THe Captain of the Pinafore 

@Amdragfan2 actually yes that common practice. If the stage doesn't have an orchestra pit in front of the stage, then they will place the orchestra right infront and put curtains around them so they aren't as distracting

lol did this play in middle school. that was 8-9 years ago haha

A "big big D" is the word "damn", which was considered a much more serious curse in Victorian times than it is today. The captain is saying that he'd never be so ill-bred as to say "damn". Of course, in the second act, when he finds out that his daughter wants to marry a member of his crew, he does say "damme, it's too bad!", much to the shock of Sir Joseph Porter (and his sisters and his cousins and his aunts). "Damme", of course, is a contraction of "damn me".

The Captain Says "never swears a big big T"

What are the best parts of this opera, apart this one and "he is an englishman" ?

Actually the word is "damee" pronounced "damn-mee. Source: The Complete Annotated Gilbert and Sullivan, Oxford, edited by Ian Bradley.

@P1B1U1H1 your comment: 2 hours ago my comment: 2 years ago Um. Why did you bother?

is it normal for the orchestra to be in front of the stage?that would get in the way of people watching the play.whenever my school does a play, the orchestra is at the side and mic--ed as well for the speakers to sound out

@LethbridgeStewart Well, the Captain never uses a big, big D because he would find it too painful.

@Tanksareforcowards Um. The big, big D is possessed by a man whose first name is "Deadeye"

he never says "damnit." Or so he claims. Later he can't help saying the word half a dozen times.

tbh i was not feeling it in this version.. both costumes and acting was not very good.. it felt cheap.. when doing this part you need something stronger.. pretty much lost me at 0:16 when they where supposed to be synchronized