Royal Holloway College Savoy Opera Society

H.M.S. Pinafore (1977)

This recording was made during the live performances in March 1977 and subsequently made available to the cast on an LP.

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Cast	Title
Act One
Chorus of Sailors	We sail the ocean blue
Little Buttercup (Sarah Bishop)	For I'm called Little Buttercup
Ralph Rackstraw (Chris Moore), Little Buttercup (Sarah Bishop) and Chorus of Sailors	The nightingale sighed for the moon's bright ray
Ralph Rackstraw (Chris Moore) and chorus	A maiden fair to see
Captain Corcoran (Malcolm Floyd) and Chorus of Sailors	I am the captain of the Pinafore
Josephine (Jane Williams)	Sorry her lot
Chorus of Sailors and Female Relatives	Sir Joseph's barge is seen
Sir Joseph Porter and Chorus	When I was a lad
Ralph Rackstraw (Chris Moore), Boatswain, Boatswain's Mate and Chorus of Sailors	A British tar is a soaring soul
Finale I	Refrain, audacious tar
Finale II	Can I survive this overbearing?
Finale III	This very night, with bated breath

Act Two
Captain Corcoran (Malcolm Floyd)	Fair moon, to thee I sing
Little Buttercup (Sarah Bishop) and Captain Corcoran (Malcolm Floyd)	Things are seldom what they seem
Josephine (Jane Williams)	A simple sailor, lowly born
Sir Joseph Porter, Captain Corcoran (Malcolm Floyd) and Josephine (Jane Williams)	Never mind the why and wherefore
Captain Corcoran (Malcolm Floyd) and Dick Deadeye	Kind Captain, I've important information