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The Michael Sammes Pirates (1966)
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Michael Sammes made numberous recordings in the 1960s of highlights from
musicals and operettas. His G&S output (that I know of) includes highlight
discs from four operas (Pirates,
Mikado,
Yeomen, and
Gondoliers)
and a "Best of Gilbert and Sullivan" disc.
The singers are not credited with specific roles, but
presumably Sammes sang the Major-General. Eric Wilson-Hyde was
never a member of D'Oyly Carte, but he made a guest appearance as
Bob Becket, the Carpenter's Mate on the 1960
Pinafore, so presumably he sang the Pirate King and
the Sargeant here. Helen Landis was the contralto on all the
Gilbert and Sullivan for All recordings.
The recording is not in my personal collection, but Dan Kravetz says that Sammes always did his own orchestrations and assumes that he would likewise have done so for Sullivan. (If anyone who has this recording would like to send me a review, I'd be pleased to put it in this space.) The recorded selections include: Overture
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