Meh. The woman is a very good singer, but the other two are incredibly average. And they're just SPEEDING through this WAY too fast. Awful pacing. THIS version is way better imo: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-RIiQpQgka1A.html
@@dildonius they are very good, I could do this almost at good as them I think, I’m going to try join some Amateur opera groups when restrictions are over
I remember seeing a version where she has one glass too many and ends up saying "and the tar who plows the daughter", causing her father to spit out his drink.
@@eltodesukane I'm not sure it was on the arts channel some years ago and I luckily transferred it on to disk, it was HMS Pinafore and Trial By Jury all in one performance.
About the catching of the glasses: Oh yes. ^___^ At first I was just giggling at the combined artfulness and artlessness of the three who toss the glasses, but then I realized that the three who *catch* the glasses have to have this thing absolutely perfectly timed. @__@ So do the three who throw and they cannot see what's happening behind them. @___@ Wow. Splendid. 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
These three are great! I love every part of how they performed this song. The costumes look amazing and they all look great in them, they sound amazing, and I love the dancing and the way they interact with each other and I love all their facial expressions. It's just all very well done!
I doubt very much that it's effortless but they do manage to make it look as if it was. Which is basically really just part of their job, but I must say they do a nice job. ^___^
I understood the words well enough but then I already knew the words. If they're doing it right then the words should be not *much* hard to understand (except for some of the patter songs when they go really fast).
HMS Pinafore is one of G&S's masterpieces to be sure, but this song is one of my favorites from their works because it seems to have a message and story within it that's strong enough to stand by itself. You don't have to be familiar with the story of Pinafore to understand the message of love overcoming class distinctions in this song.
You do have to be able to hear the words and understand the song though. Luckily it's generally very audible in most versions including this one. I have several G&S favorite songs and this is one of them. 😍
Exactly! Which is why it does NOT need all of the extra dancing and choreographical adornment. The tossing champagne glasses was actually quite amusing & fine as well as the "struggling" with the bell. But these performers ALL sang very well .. the audience should be focused on Sullivan's fine melodies & Gilbert's razor sharp witty lyrics! They did not need any further antics.
I went to Coatbridge High School in Scotland and this is where I was introduced to Gilbert and Sullivan. The seniors, under the direction of Mr. Cuthbertson, performed a different one each year, and I was smitten! Loved this!
I have to Say that This is by far one of my favorite Videos of this song, This is one my favorite songs of all time. Thank you This is why i want to go to Australia to see This amazing Theatre
Takes me back to when I used to play this song over and over on audiotape. Now I get to do that on RU-vid. 😍😊😚 Love how they just casually toss those glasses over their shoulders. 😉😜😘 (Okay, it's maybe a bit too "privileged" of them, but it's still cute. 😉)
@@robertmwoodley1502 Oh, I don't think he's serious. That's a good one though, hadn't heard it before. I worked with John Reed years ago and the best part of it was listening to his many anecdotes about the D'Oyly Carte company. They would mischievously sing things like 'Oh Joy, oh Rapture unforeseen, my underwear has come back clean...'
