ruddigore 37 When the Night Wind Howls

[@Thebl00d0ne]

The dog being waved around on the broomstick oh my god. Such an underrated opera, one of my favourites.

[@mrgreynomore]

Don't they all look so marvelously ridiculous! :P It's so great to hear this again. I grew up on G&S.

[@timpress3555]

The guy dancing with the skeleton!!!!! Priceless!!!!!

[@ewenk7]

This might be my favourite Gilbert & Sullivan song.

[@kreszentiabichlmaier7902]

This is my favourite as well, but not this rendition. I've heard better, singing as well as the orchestra. But that's just my opinion.

[@justinecase8182]

Kreszentia Bichlmaier I wasn't fond of this production, either. Or maybe it's the way it was filmed...

[@ewenk7]

Kreszentia Bichlmaier Oh, agreed. I have heard better. But I must say I do find the background details in this one amusing, even if I can't quite figure out how they would have transitioned here from the paintings scene.

[@sgtgewartsmith7992]

I feel the same , just didn't quite get it

[@LenoreAllen-xe4tj]

What about policemen lot is not a happy one

[@yumyumwhatzohai]

Awesome! One of the best Ruddigores I've seen.

[@verdew8181]

This is a great version of this wonderful though lesser known Halloween song!

[@ledylanclair]

Was typing in random song titles, and found this. Legit AF.

[@JayPabalat]

Welcome to the world of Gilbert and Sullivan, if you're not yet acquainted with them.

[@eveeve8254]

Donald Adams! Next to John Reed the last great exponent of the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company. Thank you for uploading this.

[@BrianCarter-k8g]

Wonderful singer, saw him so many times in all the operas.

[@jonsayce7756]

Isn't it being sung by Donald Adams? Lovely chap and a wonderful voice.

[@TheBiinii100]

Jon Sayce Yes it is! Such a great man and voice!

[@gabykogut6462]

yes, very recognizable, lovely voice!

[@KororaPenguin]

@@TheBiinii100 And was this the version with Vincent Price as Despard?

[@richardcleveland8549]

Genius . . . AB-SO-LUTE genius! Gilbert was unexcelled as a satirist!

[@vermilliongecko]

My grandfather used to sing this.

[@begs54]

I believe this was Donald Adams signature song with the D'Oyly Carte...!

[@lordprimus2410]

the perfect halloween song

[@JaneSmith-xg8lt]

A favourite of mine....sung by a master.

[@RossiniSoprano]

@bobbiewick YES...finally someone on KZbin who can sing this.

[@Teddyb1939]

Lovely, saw this beauty 3 times in a week in Bury St Edmunds many years ago , really enjoyed my time in the Town,D'Oyly Carte Opera magical.

[@michsturge671]

Donald Adams is wonderful!!

[@timpress3555]

We used to listen to spooky music and dance around my Daddy’s living room acting silly like this! I danced with my Jack o lantern!!! Wonderful!!!!😊

[@gerardbedecarter]

Excellent!!!

[@tomcloud54]

This song is a key element in Davis Grubb's book " Ancient Lights". It is a Casual Liaison.

[@eustenopteron1]

Great Fun! I'll be singing along with this till morning!

[@timpress3555]

Sir Graves Ghastly played this song on his Detroit show every Halloween night with a cool spooky video behind it and him flying through the sky. I LOVED IT!!!!! Can anyone tell me which series this was from and when it aired X!? I need to know the years that it aired on TV. I’m 65 so I would’ve seen it if it was in the 60s 70s 80s 90s. Anyone who helps me find out this information I will be greatly appreciative and I really hope someone can and thank you !! ❤❤❤❤

[@yvonnepeltier9815]

It's a song from a production of the Gilbert and Sullivan operetta Ruddigore. It aired on PBS in 1982. This song is When the Night Wind Howls. I first heard it on Sir Graves' show and always loved it, took a while to find it. This obviously isn't the version Sir Graves played on his show, but Spotify has a recording of Ruddigore, and When the Night Wind...on that sounds like it might be the one Sir Graves played

[@timpress3555]

I adore this song!!!! Whiten was this filmed?

[@martinadler73]

Wonderful!

[@kpo1870]

The title of John Dickson Carr's novel, 'The Ghosts' High Noon' , came from this song.

[@ellynmacgregor8210]

I love John Dickson Carr AND G & S!

[@VRNProductions]

That guy in the bust costume must be having so much fun.

[@davedoom60]

totally amazing

[@madeleinebaier5347]

Happy Halloween!!! Boo.

[@MlleDollyDagger]

repeated viewings of this production at a very young age probably explains a lot about me

[@timpress3555]

Could you help me? When was the televised? What was the name of the series? I want to find this for my family.

[@MlleDollyDagger]

​@@timpress3555 this is the 1983 production of Ruddigore starring Vincent Price! My family had it on vhs when I was a child, not sure where you'd find it now but I'm sure other parts have made their way online

[@daisybtoes]

This made-for-TV G&S series was not all that good, but Ruddigore was one of the best of them.

[@timpress3555]

I am a wonderful fan and I’m wondering if you can please tell me when this was filmed and who produced it and as you said it was a series of Gilbert and Sullivan works, but was this an opera?

[@Fenris77]

I usually don´t put much stock in english "opera" but this was a master piece!

[@vegetubleman]

Lovely! I left a link on today's Guardian blog - Readers Recommend songs about resurrection, so I hope you get some new fans.

[@PhilAndersonOutside]

I believe this was first a poem by Gilbert, then turned into song. Can anyone verify this?

[@kylehancock1458]

I had always assumed that "wind" in "nightwind" would be pronounced with a short "i". Here, it is pronounced with a long " i". Wind, when pronounced with a long "i", makes me think of a verb "twist" ... and not the noun "breeze". What do readers consider correct or preferred... the short "i" or the long "i"?

[@KdesMoulins]

But... remind me "a nanny named Fran"

[@karldelavigne8134]

Why did Donald Adams always sing "wined" rather than wind? Very irritating.

[@DerekRoss1958]

It's the original pronunciation. Everybody used to pronounce it like that. In fact we still pronounce "find", "hind" and "rind" that way.

[@karldelavigne8134]

@@DerekRoss1958 Nonsense.

[@karldelavigne8134]

@@DerekRoss1958 Yes, and how do you differentiate between wind (breeze) and wind (clock)? Your point is irrelevant. Darrell Fancourt, principal D'Oyly Carte bass before Donald Adams, didn't mispronounce the word. Nor is there any evidence that the word was ever pronounced that way with that meaning.

[@DerekRoss1958]

On the contrary, the change in pronunciation started in the 17th century. It was complete in most dialects outside Ireland by the 19th. But poets love archaisms and Gilbert was no exception.

[@karldelavigne8134]

@@DerekRoss1958 Can you cite any evidence for the change in pronunciation and for Gilbert's intentions, since I have recordings going back to the early 1900s that do not corroborate your argument? And how, according to your theory, are there two distinct modern pronunciations of wind with different meanings?