When The Foeman Bares His Steel

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Gilbert and Sullivan's raucous operatic tale is captured in all its fun and glory in this production, recorded live at Central Park's Delacorte Theater. Kevin Kline sparkles as the swashbuckling and libidinous Pirate King while Linda Ronstadt makes her theatrical debut as the lovely and virginal Mabel. When Mabel and Frederic, a young pirate bound to serve the Pirate King, fall in love, complications arise and high spirited antics ensue. The incomparable cast offers the best in this boisterous romp.
Despite some of the technical shortcomings of the DVD I found it more rewarding than the 1983 movie. I would thoroughly recommend adding a copy of this DVD to your library.

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@lolita24601 16 лет назад

The policemen really are the best part of the whole show.

@theterminator3907 4 года назад

I see why the police in we happy few look the way they do

@maryw246 Год назад

Tony Azito was a genius. We lost him way too early. RIP your legacy lives on.

@martinpatrick9915 Год назад

Aids took the life of Tony Azito sad.

@Karthos1000 Год назад

Linda Rondstadt's bit in this is under appreciated. That fierce growl is almost impossible to manage while singing like that. (I love the policemen too, of course. Plenty of comments to note that though.)

@mehitabel1290 4 месяца назад

Nah. She couldn't sing. She could shout and growl... But sing...? Nah.

@Karthos1000 4 месяца назад

@@mehitabel1290 Clearly our definitions of singing differ.

@mehitabel1290 4 месяца назад

@@Karthos1000 Fair enough. And I have absolutely no idea how you'd describe the sounds made by the Sergeant of Police......!

@wickedfeylady 10 лет назад

Tony Azito, a criminally overlooked actor. He's awesome.

@mikesnyder1788 7 лет назад

Fantastic talent! Sad to have lost him way too early!!!

@tomshea8382 3 года назад

He did get a Tony nomination for this. I saw him 3 times in Drood. He was fantastic.

@wickedfeylady 3 года назад

@@tomshea8382 You are very lucky, I love that show. Bet he was great.

@martinpatrick1746 2 года назад

Aids realted illness was the cause of death for Tony azito.

@martinpatrick9915 Год назад

Died from a AIDS illness too young too soon.

@erikmartin2 11 лет назад

This is one of several performances this group did in central park to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the operetta. Obviously, they videotaped this particular performance. It was so popular that they subsequently moved it to broadway where it had a long run, then made it a movie, all with essentially the same cast you see here.

@martinpatrick9915 4 года назад

Yes they brought this production to Broadway and they reprised their roles in the film verison of the central park production.

@treesny 2 месяца назад

By "this group" you mean Joseph Papp's Public Theater, one of the major not-for-profit theater companies in New York City! Among the principal cast, only Patricia Routledge (Ruth) didn't stay with the show -- a big loss, in my view. Her replacements were all seasoned actresses: Estelle Parsons, Kaye Ballard and then Angela Lansbury in the film, but none of them really had the "legit" pipes that Routledge brought to the role, matching her incomparable comic chops. (I saw the show in Central Park.)

@walteroduk 8 лет назад

So hilarious. "..And your heart is in your boots". He points to the boots and then the heart. Genius

@darcybrummett7004 2 года назад

Sullivan was brilliant to be able to write to different tunes that not only sound great together but also use the same(ish) music.

@Shoelpkof 13 лет назад

I love this song...it always gets the crowd amped up

@Plawranc 15 лет назад

He is brilliant. The role is more comedic in this version and so it gets more laughs. Plus he is good at this role.

@musicalfool 13 лет назад

When Linda sings die at the end of her bit, I love it! This is like the only version of this song I can listen to. She is just so perfect!

@Rachster86 15 лет назад

She's not awful. Everyone needs to stop saying that the cast is bad. It's not the cast who decides it's the director's and musical director decision how each actor portrays/sings the character. This revival production won many tony awards. It was very successful when it went to Broadway because it was so clever.

