#HMS pinafore

[greencheekconure27]

I made a quiz

[tsrdfs]

Artists Susan Herbert (1945-2014) Gilbert & Sullivan cat painting "family portrait", So go to him, The sun and I

[dickensianenglishbulldog]

Friendships may come and go, love may die, a thousand lifetimes may pass and fade.

But every word of every Gilbert and Sullivan song you’ve ever heard?

They last forever.

[basingstokemercury]

So it is officially canon confirmed that Ben started as a sailor who fell for his captain's daughter

To which I say:

[doyouknowthismusical]

[musicianrambles]

Captain from HMS Pinafore v Major General from Pirates Of Penzance fight

[batbetbitbotbut]

This is how Star Trek and Gilbert&Sullivan are both meant to be experienced: zero budget community theatre mashups, where the best singer is a random side character and the whole conceit of the story (being born to a specific rank) makes no sense in the setting (in the federation's equal society) and there's only one set and the lyrics are sometimes even audible

And I love it and the title is USS Pinafore

[upstatefunk]

Sir Joseph Porter would do serious numbers on LinkedIn

[spineless-lobster]

I love the Modern Major-General song because it just name drops and slags on their previous play HMS Pinafore

“And whistle all the airs from that infernal nonsense Pinafore!”

Which is also funny because in HMS Pinafore there’s a song called “I Am the Captain of the Pinafore” in which a navy captain makes bullshit claims about himself. Similar to how the Major-General lists all the things he knows none of which are useful in battle.

Gilbert and Sullivan really just made the same song twice then proceeded to say that the previous one sucked (all in good humour, of course)

This is 100% not a new revelation but I just find that very funny (which is the point of a comedic opera so…)

[assortedantics]

Hello! I thought I would bother you with a question. You’ve expressed an interest in The Gondoliers so I thought I would ask:

1. Is it your favourite Gilbert and Sulivan?

2. What’s your favourite song from there and, bonus: from all of G+S’ works?

3. Who’s your favourite character from The Gondoliers (similar bonus applies).

Thank you, and sorry to interrupt.

P.S.: I am pleased to have yet concealed my own pet obsession i.e.: Pinafore and wanted to ask your opinion on that.

P.P.S.: have a lovely day!

Thank you ever so for the ask!

1) It’s (currently) my second favourite, with my favourite being Princess Ida, but it has my favourite aesthetic, if that makes sense. A lot of set designs/costume designs I see of it remind me of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang for some reason, which is my childhood film, and therefore the aesthetics of the Gondoliers feels somewhat nostalgic to me. Also I just really like Italy.

2) My favourite song from The Gondoliers is In a Contemplative Fashion, simply because Tessa and Gianetta, who have hitherto been typical Gilbert and Sullivan love interest ladies (which there’s nothing at all wrong with), are revealed to be absolutely unhinged when it comes to their husbands, which is both very sweet and very funny. I also really like Dance a Cachucha, List and Learn, and Take a Pair of Sparkling Eyes. My favourite overall Gilbert and Sullivan song is Here’s a How-de-do from The Mikado. I have no explanation as to why, I just like it.

3) My favourite Gondoliers character is definitely Gianetta. Who thought such a sweet, soft-sounding soprano would threaten such brutal murder? My favourite Gilbert and Sullivan character is Mr Wells. I love the concept of a sorcerer who owns a sorcery shop, and he didn’t deserve what happened to him. He’s closely followed my Cyril from Princess Ida, who’s closely followed by every character except for Alexis and Fairfax.

As for my opinions on HMS Pinafore, I love it! Josephine is an absolutely charming leading lady, and Sir Joseph’s sisters, cousins, and aunts make up a very fun chorus. And Kind Captain, I’ve Important Information is remarkably sinister.

Every opinion expressed in this post is subject to change in a week.

[deschainartnerd]

Never mind the why and wherefore

[bouquinteim]

a man is but a man, whether he hoists his flag at the main-truck or his slacks on the main-deck. DICK. Ah, it’s a queer world! RALPH. Dick Deadeye, I have no desire to press hardly on you, but such a revolutionary sentiment is enough to make an honest sailor shudder.

also this

SIR JOSEPH. How came your captain so far to forget himself? I am quite sure you had given him no cause for annoyance. RALPH. Please your honour, it was thus-wise. You see I’m only a topman – a mere foremast hand – SIR JOSEPH. Don’t be ashamed of that. Your position as a topman is a very exalted one. RALPH. Well, your honour, love burns as brightly in the fo’c’sle as it does on the quarter-deck, and Josephine is the fairest bud that ever blossomed upon the tree of a poor fellow’s wildest hopes.

[dickensianenglishbulldog]

Buttercup: Introduces herself as Buttercup.

Buttercup: Sings a whole damned song beginning: ‘I’m called little Buttercup’ about how she is called Buttercup.

Buttercup: NEVER MENTIONS ANOTHER NAME.

Also Buttercup: I’m called Little Buttercup – dear Little Buttercup, Though I could never tell why. 🤷‍♀️

TELL US YOUR NAME WOMAN AND WE’LL USE IT.

[basingstokemercury]

Sir Joseph: How dare you try to elope with my promised bride? Arrest him!

Ralph: For crime unknown I go to a dungeon cell 🤷🏻‍♂️

[jrkaplonski]

I could vaguely hear an opera or operetta playing in the other room and I thought by the orchestrations I could hear that it was a G&S piece. I couldn’t completely hear it, it just sounded familiar.

Several songs later I heard enough dialogue (that I also couldn’t find in my mind swamp) to Google it. It was H.M.S. Pinafore.

I placed it by the orchestrations that Arthur Sullivan had composed the music. I’m kinda proud of that.

[greencheekconure27]

They let me on the Gilbert and Sullivan Discord and now I have a found family AU rattling around in my head where Ralph Rackstraw, Frederic and John Wellington Wells are all brothers and also somehow Murgatroyds, Ruth and Wells used to be engaged (they meet again when Wells gets captured by pirates), and all of this is set during a zombie apocalypse because offcourse it is.

Jack Point, Elsie, Phoebe, Koko and Katisha are also there because I love them.

Help.

(I wish I actually could write this I'm all story ideas and no words on paper🥲)