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Hold, Monsters!

Opera details:

Opera title:

The Pirates of Penzance

Composer:

Arthur Sullivan

Language:

English

Synopsis:

The Pirates of Penzance Synopsis

Libretto:

The Pirates of Penzance Libretto

Translation(s):

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Recitative details:

Type:

recitative

Role(s):

Mabel / Samuel / Major-General Stanley / Chorus

Voice(s):

Soprano / Baritone / Baritone

Act:

1.12

Previous scene: Stay, we must not lose our senses
Next scene: And now that I've introduced myself

Halt, meine Herren (Hold, monsters!)

Singer(s): Arleen Auger Gerd Nienstedt

"Hold, monsters!" from the 1968 Cologne Radio Cast of "Die Piraten" (Gilbert & Sullivan's "The Pirates of Penzance" in German). Conductor Franz Marszalek, Cologne Radio Orchestra, Members of the Bonn Philharmonic Chorus. Principal singers: Gerd Nienstedt (Pirate King), Arleen Auger (Mabel), Peter Bahrig (Frederic), Martha Mödl (Ruth) and Arwed Sandner (Major-General Stanley). #piratesofpenzance #thepiratesofpenzance #gilbertandsullivan #williamschwenkgilbert #arthursullivan #franzmarszalek #kölnrundfunkorchester #cologneradioorchestra

NOTE: This adaptation takes several substantial liberties with the standard plot of "The Pirates of Penzance" in its original English. Some English titles of movements are in place only to correspond with their original musical ideas and may have no relevance to the German titles.

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Libretto/Lyrics/Text/Testo:

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Full libretto The Pirates of Penzance

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