@Tocsin-Bang 6 лет назад

It may not be everyone's cup of tea, but as someone who has loved G&S for 60 years, I thinks its brilliant. In particular the female chorus.

@SRRYBOUTDAT 9 лет назад

IDK about you but i love the chicks' part in the song, it gets me so pumped. like the power in her voice mixed with the thought of being immortal through story sounds awe inspiring. The only time someone really dies is when the last person who knew of them is gone

@justin764 2 года назад

Did you guys know that Tony Azito was actually sentenced to life in prison one time? He was found guilty of setting bars too high for police sargeant role in Pirates of Penanzance.

@Aliharuno 9 лет назад

I was even more excited to play Edith when I found out about her solo in this song, it's so funny xD

@judyspiegeljudy4207 7 лет назад

Just recently discovered this, as a movie, on TV- and this dance, especially Tony Azito's performance, has me captivated!!!! I could watch and listen to this forever!!!! Tony was born the exact day and year as my husband, so sad he died so young. WHAT A TALENT!!!

@martinpatrick9915 Год назад

Aids got Tony.

@photo161 8 лет назад

This fantastically effective and fun performing version of "Pirates..." is still being performed all over the world. Great orchestrations by the music director, Bill Elliott.

@martinpatrick1746 2 года назад

Bill Elliot did the music for the film version of Pirates.

@photo161 Год назад

@@martinpatrick1746 He took a great risk in daring to "tamper" with a much-loved classic theater piece and the whole time, while developing this highly original sounding but utterly respectful score that he was well aware that he was likely to be savaged for doing so.

@listenandbelieve 6 месяцев назад

@@photo161 and it worked! His mix of classical idioms, New York theatrical sounds, rock rhythm section and very eighties keyboard synth sounds became the sound of theatre in the eighties. I think we owe much of Cats, Les Miserables and Phantom to the resounding success of Pirates in NYC.

@jimraw1 11 лет назад

Was there a better physical comedic actor than Tony Azito? I can't believe he's been gone for almost twenty years - he died way, way too young.

@martinpatrick1746 2 года назад

Died from a aids realted illness.

@martinpatrick9915 Год назад

Yes a Aids related illness took his life.

@johnboys4697 Год назад

RIP Tony 😢😢😢

@Ryan.82-u8c 6 месяцев назад

HIV is the worst thing to ever exist

@LouisetheLithead 13 лет назад

What a wonderful spirited version! It quite captures the almost burlesque quality of G & S - burlesque crossed with opera. Thank you a million times to whomever filmed this, and to ThePenzancePirate for posting it. God bless Tony Azito, cut down far too soon.

@adventureswithaurora Месяц назад

Everybody's talking about the musical aspect, which is of course the most evident, but I want to point out that I really like the opposite colors of the Cornish girls (white) and the policemen (black). I feel like it further adds to the nice variety in this piece. Great job to all involved!

@skyguy1990 16 лет назад

i love the short one that cant see a thing...

@Kirkee7 Год назад

Really brilliant piece of choreography for these cops.

@philmcdonald4778 5 лет назад

" Go to glory and the grave " ...WW1 ....after this.

@whatitdoinc 15 лет назад

I was one the cops in my camp version. It was awesome.I love the Sargent.

@johnboys4697 Год назад

Love Tony ❤❤❤

@martinpatrick9915 Год назад

Yes he passed away from a Aids related illness so sad to lose a actor soo young.

@bmsdancer310 15 лет назад

I'm a policeofficer in my play this year and i love this song because the guys have to do a kickline lol sooooo funny

@Rachster86 15 лет назад

The director and musical director told her to do that. She doesn't suck. She did a great job for not being classically trained. There are only two songs that belts in (this being one of them and then poor wandering one).

@forgetmyself7519 5 лет назад

Tony Azito is my favorite human being right now.

@martinpatrick1746 3 года назад

Sad to say he passed away from a AIDS related illness 20 years ago too young.

