Poor Wandering One!

From the Pirates of Penzance by Gilbert & Sullivan. A performance at Canada's Stratford Festival 1985.

[@mitchellminer9597]

This is the Stratford Shakespeare Festival troupe from Canada. This is the best production of Pirates that I have seen. Brent Carver as the Pirate King is amazing, and the choreography is perfection.

[@thesoubretteoftheopera7313]

I'm going to start introducing myself like that. Yes it's me, it me eeeeeeee e e eeee e.

[@prittyugly86]

I actually really like this Mable. Her voice is so powerful and strong... but her depiction on the character is sooooo funny!!!

[@TheMorrisburg]

Dear Caralyn, You were wonderful in this! How I miss your friendship. The world has lost a beautiful person. God bless you.

[@cydmiller9126]

I have this on VHS. I loved this Canadian opera company's renditions of Gilbert and Sullivan. Thanks for sharing

[@lasejanus]

Fantastic performance, accomplished and hilarious

[@kopynd1]

gilberts last words, its going to be a beautiful day

[@charlesajones77]

Is that actually true?

[@kopynd1]

yer

[@kapellmeisterr]

i love when they quote Lucia in comic operas

[@thomashogan16]

If he isn't adorable! And her voice is just perfect. Perhaps they should have done a few steps of a waltz, for that is what this is actually.

[@alwaysnew189]

and Lucia mad scene )))) she is beautiful

[@alwaysnew189]

Sempre libera by Verdi, great :)

[@elenashill7648]

She is amazing and has a very strong voice! However, up close she seems a little old to be playing Mabel. From the stage you probably couldn't tell though with makeup and stuff.

[@Fauxtralto]

I think the voice is the most important thing in an opera/operetta

[@Porn05Mouth]

Where the heck was the sustained E6? What a let down! Who was playing Frederic? It looks like the guy who played Jeff on Today’s Special, that old Nickelodeon kid’s show from the 80s. Is it?? The set is gorgeous. Agree that Mabel and many daughters look strangely old, but probably only can tell because it’s video.

[@JoshFreilich]

Is the Eb6 mandatory? Since when do options up not become options anymore?

[@Porn05Mouth]

@@JoshFreilichNo. Singing on pitch is also not mandatory, but it’s come to be expected…as is the sustained Eb in this piece.

[@nettiegurl]

They're don't look at all like maidens. She's old enough to be his mother. And no high E ..?

[@thomashogan16]

Yes, actually there is.

[@DeSi-um8gf]

Jeff (Frederic) was 34 and Caralyn (Mabel) was 32 when this was filmed. If interested, you can watch the full production in my playlist, Hocus Pocus Alimagocus with links in description to other productions and the 1983 movie version as well. Enjoy. 😉

[@JoshFreilich]

@@DeSi-um8gf And also, is the Eb6 mandatory? Since when do options up not become options anymore? I saw one concert on film where Vivian Tierney who sang the song with the D'oyly Carte players in 1982 didn't hit the high Eb, but did she have to? She still did an amazing job!