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I’ve seen Eric Donkins major general song so many times not knowing it was him his voice is so weird and all that makeup RIP Eric

The singer who plays Luiz reminds me of Justin Trudeau.

This is my favorite production... I've rewatched this 100's of times and it never disappoints!!❤❤

great production.. talented cast.. !!!

I wonder if Dick Deadeye is ugly because he says the ugly truth, and everyone hates him for it...

Great policemen, choreography and chorus.

Amazing, costumes, music, vocal quality, choreography an absolute delight! With imaginative routines too!

On reflection, not only was it the best Pirates I have seen, it was the best G&S. Stunning.

BRILLIANT! and I have been watching G&S since the 70s. The best Major General I have seen. Damned good band too.

Thank you so much for posting this. This superb production is THE BEST!! Yes G & S is wonderful music but this performance just glows in every way - singing, dancing, and sheer fun.

Parts Sideshow bob sings 3:59 5:34 12:38 1:22:46

I echo most sentiments here that this is THE BEST PRODUCTION of The Gondoliers I have seen to date. Fantastically cast with wonderful singers. What makes it such a thrill to watch is, in my opinion, Berthold Carriere’s brisk tempi (other G&S conductors ought to take note) and the exceptional and choreography, so well executed by the cast. What lifts it in a class of its own is the addition of the 5 Commedia del Arte figures as the quasi narrators/greek chorus throughout. Brilliant. I saw it last on TV in the eighties and have been desperate to see it again and only now, miraculously, found it here on CZcams. Same production was put on in my home city (Sydney, Australia) but, alas, it lacked the absolute zing of this vefrsion. Am thrilled to bits to have it on YT. And yeah, I’m a retired opera singer and yes, I did a few G&S in my time, including Luiz decades ago.

Such Great rendition of Pinafore

God why can’t they speak with English accents

Why would you upload this in a low resolution format? Why not in high definition? This is fuzzy and the sound is not clear.

Wonderful!

1:37:01 That song is not part of this play

I enjoyed every minute, especially the dancing and especially especially the tap routine.

The giant dolls were perfect!

will be putting on the gondoliers next week, i will be a low bass in the men's chorus. been practicing it for three months now, doing it with our local savoyards fan group. can't believe i'll be on stage with a full orchestra performing the same show i've listened to hundreds of times, in front of hundreds of people. thank you so much for uploading all of these videos! they've really helped me find my passion for G&S and now i am hooked for life.

Auditioning for this show in a couple weeks and wanted to watch it through to really get a feel. What a FUN show and a FABULOUS production! Thanks for posting!!

Well I may be crazy, but it appears as though Madonna has also seen this video . . . check out her version of "Vogue" in 1990. czcams.com/video/lTaXtWWR16A/video.html

I am blown away by how good the sound is - with no visible microphones! Most productions from recent decades have visible mikes attached to the singers; how is this sound so good without that? Sometimes I find myself suspecting that they're just miming to a studio recording - but surely not??

Long live The Pirate King Brent Carver❤❤

need subtitles

Sound is a disaster，The actor's voice gives me a headache

That was amazing!!!

What a wonderful performance

I've always wondered - if the new rule is that a fairy will die if she doesn't marry a mortal - doesn't making all the men into fairies doom them all?

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❤❤amszing hope we could see this opera morevoften

Exquisite

I have this DVD, and cherish it. There's also a 1990 production from Australia (Sydney Opera, of course) available on DVD, which uses this same choreography, but is not as well-made in terms of film and sound quality as this. This Canadian Stratford version is supreme!! What voices! The singers are in such control of the combined singing and dancing performance! The sound quality here amazes me - it's almost uncanny! What a joy!

I first knew Maureen Foster from the Canadian Tintin cartoon, as the voice of Bianca Castafiore;

What year was this? Could you edit it into the description? Thanks!

Fantastic achievement! Hopefully this will be preserved for all posterity!

Where is the cover image from? Who is the artist?

my childhood!

Just watched this and loved it. I don't believe I've seen the Gondoliers before...or if so, long ago; altogether an impressive performance, wonderful choreography, funny, smart, and touching. So sorry to learn from the comment below of the untimely loss of many of the players. So great to see them here.

I just…cannot stop watching this over and over. Easily one of the most perfect things I’ve ever seen and heard.

This is beautiful, but I don't like the modern references shoehorned in a Victorian play

Great production but such a shame to remove Gilberts words, changing the entire words of Oh Foolish Fay was disappointing.

Little did they know Loreena Mckennitt was part of the female chorus in this play

Just read a short bio of brent carver. Amazing career, played 9 seasons at the stratford! Along with all his other stage and film credits!

Nothing like a well ordered ship and crew!!

Is it me or that the police sergeant sounds an awful lot like Hugh Laurie?

This is one of the best productions of this Operetta ever. Douglas Chamberlain, for instance, captures MG Stanley in a way that even some who are in movies and on TV regularly cannot.

this one has my favourite version of 'When I Was a Lad'

Is it common/normal for the production of this opera to have such a display of athleticism -so much. Only the second production of "Pirates" that I have seen and both seem to sacrifice music/lyrics for action? Just asking, not complaining.

The best ever! Not a step out of place - jump for joy! What a cast… Gilbert and Sullivan must have watched from heaven.