@martinpatrick9915 Год назад

So young when he passed away from Aids.

@rossmcl177 16 лет назад

The great Tony Azito. He's no longer with us unfortunately. Died of an aids-related illness in 1995.

@martinpatrick1746 3 года назад

Very hard to believe tony passed away from a AIDS related illness he had lots of talent sad he died so very young.

@skyguy1990 16 лет назад

lol your my hero... this is my favorite musical... well maybe tied with Man of La Mancha

@Rachster86 15 лет назад

In most of the show they do sing placing everything high but the director/musical director chose to do this to showcase all there voices completely and to give the show more variety. I like both versions.

@MrPoochsmooch 11 лет назад

I'm sure if G&S wrote PIRATES in 1979 it would be sung and performed this way, and with this colorful orchestration. It may not be far off the mark. The movie TOPSY TURVY is a good example of how their original performers had very simple and clear voices, more actors than singers. I'm not sure at what point G&S started to be over sung by classical singers. As Jim Broadbent says in TOPSY TURVY as Gilbert, his work is "low Burlesque."

@cedwardmassey Год назад

Tony Azito was fantastic!

@martinpatrick9915 Год назад

A very talented actor taken from us too soon by Aids sad very sad😢.

@brianfuller5868 5 лет назад

This song is one of the best in G&S repertoire but the female parts are really great.

@googleisgay3289 2 года назад

Tony Azito can't die. He's always one up on the heroines in that way, even Linda Ronstadt.

@martinpatrick1746 2 года назад

He died from a illness due to AIDS so talented and gone too soon and young. 😩😩😩

@martinpatrick9915 Год назад

Gone too soon so young very 😔 😟.

@GS-lq2is 2 года назад

I'll probably never know how they got Gumby to play the police captain :) Well played

@sweethaven5 2 года назад

❤❤❤

@ThrobertMcGee 14 лет назад

I love Ronstadt's vocal performance -- and I'm so glad that the movie version is now finally on DVD! -- but from a comedy perspective, I think it was a mistake to have her "belt" this number. Lyrics like "Go to death and go to slaughter" just sound funnier when warbled in a sticky-sweet soprano!

@Plawranc 14 лет назад

@Rachster86 If you look at the Australian production, Mabel in that was absoloutely fantastic.

@TheFilipinaWifeLife 3 года назад

RIP Tony!

@martinpatrick1746 2 года назад

A aids related illness took tony Azito from us ..he went before his time and so very young what a shame Aids claimed the life of Tony Azito.

@martinpatrick9915 Год назад

He was so young 😢 very sad he died.

@Rachster86 15 лет назад

I agree!

@BellyBoo1001 16 лет назад

No, it's called "artistic licence". And it doesn't make the show better; it simply takes it to the level of musical theatre. But each to their own.

@martinpatrick1746 3 года назад

The film verison is based on the central park production..all the stars reprising their roles in the film verison.

@manfredatee 11 лет назад

Yes. I knew that already.

@AnneMehr031496 15 лет назад

i was the sergeant in my play it was so fun

@Jojomimi123 12 лет назад

I'm also in this operetta as well.

@ElectricFrognog 15 лет назад

I'm a policeman in this at my college. Can't wait to do the show. The cops in this are great. Mabel... not so much...

@manfredatee 12 лет назад

Yes, but as you can sometimes see, there is a live audience. After all, this was filmed in 1980, when they had to use all sorts of cameras to film this. You may even be able to see camera cranes during long shots. (the quality is none too good.)

@Rachster86 15 лет назад

He doesn't have to be a bass. If the person sings it well then they should do it and he does sing it well. He makes the part his own. Soo funny which is what this show is suppose to be. It's a spoof!

@fpngan 16 лет назад

Hilarious to watch

@martinpatrick1746 3 года назад

Black uniforms in the central park production and blue uniforms in the film verison.

@Warjacki 16 лет назад

My favorite part is the cop whose helmet to too big for his head, at around 1:50.

