R.I.P. JON ENGLISH, the one and only PIRATE KING. you were and still are the KING, as long as these are still watched you will always be alive in our hearts, and they always will be x
Alexa Penn singers with ‘untrained’ voices are called ‘belters’ and are a wonderful addition to Gilbert and Sullivan. Of all I’ve seen Jon was the best, I think I’ve seen all the EssGee productions on Sky Arts and I would have loved to see them in real life.
And what a job the conductor did.!!!! Playing in the orchestra must have been hard work and great fun at the same time. The level of interaction between the stage and pit was amazing.
Me too. Wish Sky Arts would show all three of Jon English’s performances of Gilbert And Sullivan again. Pirates, Mikado & Pinafore. We need his humour now and perhaps we can become a happier, caring world again.
I love this song in all forms, and I was very sorry to hear about Jon English's death. But for me, Kevin Kline will always be the Pirate King for me. It was the first version I saw, so it was him for the first 25 years of my life... and I don't think anyone has outperformed him to this day. (IMO.)
