The Pirates of Penzance: Act II Finale, no. 28. “Now what is this” (Major‐General, Pirate King, Frederic, Mabel, Sergeant, Ruth, Pirates, Girls, Policemen)

~ Work

Relationships

lyricist:	W.S. Gilbert (English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator)
composer:	Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)

part of:

The Pirates of Penzance: Act II (number) (order: 16)

parts:

2. The Pirates of Penzance: Act II Finale, no. 28 “Now What Is This” (Daughters, Pirate King, Pirates)
3. The Pirates of Penzance: Act II Finale, no. 28 “Frederic Here” (General, Mabel, Frederic, Pirate King, Pirates, Police)
4. The Pirates of Penzance: Act II Finale, no. 28 “We Triumph Now” (Sergeant, Pirate King, Police, Pirates)
5. The Pirates of Penzance: Act II Finale, no. 28 “Away with them” (Major‐General, Ruth, Ensemble)
6. The Pirates of Penzance: Act II Finale, no. 28 “Hymn to the Nobility” (General, Sergeant, Ensemble)
7. The Pirates of Penzance: Act II Finale, no. 28 “Poor Wand’ring Ones!” (Ensemble)

Recordings

Date	Title	Attributes	Artist	Length
	recordings
1990-01-17 – 1990-02-05	The Pirates of Penzance: Act II. “Now What is This?” / Finale Act Two	partial	Philip Creasy, D’Oyly Carte Opera Chorus, Susan Gorton, Malcolm Rivers, Eric Roberts, Marilyn Hill Smith, Simon Masterton Smith, D’Oyly Carte Opera Orchestra, John Pryce‐Jones	7:09
	Hush! Hush! / Sighing Softly to the River		Gilbert & Sullivan	9:32
	The Pirates of Penzance: Act II. “Sighing softly to the river”	partial	The D’Oyly Carte Opera Company, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Isidore Godfrey	8:28
	The Pirates of Penzance: Act II. “Sighing softly to the river” (Major-General, Chorus of Pirates and Police)		Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, Charles Mackerras	9:32
	The Pirates of Penzance: Act II. Sighing Softly to the River / Credits		Keith Michell, Janis Kelly, Alexander Oliver, Peter Allen, Paul Hudson, Gillian Knight, Ambrosian Opera Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Faris	10:35