@feliciaariza27 10 лет назад

I agree with the people who say that the Sergeant doesn't have to be a bass. Besides I just got done with this musical (I was a daughter) but in our production the Sergeant was played by a girl.

@bookwoman53 6 лет назад

Felicia Ariza As with many school productions we had a limited number of boys. They became the pirates. The boy who played the sergeant of police had a group of girls. The local paper described the police a a well oiled machine.

@mandolinic 4 года назад

"Go to death and go to slaughter! Die! and every Cornish daughter, with her tears your graves shall water. Go ye heroes go and die! " Comforting words!

@Rachster86 15 лет назад

Yes but actually, Linda Ronstadt is really more of a lyric soprano that they made sound like a coloratura in this role. She had some great training for the role.

@Rachster86 14 лет назад

@Plawranc I have seen it. She is very good and has a great voice. There is no doubt she is fantastic. I feel though there is something lacking in that production. Not from her but other cast members. I just feel as a performer myself, I love showcasing as many talents as I can at the same time which is why I prefer this version of the show because it showcases all of the voice not just upper.

@Rachster86 15 лет назад

ahh sorry I didn't mean to give you a thumbs down. I completely agree with you!

@Jojomimi123 12 лет назад

I get the feeling that some of those police are the "pirates in disguise".

@Chishannicon 16 лет назад

This is the only song in which I like Linda, and it's because she drops the semi-classical sound (which she can't do well), and goes with her normal singing voice (which she does very well).

@bannonsrs 16 лет назад

Actually, Linda Ronstad, Mabel in this production, also plays Mabel in the movie adaptation of this musical. Furthermore, at the time this production, as well as the movie version were produced, Linda Ronstadt had a thriving recording career...probably the reason she was chosen for the role. Not mention, she has a very unique voice. I actually enjoy her in this role...she's not a traditional soprano, but a coloratura soprano. Hell, essentially she sings with balls.

@Commentator732 15 лет назад

Can you imagine being the Sergeant without a chorus of Police? That's what I be.... in 2 different shows.

@theTRUTHgroup 3 года назад

I can't get over how brilliant this production is and how perfect the cast is. I know the movie was in 83 but when was this?

@simonreyes9088 3 года назад

1980

@thegreatone-australia1851 8 месяцев назад

A bare midriff - abysmal in my opinion.

@ProdigyStepper 14 лет назад

@Wribbet got that right

@Rachster86 14 лет назад

@Chishannicon I think that they only thing she really had to work on, was her diction and not being nervous. She was very nervous when she was singing Poor Wandering One. She actually is a Lyric high Soprano that just never really got proper training until this show which is why her voice isn't completely developed.

@martinpatrick9915 4 года назад

They wore black uniforms in the stage verison and blue uniforms in the film.

@anyahathaway9613 Месяц назад

Where can I get the whole thing?

@janspek33 13 лет назад

@lithead This in itself is a movie, just to let you know. i dont think someone in the audience would be able to film the play.

@DameBrunhilde 16 лет назад

What on earth are you talking about? This is a fabulous piece of Musical Theatre created from an old Operetta. Quite what 'the level of musical theatre' is supposed to mean baffles me and 'sing properly' seems so ludicrous as to be worthy of a wind up! Anyone that can belt roles created originally for the Soprano and Mezzo ranges 8 times a week without developing nodules in a well has to be doing something right!

@Kenoshabrat 16 лет назад

That's Tony Azito and no, he's entirely real. He was a great performer who died in the 90's.

@martinpatrick1746 3 года назад

He died from a AIDS related illiness shame gone too soon with all.the talent he had.

@martinpatrick9915 Год назад

Very sad he died from the aids virus.

@PokemonStudios99 13 лет назад

lol i am a policeman in the pirates of penzance play that my school is doing

@Ramko08 16 лет назад

It's called "artistic Liscense" m'dear. They may sing however they want/think will make the show better

@happygayconservative4737 7 лет назад

The best part was Linda.

