stroud
Josephine - Annabel Gipp
Mrs Cripps (Little Buttercup) - Claire Smith
Cousin Hebe - Estée Tanel
Boatswain - Libby Phippard
Carpenter - Callam Neville
Midshipmate - Pierre Alain van Griethuysen

Chorus of Seamen - Emily Blackman-Gibson, Charlotte Gower, Dan Wade, Sam Blackman-Gibson, Miriam Gibson

Sir Joseph's Sisters, Cousins and Aunts - Jenny Jones, Eleanor Dundson

PRODUCTION TEAM
Artistic Director - Alexandra Mather
Musical Director - Ellie Newman
Accompanist - Jan Li Tan

Footage: Elizabeth Hill
Editing: Xiao Li Wang

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