@manfredatee 12 лет назад

Certainly.

@manfredatee 12 лет назад

I see. But it sounded like in the original comment that it was a movie production, rather than a filmed production that was made for the stage. This did go on Broadway, didn't it? I hope this is settled once and for all now or soon.

@martinpatrick9915 Год назад

Yes it went to Broadway and the cast reprised their roles in the movie verison.

@Violins1345 16 лет назад

u mean the seargent??

@janspek33 12 лет назад

I love how you're attempting to intimidate me by attempting to sound intelligent. IT'S NOT GONNA HAPPEN BIG FELLA

@ProdigyStepper 14 лет назад

@Wribbet got htat right

@t3hk00tn3ss 16 лет назад

They seem less animated then the movie versions

@erikmartin2 12 лет назад

Hm, he is supposed to be a bass.

@ttiffwashere 13 лет назад

why does the major general look familiar,,,?

@martinpatrick9915 Год назад

George Rose.

@Jojomimi123 12 лет назад

So where can I get this on dvd?

@EricMontreal22 12 лет назад

Ah the Keystone Cops version, something purists seem to hate the most about this production. I love it, but being a bass, ith few good bass roles, I miss the fact that the main cop no longer is one...

@trancer2412 13 лет назад

Rex Smith is a hottie!

@thepantweaver 13 лет назад

This song sounds veeeeery strange when not sung by a bass-bariton.

@millertj27 6 лет назад

Indeed!

@curlytoes79 16 лет назад

Is that Tony Azito as the head cop? Sounds like him but it sure doesn't look like him! Where's the 'stache? lol

@martinpatrick9915 Год назад

The late Tony azito.

@martinpatrick9915 Год назад

We lost him to Aids sad very sad.

@martinpatrick1746 3 года назад

I'm thinking Tony was you know and he died from complications due to AIDS.gone too young.

@LouisetheLithead 13 лет назад

@lithead Isn't it wonderful! I know that it's from the filmed version of Joe Papp's 1980 "Plays in the Park," later transferred to Broadway. I guess I meant "Thank you to whomever made the studio decision to film this wonderful version." One thing that is different from the D'Oyly Carte version *is* the emphasis on the burlesque. The songs are played for their popular culture associations - rather than their operatic references. The police as Keystone Kops, for instance.

@martinpatrick9915 Год назад

Yes all the stars on stage reprised their roles for the movie verison of the central park production.

@manfredatee 12 лет назад

I'm afraid I do not understand. Could you please explain in modern, educated, polite English? All I meant was that although this may have been specially filmed, it was NOT a movie production.

@judyspiegeljudy4207 7 лет назад

Movie. I have this exact movie. Linda Ronstadt, Rex Rose, Tony Azito in ALL his glory!!!!!!

@lardmonk 16 лет назад

well then dont watch it if you dont like it

@janspek33 12 лет назад

how does one say no fucking shit politely?

@CJFCarlsson 2 года назад

Noisy.

@janspek33 12 лет назад

How is what i said not "modern" and "educated"? and honestly, this is the internet. This counts as polite

@manfredatee 12 лет назад

Okay, but WHAT do you mean no ******* ****? do you mean you don't care? Do you mean I'm wrong? Right? Annoying? I promise I will not attempt to sound intelligent if you will tell me what you meant. And I am not trying to intimidate you, only talking how I talk.

@manfredatee 12 лет назад

You used an Anglo-Saxon word frowned upon in polite English conversation, and you still haven't told me what you mean by it.

@janspek33 12 лет назад

haha don't worry I'm not intimidated in the least, i merely wanted to say that you were stating the obvious in my mind. Sorry about the hostility, I've had some hard times lately

@tamerlanenj Год назад

The only bad part is Linda. In fact the whole ladies chorus is terrible. I am not a purist and I do like a lot about this production but why didn't they have a proper ladies chorus?? Why do they intentionally make it sound bad?